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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Bubbly Creek (redirect from South Fork South Branch Chicago River)
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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