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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/Oceans
/r/Earthquakes
/r/Rainforest
/r/Desert


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

