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Term
geography
Scope note
Study of the earth's landforms, topography, and climate, the distribution of flora and fauna, and the distribution, culture, and activities of human populations.
Alternative terms
UF
↸
geographic information sciences
Broader Terms
BT
↑
earth sciences
More specific terms
NT3
↓
cartography
NT3
↓
paleogeography
Related terms
RT
⇆
administrative and political boundaries
RT
⇆
aeromagnetic surveying
RT
⇆
aeroradiometric surveying
RT
⇆
altimetry measurement
RT
⇆
AVHRR
RT
⇆
bathymetry measurement
RT
⇆
cadastral and legal land descriptions
RT
⇆
geodesy
RT
⇆
geographic information systems (GIS)
RT
⇆
GPS measurement
RT
⇆
hyperspectral imaging
RT
⇆
IFSAR
RT
⇆
image analysis
RT
⇆
land surface characteristics
RT
⇆
land surveying
RT
⇆
land use change
RT
⇆
LIDAR
RT
⇆
map coordinate systems
RT
⇆
multispectral imaging
RT
⇆
panchromatic imaging
RT
⇆
SLAR
RT
⇆
SMMR
RT
⇆
SSM/I
RT
⇆
thermal imaging
RT
⇆
topological analysis
RT
⇆
visible light imaging
Metadata
Date of creation
20-Nov-2007
Accepted term
20-Nov-2007
Descendant terms
2
ARK
ark:/99152/t3r46023y3179e
More specific terms
2
Alternative terms
1
Related terms
26
Notes
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