"The society's more-than-century-long mission is to increase and diffuse geographic knowledge," he added.

It tests the geographic knowledge of high school students from years 8-12.

It differs from academic cartography in that it links geographic knowledge with power, and thus is political.

They were uninterested in geographic knowledge itself; they aimed at trade and plunder.

To do so, they drew not only on their own military experience, but called upon a captain from the region, to use his geographic and local knowledge.

Bond's local geographic knowledge was enough to follow the route.

Founded in January 27, 1888 to "increase and diffuse geographic knowledge," the Society works to inspire people to care about the planet.

Its purpose is also to increase "geographic knowledge and understanding and to foster national self-awareness."

We have no idea how the data on this map can be reconciled with the supposed state of geographic knowledge in 1513.

Exposure to maps, globes, travel experience and geography courses were also factors in geographic knowledge.