/r/geography
The study of the earth and its features, inhabitants, and phenomena.
Welcome to r/geography!
Geography is the study of the earth and its features, inhabitants, and phenomena, and goes far beyond simple location identifications on a map or general trivial information such as capitol and country names.
Geographers have a special understanding about the Earth and global systems and use analytical skills and applied methods to answer questions about human and physical phenomena. In short, geographers are particularly good at determining the "Why of Where."
Submission Guidelines
Please read the rules before posting!
Discussions of all branches and scales of geography are highly encouraged! If you have a question, no matter how basic or complex, ask away.
Assigning a post flair is required.
Links to original sources are preferred.
Please do not re-host images or maps at imgur or similar sites. Re-hosting prevents the author(s) from getting the recognition they deserve. It also prevents us, the reader, from seeing the context and background information the image was published in.
Original work is welcome. If you've created a map using real-world data, or written an article or blog post etc, please share. Note that fictitious maps and graphics will be removed.
For geoguessing and challenges, see r/geoguessr, r/geoguessing, r/guessthecity, and r/WWTT
For memes and jokes, see r/geographymemes and r/planningmemes
For everything related to flags, see r/vexillology
User Flair
If you have an undergraduate level or higher degree of education in geography or a related field, message the mods to get a custom flair that specifies your specific area of expertise. Otherwise, feel free to add one of our existing flair options for your interest in a specific subfield of geography.
Related Subs
- /r/geospatial geography + technology
- /r/GIS geographic information science and systems
- /r/urbanplanning urban geography
- /r/UrbanStudies an academic approach to cities
- /r/socialscience some human geo and related maps here
- /r/geopolitics all the world is a stage
- r/transit/ move between places
- /r/environmental_science study the planet
- /r/EarthScience study the planet some more
- /r/climate it's all around you
- /r/placelearning place, as it relates to mind, body, and culture
- /r/NationalGeographic the big papa of geo
- /r/interculture internationalism, multiculturalism, globalization
- /r/geographie geography, en française
Maps and Cartography
- /r/Maps the language of geography
- /r/Map_Porn early successor to r/MapPorn
- /r/MapPorn maps: big and small, good and bad. Ejected from the SWF network, but still a significant source of maps and discussion
- /r/oldmap the carto-arts of antiquity
- /r/mapmaking a lot like r/cartography, if r/cartography were real
- /r/papertowns not map traps, but great maps on paper
- /r/GoogleMaps browse the world with Big G
- /r/OpenStreetMap Geo for everyone
Region-specific
- /r/CanadianGeography the Great White North
- /r/TOmaps maps of Toronto
yes, only toronto - /r/mapsofamerica USA maps and environs
Planetary Phenomena
r/geography + all the above in a MegaGeoSubreddit
Tangentially Related
- /r/geosim a geopolitical roleplay community
- /r/travel go, see the world
- /r/publiclands this land is your land
- /r/CityPorn pretty photos of urban and man-made structures
- /r/AerialPorn from above
- /r/EarthPorn pretty photos of the natural landscape
- r/nationalpark photos and discussion of the world's best protected natural wonders
- r/whereisthis use your detective skills to track down a location
- /r/vexillology everything related to flags
- r/Toponymy the study of place names
/r/geography
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What’re some cool geography facts about the US?
What’re some facts about US geography that you find fascinating, cool, or otherwise interesting?
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Will Las Vegas ever expand ? Seeing how it’s surrounded by mountains.
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What is this abandoned area near Los Angeles?
05:07 UTC
What should I get my master's in?
I am currently studying earth science and policy right now, and I want to get my master's degree in something to give me a little bit more of an edge for jobs in the future. I was thinking about geography or gis, but I wasn't sure exactly how useful these degrees are for getting jobs.
Finding a job that I'm decent at that pays a livable wage is really my main concern with getting a degree, but I'm afraid that if I pick the wrong one that I won't be good at it or that I'll get bored with it, since that's a little bit of what happened with my bachelor's in some ways.
I guess I just want to know if this field is good for me to pursue, or if I should stick to something else
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An eerie Shanghai in 1994 as it gets its first high rises.
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Built in the early 30's, the 83.8 meter tall Park Hotel was Shanghai's tallest building until 35 years ago.
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Whats a cool geography fact that you think most geography nerds still don’t know?
I’d love to hear em
23:56 UTC
What city is this????
22:48 UTC
What goes on in this part of Egypt?
22:31 UTC
Totoro in Colombia is the cloudiest and least sunny town in the world with 637 hours of sunshine annually. What other towns and cities have insane/weird climates?
22:23 UTC
Question about GIS for career Geographers
For context, I live in the US and am in my 3rd year of university, majoring in Geography and minoring in Business Admin. I have no idea what career path within Environmental Studies/Science I want to take after I graduate, but I have the option to apply for a GIS certificate (I've taken one ArcGIS Pro class and am planning to take at least 2-3 more in the future). The problem is, because of how certain classes for the certificate are spread out between specific quarters, and because of my already heavy workload with both my major and my minor requirements, I suspect that I would have to spend more than 4 years in college which I really don't want to do.
So, is it worth the time and effort to get a certificate in GIS when I don't know to what degree I'll be using GIS in my post-college career? Would taking the core classes in GIS without getting a certificate be enough for future job security?
Any input from people who are in the Geography or broader Environmental Studies/Science fields would be much appreciated.
21:29 UTC
what goes on in the far northwest of the Congo? why isn't it rainforest?
20:30 UTC
Are any tectonic plates close to breaking and turning into two different plates?
Is there any study tracing the future of the current tectonic plates that estimates that any of them may divide in the next millennia?
19:23 UTC
Why is there not an interstate going northwest from Las Vegas to connect to Reno and the PNW?
It seems like it would be a no brainer: access to the Sierras and NorCal. Is it because it’s tribal land? What’s going on in that part of Nevada?
18:58 UTC
A geographical particularity that shows a superposition of limits/boundaries ?
Hey guys, I have an oral presentation for the next week, I have to present in 4mn limits superpositions and how they structure an area. I though first about Senegal valley because of the river who is the frontier north and east of the country. If you have more pertinent idea I would like to read them.
18:27 UTC
Why are the Anatolian and Iberian peninsulas drier and less green than the rest of the Mediterranean peninsulas such as Italy, the Balkans and Greece?
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09:32 UTC
Why, except for most Western countries, are there not discript borders on Google?
I have no idea what I am staring at most times when I'm actually looking at 3+ countries here.
07:24 UTC
Earthquakes with magnitude >= 1 as of November 2023.
What's going on in Alaska and at the US Westcoast?
07:18 UTC
illegal migrant arrivals, spain/ canary islands
06:32 UTC
What do we think about Google Maps new colors?
05:08 UTC
Melbourne Australia vs Chicago IL
Which city has a larger metro area? I tried looking up Melbourne’s but the city proper’s population kept coming up. Who has a larger metro population?
02:36 UTC
Cities with Large African Diasporas
What are some cities in North America with sizable African diaspora populations? Washington DC/DMV (Nigerian, Cameroonian, Ethiopian, lots more West African) NYC (a bit of everything), Houston (Nigerians, some South Africa), Minneapolis (Somali, Eritrean) all check the box. Any other big (and smaller overlooked) cities in this conversation?
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