Economic Geography

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Economic Geography is a discipline that focuses on humanity's economic system. This is a field that analyzes how the economic distribution around the world functions and how it might be impacted by their geographical context. It uses economics, geography, and social studies to capture the variables of an active society.

This field first started to appear in the late 19th century and now analyses anything that involves trade and business in a social context. It’s a discipline that permits the understanding of how the world works. Today, as well as in the past, trade and services were how humans evolved. This can now be used to understand how this system affects the environment, as many everyday necessities that create emissions have most likely gone through an economic setting.

Having this discipline has a positive impact on understanding how the global economy functions and how geographical contexts affect how capital is distributed around the world. In the meanwhile, this discipline also has some negative aspects. This is a very theoretical discipline, so a lot of the data gathered is from surveys, statistics, articles, and reasoning. There’s some mapping, but that’s usually done after the main data. This can lead to incorrect data or statistics, as well as biases or incorrect reasoning. Although, with proper research and review, many mistakes can be avoided, the risks are still present. 

This discipline is important to help visualize how the global economy works. The data gathered from the research done can help guide decisions that have an economic impact on humanity.