I recently put these and other questions to David Robinson, a physical geographer at the University.

One subject studied relatively little by physical geographers has been the occurrence of soil erosion.

Thus research papers were sometimes apparently preoccupied with technique simply because techniques had to be defined and refined for the purpose of the physical geographer.

The contribution now made by physical geographers to international cooperation and research is exemplified in the work of D.E.

Their contribution so far has emphasized reviews of human impacts often reflecting research in other disciplines rather than appropriate fundamental impact studies by physical geographers.

It was believed that a major international interdisciplinary research effort was needed and in such areas physical geographers should surely be poised to participate.

It could not stand alone because it had to be applied to the traditional concerns of physical geographers as outlined in the four previous chapters.

In particular, physical geographers study the natural environment while human geographers study the human society.

Examples of journals that publish articles from physical geographers are:

Since then, the Vega Medal has been awarded to a physical geographer roughly every three years.