Geosophy
Geosophy is a concept introduced to geography by J.K. Wright in 1947. The word is a compound of ‘geo’ and ‘sophia’. Wright defined it thus:
THE CONCEPT OF GEOSPHY
Geosophy is the school of thought that asserts that earth cannot be studied independent of the people who live & experiences Earth.
The range of perception of the Earth is so varied & there are as many perception as people themselves, so, it is impossible to study the Earth independent of people who experiences it.
This concept reinforced the concept of cultural landscape of Carl 0. Sauer & Ratzel & also the work of vidals Genere-de-vie.
This has been summarised as:
Belief systems as they relate to human interaction with the Earth's environments.