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___MASK18___ is defined differently in varying ___MASK12___ fields . Psychology defines an expert using superior performance ; sociology considers that expertise is a label given to an individual by a group and is interested in the power held by experts ; philosophy stresses the kind of knowledge held by experts but not novices . Informally , an expert is someone widely recognized as a reliable source of technique or skill whose ___MASK56___ for judging or deciding rightly , justly , or wisely is accorded authority and status by peers or the public in a specific well - distinguished domain . An expert , more generally , is a person with extensive knowledge or ability based on research , experience , or occupation and in a particular area of study . Experts are called in for advice on their respective subject , but they do not always agree on the particulars of a field of study . An expert can be believed , by virtue of credential , training , education , profession , publication or experience , to have special knowledge of a subject beyond that of the average person , sufficient that others may officially ( and legally ) rely upon the individual ' s opinion . Historically , an expert was referred to as a sage ( Sophos ). The individual was usually a profound thinker distinguished for wisdom and sound judgment . Physical geography ( also known as geosystems or physiography ) is one of the two ___MASK65___ sub - fields of geography . Physical geography is that branch of natural science which deals with the study of processes and patterns in the natural environment like the atmosphere , hydrosphere , biosphere , and geosphere , as opposed to the cultural or built environment , the domain of human geography . Area studies are interdisciplinary fields of ___MASK41___ and scholarship pertaining to particular geographical , national / federal , or cultural regions . The term exists primarily as a general description for what are , in the practice of scholarship , many heterogeneous fields of ___MASK41___ , encompassing both the social sciences and the humanities . Typical area study programs involve history , political science , sociology , cultural studies , languages , geography , literature , and related disciplines . In contrast to cultural studies , area studies often include diaspora and emigration from the area . A ___MASK41___ university is a university that expects all its tenured and tenure - track ___MASK56___ to continuously engage in ___MASK41___ , as opposed to merely requiring it as a condition of an initial appointment or tenure . Such universities can be recognized by their strong focus on innovative ___MASK41___ and the prestige of their brand names . On the one hand , ___MASK41___ universities strive to recruit ___MASK56___ who are the most brilliant minds in their disciplines in the world , and their students enjoy the opportunity to learn from such experts . On the other hand , new students are often disappointed to realize their undergraduate courses at ___MASK41___ universities are overly academic and fail to provide vocational training with immediate " real world " applications ; but many employers value degrees from ___MASK41___ universities because they know that such coursework develops fundamental skills like critical thinking . Education is the process of facilitating learning , or the acquisition of knowledge , skills , values , beliefs , and habits . Educational methods include storytelling , discussion , teaching , training , and directed ___MASK41___ . Education frequently takes place under the guidance of educators , but learners may also educate themselves . Education can take place in formal or informal settings and any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks , feels , or acts may be considered educational . The methodology of teaching is called ___MASK61___ . Geography ( from Greek , " geographia ", literally " earth description ") is a field of ___MASK62___ devoted to the study of the lands , the features , the inhabitants , and the phenomena of Earth . The first person to use the word "  " was Eratosthenes ( 276  194 BC ). Geography is an all - encompassing discipline that seeks an understanding of the Earth and its human and natural complexities  not merely where objects are , but how they have changed and come to be . It is often defined in terms of the two branches of human geography and physical geography . The four historical traditions in geographical ___MASK41___ are : spatial analyses of natural and the human phenomena , area studies of places and regions , studies of human - land relationships , and the Earth sciences . Geography has been called " the world discipline " and " the bridge between the human and the physical sciences ". Earth ___MASK62___ or geoscience is a widely embraced term for the fields of ___MASK62___ related to the planet Earth . Earth ___MASK62___ can be considered to be a branch of planetary ___MASK62___ , but with a much older history . There are both reductionist and holistic approaches to Earth sciences . The Earth sciences can include the study of geology , the lithosphere , and the large - scale structure of the Earth ' s interior , as well as the atmosphere , hydrosphere , and biosphere . Typically , Earth scientists use tools from geography , chronology , ___MASK86___ , chemistry , biology , and mathematics to build a quantitative understanding of how the Earth system works and evolves . Martin J . `` Mike '' Pasqualetti is a ___MASK94___ of geography in the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning at Arizona State University in Tempe , Arizona . He is also a member of the graduate faculty on Global Technology