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    of the Chicago Portage, an ancient trade route connecting the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes watersheds. Chicago's present natural geography is...
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    populous of the areas with over 105,000 residents, while Burnside is the least populous with just over 2,500. Other geographical divisions of Chicago exist...
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    its center (the Chicago Loop). Though not especially long, the river is notable because it is one of the reasons for Chicago's geographic importance: the...
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    Geography (from Ancient Greek γεωγραφία geōgraphía; combining gê 'Earth' and gráphō 'write') is the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena...
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    The demographics of Chicago show that it is a large, and ethnically and culturally diverse metropolis. It is the third largest city and metropolitan area...
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    Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 census...
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    is one of the three major sections of the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Geographically, it is the largest of the three sections of the city...
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    The climate of Chicago is classified as hot-summer humid continental (Köppen: Dfa) with hot humid summers and cold, occasionally snowy winters. All four...
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    Loop, one of Chicago's 77 designated community areas, is the central business district of the city and is the main section of Downtown Chicago. Home to...
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    Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal in 1900. Chicago River Geography of Chicago Valparaiso Moraine Lake Chicago Saint Lawrence River Divide Laurentian Divide...
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  • Chicago school (sometimes known as the ecological school) refers to a school of thought in sociology and criminology originating at the University of...
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    Lake Chicago was a prehistoric proglacial lake that is the ancestor of what is now known as Lake Michigan, one of North America's five Great Lakes. Formed...
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    The History of geography includes many histories of geography which have differed over time and between different cultural and political groups. In more...
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    Integrated geography (also referred to as integrative geography, environmental geography or human–environment geography) is where the branches of human geography...
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    is a commercial area on the Near West Side of Chicago at Randolph Street and Des Plaines Street just east of Halsted Street, known primarily for the protest...
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    The flag of Chicago consists of two light blue horizontal bars, or stripes, on a field of white, each bar one-sixth the height of the full flag, and placed...
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    The beaches in Chicago are an extensive network of waterfront recreational areas operated by the Chicago Park District. The Chicago metropolitan waterfront...
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    The geography of Chile is extremely diverse, as the country extends from a latitude of 17° South to Cape Horn at 56° and from the Pacific Ocean in the...
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  • Region (redirect from Region (geography))
    geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and the environment (environmental geography). Geographic...
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    MS 111 at Wikicommons. Thayer, Bill. "Ptolemy: the Geography". Lacus Curtius. University of Chicago. Retrieved 13 April 2023. "Ptolemy's World Map". www...
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    77 community areas which were drawn by University of Chicago researchers in the late 1920s. Chicago's community areas are well-defined, generally contain...
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    The Chicago Outfit (also known as the Outfit, the Chicago Mafia, the Chicago Mob, the Chicago crime family, the South Side Gang or the Organization) is...
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    nickname given to the South Fork of the South Branch of the Chicago River. It runs entirely within the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It marks...
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  • through geographic, social, economic, and cultural ties. Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (Chicago) AECOM (Chicago) Collins Engineers (Chicago) Cordogan...
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    Geographically, the country of Iran is located in West Asia and borders the Caspian Sea, Persian Gulf, and Gulf of Oman. Topographically, it is predominantly...
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    metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. state of Illinois, and the Midwest, containing the City of Chicago along with its surrounding suburbs and satellite...
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    The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned in the American city of Chicago during October 8–10, 1871. The fire killed approximately 300 people...
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    provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography: Geography – study of Earth and its people. an academic discipline – a body of knowledge given to...
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    geography is the branch of human geography that studies the geographic distribution of language(s) or its constituent elements. Linguistic geography can...
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  • The Chicago school of economics is a neoclassical school of economic thought associated with the work of the faculty at the University of Chicago, some...
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