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Geography 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. Geography research addresses both the questions of where, as well as why phenomena occur in particular places. The word comes from the Greek words Ge (γη) or Gaea (γαια), both meaning "Earth", and graphein (γραφειν) meaning "to describe" or "to write".
"Mere place names are not geography. To know by heart a whole gazeteer full of them would not, in itself, constitute anyone a geographer. Geography has higher aims than this... to trace out the great laws of nature and to mark their influence upon man. In a word, geography is a science, a thing not of mere names, but of argument and reason, of cause and effect." -- William Hughes (King's College, 1863)
Since place matters for everything from economics and health, to climate, plants and animals, geography is highly interdisciplinary. Geography draws upon and contributes to numerous other knowledge disciplines. Geography is broadly divided into human geography and physical geography, with subfields of geography including economic geography, political geography, urban geography, biogeography, geomorphology, coastal geography, and others.
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Despite drop, Utah has 5th highest gas prices
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:06:21 -0700
Gas prices have dropped since all-time highs over the summer, but the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded in Utah remains the fifth-highest in the United States.
New Broadway-style theater to be built on Regent Street
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:02:14 -0700
Broadway is coming to Regent Street.
U.S. takes plunge into banking business
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:06:21 -0700
Big banks started falling in line Tuesday behind a rejiggered bailout plan that will have the government forking over as much as $250 billion in exchange for partial ownership putting the world's bastion of capitalism and free markets squarely in the banking business.
Salt Lake Tribune
Lawmaker says state shouldn't slow nuke power to wait for waste solution
phenetz@sltrib.com (Patty Henetz / The Salt Lake Tribune / ) Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:26:50 -0600
Posted: 5:27 PM- A pro-nuclear lawmaker scolded the state's energy-policy adviser on Wednesday for suggesting plans for nuclear waste disposal ought to be nailed down before the state pursues nuclear energy development.
Salt Lake City: Our theater will be on Main
rwinters@sltrib.com (Rosemary Winters / The Salt Lake Tribune) Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:00:02 -0600
Posted: 3:41 PM- Salt Lake City has picked the site for its bigger-than-Broadway theater: the former Newspaper Agency Corp. building between 100 South and 200 South on Regent Street, just east of Main Street.
Stocks plunge 700 points as data points to recession
webmaster@sltrib.com (Tim Paradis / The Associated Press) Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:45:02 -0600
NEW YORK - Investors agonizing over a faltering economy sent the stock market plunging all over again Wednesday after two disheartening reports convinced Wall Street that a recession, if not already here, is inevitable. The Dow Jones industrials dropped 700 points, wiping out much of Monday's 936-point advance, and all the major indexes fell at least 7 percent.
StandardNET Local News Feed
Mormon missionaries jumped, stabbed in Australia
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:00:00 -0500
SALT LAKE CITY -- A pair of Mormon missionaries was attacked and stabbed while returning to their apartment in a suburb of Sydney, Australia.
Mass. man on trial in death of Mormon-devoted wife
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:00:00 -0500
BOSTON -- Carla Souza was a dutiful member of the Mormon church, hosting dinner meetings at her house, taking care of children in the nursery school and going out with missionaries to spread the word about her faith.
Dangerous levels of carbon monoxide found at Ogden business; five treated for poisoning
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:00:00 -0500
OGDEN -- Five men were sent to the hospital to be treated after they were exposured to deadly levels of carbon monoxide.
Faults - Utah Geological Survey information and internet links about earthquakes and seismic risk in the state.
Meta Description: [ The Utah Geological Survey investigates and reports on Utah's geologic hazards, mineral, energy, water, and paleontological resources, maps the state's geology, and provides geologic and topographic information. ]
Commonly Asked Questions about the Great Salt Lake and Ancient Lake Bonneville - Electronic version of a public information circular discusses the lake's origin, flooding, developments near the lake, and related topics. Many photos.
Meta Description: [ The Utah Geological Survey investigates and reports on Utah's geologic hazards, mineral, energy, water, and paleontological resources, maps the state's geology, and provides geologic and topographic information. ]
Radon in Utah - Maps and other information on Utah radon hazards. Also information on radon in general.
Meta Description: [ The Utah Geological Survey investigates and reports on Utah's geologic hazards, mineral, energy, water, and paleontological resources, maps the state's geology, and provides geologic and topographic information. ]
University of Utah Seismograph Stations - Earthquake information for Utah, Yellowstone National Park and the Intermountain Seismic Belt (ISB).
Meta Description: [ Earthquake information for Utah, Yellowstone National Park and the Intermountain Seismic Belt (ISB) from the University of Utah. Seismicity maps to view and seismic data to download. U of U Seismograph Station information and descriptions, preparedness, and facts are available. ]
Utah Geological Survey - Investigates and reports on Utah's geologic hazards, mineral, energy, water, and paleontological resources; maps the state's geology; and provides geologic and topographic information.
Meta Description: [ The Utah Geological Survey investigates and reports on Utah's geologic hazards, mineral, energy, water, and paleontological resources, maps the state's geology, and provides geologic and topographic information. ]
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