UMW Professor of Geography Donald Rallis has been blogging on UMW Regional GeogBlog since 2007. He combines his knowledge as a geographer, love of traveling and world news, and insight as an educator to consistently deliver content that is interesting and informative.
A recent post beautifully explains what geography is all about and why it is important. This succinct paragraph provides a clear explanation of what geographers attempt to do in their approach to the world:
…[T]he essence of geography lies in dialectical relationship: places are different (that’s the simple bit), but at the same time they are connected (more complicated.) But there’s more: places are often different because they are connected, and connected because they are different. The real value of geography lies in simultaneously appreciating differences, similarities, and connections, and how each affects the others (really complicated.)
I recommend reading the post especially if you know little about geography (or why we should care about it) and once you are done with that take some time to read his older posts too.
