• Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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• v.51 no.3
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• pp.327-344
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• 2016

We may have an incorrect view of Korea and the world by misunderstanding them with a number of geographic misconceptions. Such misconceptions constructed socially tend to perpetuate through reproducing and learning repeatedly from one generation to the next. 'Daegu city is in the intermontane basin.' It is also identified that this geographic misconception had constructed (made) by two Japanese geographers (Tamura, 1933; Tada, 1940) in the Japanese colonial period, and have been reproduced and diffused by many Korean geographers (professors and teachers) as well as journalists in the post-colonial days. In terms of the definition of an intermontane basin in the Encyclopedia of Geomorphology published by the International Association of Geomorphologists, Daegu seems not to be a basin city but to be a plain city, since the central plain of Daegu is surrounded by higher terrain like mountains and hills only on the north and south directions of all sides, and also it is well developed thanks to its location where the downstream of the Geumhogang river flows from east to west. This paper hopes that the landform recognition as 'Daegu intermontane basin city' should be corrected as soon as possible, and also many geographic misconceptions will be studied actively for an accurate understanding of Korea and the world.

• The Science & Technology
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• v.28 no.5 s.312
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• pp.72-74
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• 1995

해방되던 해인 1945년 9월 조선지리학회로 출범하여 올해 창립50돌을 맞는 대한지리학회 회원8백50명의 대규모 학회로 자리잡았다. 또한 21세기가 열리는 2000년엔 제29차 국제지리학연합 총회와 학술대회를 서울로 유치해 4~5천명의 국내외 지리학자가 참석하는 대규모 행사를 준비중에 있다.

• The Science & Technology
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• v.30 no.3 s.334
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• pp.72-74
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• 1997

과학의 달, 4월의 문화인물로 선정된 조선조의 지리학자 이중환은 우리나라 지리학의 중시조. 그의 대표작 택리지는 우리의 전통적 풍수지리학을 반쯤 섞고 거기에 근대 지리학의 성격을 가미했다. 이 택리지는 사대부가 어디 살아야 할 것인가를 가르치기 위한 책으로 지리ㆍ생리ㆍ인심ㆍ산수 등 4가지로 나눠 설명했는데 이책은 1750년쯤 쓴 것으로 보인다.

• Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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• v.47 no.4
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• pp.490-513
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• 2012

This study reviewed recent trends in climate research by Korean climatologists. We analyzed six domestic journals listed in the Korean Citation Index and four international journals listed in the Science Citation Index during 2001-2011. Research on climate change has rapidly increased during the study period and studies on precipitation variability have been given continual attentions among Korean climatologists. In climate change research, meteorologists focused on characteristics, prediction, and causes while geographers were more interested in characteristics and impacts of climate change. In applied climatology and bioclimatology, research on the impacts of climate change on agriculture, livestock, vegetation, and human health has increased under recent climate change. While there has been steady interest in climatography by Korean climatologists, the number of papers has generally decreased over the recent period.

• Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.1-10
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• 2007

Roh Moo-Hyun government promotes the livable community or region making as a new regionally balanced development policy since 2006. The livable community making is to make a local community into a beautiful, delightful(community with the amenity), and distinctive community by an initiative effort of local autonomy and people to upgrade both quality of space and life. It is appreciated widely that this policy is essential and also timely in terms of the qualitative development of Korean society. However, they must understand and utilize the geographical characteristics of community or region throughly to accomplish the livable community making successfully. This paper examines geographers's participation and contribution to direction and task of the livable community making.

• The Science & Technology
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• v.32 no.11 s.366
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• pp.26-27
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• 1999

고려 충렬왕때의 대표적 천문학자 오윤부는 풍수지리와 점술로도 이름을 펼쳤다. 오윤부는 매일밤 하늘을 관측하여 천문도도 직접 만들었으며 임금의 신임을 받아 고려의 사일 즉 토지의 신에게 제사지내는 날까지 바꾸어 놓은 사람이다. 또 천재지변이 있을때마다 그의 예언이 적중하여 점술가로 명성을 펼치게 되자 원나라의 세조도 그를 불러 점을 쳐서 그의 이름은 더욱 고명해졌다고 한다.

• Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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• v.39 no.3
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• pp.409-424
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• 2004

This study examines Korean-related description from 1931 to 2002 in 18 university-level ‘World Regional Geography’ textbooks, being published as English. During this period, the amounts of Korean-related contents in world regional geography textbooks have gradually increased. The main Korean-related topics were generally ‘Colonization by Japan’, ‘Korean War’, ‘Rapid economic development in South Korea’, and ‘North Korea’. The distorted information and erroneous description about Korea were mostly found in textbooks. The national and cultural identity of Korea was severely distorted and made a fallacy by ‘accidental-centered’ thought. It is suggested that foreign geographers who refer ‘Korea’ in World Regional Geography textbooks need to critically re-examine the ways in which Korean-related contents are in proper place.

• Proceedings of the KGS Conference
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.56-59
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• 2003

한반도 남동 해안은 중부 동해안의 정동진 지역과 더불어 많은 지형학자들에 의해 해안단구 지형발달에 대한 연구가 이루어져 왔다. 대보에서 방어진에 이르는 해안에서 해안단구는 크게 고위면, 중위면, 저위면으로 나누어지며, 이들은 다시 고위 I (H I)면, 고위II(H II), 중위면, 저위 I(L I)면, 저위II(L II)면으로 세분되었다. 특히 연구지역에서 북북동쪽으로 약 22km 떨어진 경주시 감포읍 대본리와 나아리에서는 고위면보다 더 높은 해발고도에서 고고위 I(HH I)면, 고고위II(HH II)면이 확인되었다(황상일ㆍ정혜경ㆍ윤순옥, 2000). (중략)

• The Science & Technology
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• v.30 no.8 s.339
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• pp.27-29
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• 1997

사람의 살 곳을 고르고 죽은 뒤의 묻힐 자리를 선택하는 체계적 지식을 풍수지리라 한다면 그것은 '땅의 과학'일 수도 있다. 우리 역사상 가장 뛰어난 이름을 남긴 조선시대의 풍수지리학자 남사고는 예언을 적중시킨 인물로도 유명하다. 같은 시대의 율곡 이이도 남사고의 뛰어난 예언능력을 증언할 정도이다. 그는 문정왕후의 죽음, 동인과 서인의 당파싸움, 이인좌의 난 등을 예언해 후세인들을 놀라게 했다.

• Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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• v.46 no.4
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• pp.465-479
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• 2011

This paper deals with the research trend of world geography (excluding geography of Korea) in Korean geographers' academic society through the analysis of the articles published during the last 21 years in three Korean geographical journals(Journal of the Korean Geographical Society, Journal of Korean Association of Regional Geographers, and Journal of Cultural and Historical Geography). The portion of articles concerned with world geography is relatively the lowest during the years 1990-1994, relatively the highest during the years 1995-1999, and rather decreasing during the years 2000-2010. The research areas of the articles concerned with world geography are mostly limited to USA, Japan, China, and Europe. It is not only expected that the more research on world geography should be done by Korean geographers but also that the research areas should be expanded in worldwide areas at this time when Korea is entering an international, global, and multi-cultural society.