人じん文ぶん地ち理り学がく

also: じんもんちりがく

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Meanings

human geography

Academic field studying the relationship between humans and their environment, including population, culture, economy, and urban systems.

自し然ぜん地ち理り学がく
Physical geography; focuses on natural features and processes, while 人文地理学 focuses on human aspects.
地ち理り学がく
Geography in general; 人文地理学 is a subfield.

人文地理学
- じんぶんちりがく
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading じんぶんちりがく is the most common.
- じんもんちりがく
  Alternate reading; じんもん is a less common reading of 人文, but still encountered in some academic contexts.
じんもんちりがく

Compound of 人文 (humanities, human culture) + 地理学 (geography). The term is a direct translation of the English 'human geography'.