WHAT IS A GEO GEEK?


Taken from the Geek Dictionary:

geek    \'gēk\

-noun

  1. a person often of an intellectual bent.
  2. an enthusiast or expert especially in a technological field or activity.
  3. a carnival performer often billed as a wild man.


geo geek    Slang. \jē-ŏ-gēk\

-noun

  1. a geography professional and enthusiast that specializes in geographic information systems.
  2. a GIS specialist that is interested in emerging technology that allows for the creation of complex maps and analysis using diverse sets of data.


geography    \jē-`ä-grə-fē\

-noun, plural- phies

  1. the science dealing with the areal differentiation of the earth's surface, as shown in the character, arrangement, and interrelations over the world of such elements as climate, elevation, soil, vegetation, population, land use, industries, or states, and of the unit areas formed by the complex of these individual elements.
  2. the study of this science.
  3. the topographical features of a region, usually of the earth, sometimes of the planets.
  4. a book dealing with this science or study, as a textbook.
  5. the arrangement of features of any complex entity: the geography of the mind.


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