Readers of GEOGRAPHY REVIEW will have noticed that there is a balance of material in the magazine between physical geography, human geography, and cross-over articles and columns that have a foot in both camps. This reflects the content of the A-level courses, but it also demonstrates the vital importance to geography of a rounded understanding of environment and society.
A counter argument to this view is that science and social science have developed so rapidly in recent years that specialist knowledge is required to understand topics such as quaternary environmental change or the cultural geographies of national identity. It may seem that there is little overlap between such research areas. But let me give you two brief examples of why an integrated geography is so important.
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