Definition of geographer Geographer

/ʤiɑˈgɹʌfɚ/ - [jeeagrufer] - ge•og•ra•pher

We found 6 definitions of geographer from 6 different sources.

What does geographer mean?

Noun Plural: geographers
geographer - an expert on geography
		expert a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
		cartographer, map maker a person who makes maps

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geographer
Someone who studies the relationship between people and their natural environment from a spatial perspective, and the natural conditions of the soil.

A geographer is a scientist whose area of study is geography.

That is the study of Earth's physical environment and human habitat.

Geographers are historically known as people who make maps. Nowadays map making is the field of study of cartography, a subset of geography. The geographer studies not only the physical details of the environment. He looks at the influence of this physical environment as well. Therefore he looks at human and wildlife ecologies, weather and climate patterns, economics, and culture. He will concentrate on the influence space has for relationships between these elements.