Royal Geographical Society

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/royal-geographical-society

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

Learned Society: An organization dedicated to the advancement and promotion of knowledge in a specific academic or scientific field.
Chartered Body: An organization granted a charter by the sovereign, often conferring specific rights and responsibilities.
Geographical Science: The systematic study of the Earth's physical features, atmosphere, and human activity, including spatial relationships and patterns.
Institute of British Geographers: A professional body for academic geographers in the UK, which merged with the RGS in 1995.