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Geography
Geography (from the Greek words Ge (γη) or Gaea (γαια), both meaning "Earth", and graphein (ÎłĎαφειν) meaning "to describe" or "to write"or "to map") is the study of the earth and its features and of the distribution of life on the earth, including human life and the effects of human activity. A literal translation would be "to describe the Earth".
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