Human geography
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Human geography, also known as anthropogeography, is a branch of geography that studies how people interact with habitats. It focuses on the spatial relationships between human communities, cultures,
Earth's City Lights by DMSP, 1994-1995 (large)
Terraced rice agriculture in Asia
Economic Geography: Shan street bazaar, market in Myanmar
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, by Abraham Ortelius, World, 1572
Urban sprawl
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Urban sprawl is defined as "the rapid expansion of the geographic extent of cities and towns, often characterized by low-density residential housing, single-use zoning, and increased reliance on the p
Human geography
…the spatial relationships between human communities, cultures, economies, people, lifestyles, and their environments. Examples include patterns like urban sprawl and urban redevelopment. It looks at how social interactions connect with the environment using both qualitative (descriptive) and quantitative (numerical…
A typical suburban development in the United States, located in Chandler, Arizona
An urban development in Palma, Mallorca
Traffic congestion in sprawling São Paulo, Brazil, which, according to Time magazine, has the world's worst traffic jams
Low-density housing placed between large farms in an exurban community in Tennessee