... as a result of divergent subject matter, between the two: 'Who but geographers would seriously attempt to sustain a dialogue, let alone a working relationship into cosmogenic nuclides and the commodity chain of cut flowers?' Viles (2005) acknowledges that geographers have difficulty in enjoying this meaningful dialogue across the divide of human and physical geography. 'Physical geographers are from Mars, Human Geographers are from Venus.' However even historical explanation of the landscape requires both knowledge of human and physical geography. So too do the effects of global warming and the development of the third world. The differences perceived are real but so too are the similarities. The development of geography has been dependent on who geographers are. For the purpose of this essay the following definition of physical geography will be used. 'The science of space and place that brings together Earth's physical and human dimensions in the integrated study of people, places ...

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