and Development at ASU Polytechnic , and a Senior Sustainability Scholar the Global Institute of Sustainability . He pioneered the study of `` Energy Landscapes , '' which interprets the role of human energy demand in reshaping natural landscapes . US Airways Group Inc . was an airline holding company based in Tempe , Arizona . US Airways Group operated US Airways , along with its subsidiaries PSA Airlines , Inc . and Piedmont Airlines , Inc ., which are wholly owned but marketed under the branding of US Airways Express . It merged with America West Holdings Corporation , parent of America West Airlines , in 2005 , and the combined company adopted the better - known US Airways name ; the two airlines ' operating certificates merged in 2007 . It also operates additional companies that provide associated services . ACE ___MASK21___ Holdings , the Canadian parent of Air ___MASK7___ retained a roughly 6 . 1 % investment stake in US Airways Group . The route network covered destinations in 47 states , as well as international destinations . American Airlines , Inc . ( AA ), commonly referred to as American , is a ___MASK65___ American airline headquartered in Fort Worth , Texas . It is the world ' s largest airline when measured by fleet size , revenue , scheduled passenger - kilometres flown , and number of destinations served . American together with its regional partners operates an extensive international and domestic network with an average of nearly 6 , 700 flights per day to nearly 350 destinations in more than 50 countries . Art is a diverse range of human activities in creating visual , auditory or performing artifacts ( artworks ), expressing the ___MASK31___ ' s imaginative or technical skill , intended to be appreciated for their beauty or emotional power . In their most ___MASK8___ form these activities include the production of works of art , the criticism of art , the study of the history of art , and the aesthetic dissemination of art . Arizona State University ( commonly referred to as ASU or Arizona State ) is a public metropolitan ___MASK41___ university on five campuses across the Phoenix , Arizona , metropolitan area , and four regional learning centers throughout Arizona . The 2016 university ratings by " U . S . News & World Report " rank ASU No . 1 among the Most Innovative Schools in America for the second year in a row . Human geography is the branch of the social sciences that deals with the study of people and their communities , cultures , economies and interaction with the environment by noticing their relations with and across space and place . As an ___MASK37___ discipline , geography is divided into the sub - fields of physical geography and human geography , the latter concentrating upon the study of human activities , by the application of qualitative and quantitative ___MASK41___ methods . ___MASK62___ is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe . Tempe (; " Oidba " in Pima ), also known as Hayden ' s Ferry during the territorial times of Arizona , is a city in Maricopa County , Arizona , United States , with the Census Bureau reporting a 2010 population of 161 , 719 . The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece . Tempe is located in the East Valley section of metropolitan Phoenix ; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on the west , Scottsdale on the north , Chandler on the south , and Mesa on the east . Tempe was the location of US Airways Group ' s corporate headquarters until December 9 , 2013 , when US Airways and American Airlines merged to form American Airlines Group . The headquarters for the combined airline moved to American ' s headquarters in Fort Worth , Texas . Tempe is also the home of Arizona State University . ___MASK94___ ( commonly abbreviated as " prof .") is an academic rank at universities and other post - secondary education and research institutions in most countries . Literally , " ___MASK94___ " derives from Latin as a " person who professes " being usually an expert in arts or sciences , a teacher of the highest rank . Arizona ( O ' odham : " Al onak " [ ai onak ]) is a state in the southwestern region of the United States . It is also part of the Western United States and the ___MASK27___ West states . It is the sixth largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states . Its capital and largest city is Phoenix . Arizona is one of the Four Corners states . It has borders with New Mexico , Utah , Nevada , California , and Mexico , and one point in common with the southwestern corner of Colorado . Arizona ' s border with Mexico is 389 miles ( 626 km ) long , on the northern border of the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California . The Vale of Tempe is a gorge in the Tempi municipality of northern Thessaly , Greece , located between Olympus to the north and Ossa to the south . The valley is 10 kilometers long and as narrow as 25 meters in places , with cliffs nearly 500 meters high , and through it flows the Pineios River on its way to the Aegean Sea . In ancient times , it was celebrated by Greek poets as a favorite haunt of Apollo and the Muses . On the right ___MASK46___ of the Pineios sat a temple to Apollo , near which the laurels used to crown the victorious in the Pythian Games were gathered . Eratosthenes of Cyrene (;  ) was a Greek ___MASK39___ , ___MASK76___ , poet , astronomer , and music theorist . He was a man of learning , becoming the chief librarian at the Library of Alexandria . He invented the discipline of geography , including the terminology used today . Modern humans (" Homo sapiens ", primarily ssp . " Homo sapiens sapiens ") are the only extant members of Hominina tribe ( or human tribe ), a branch of the tribe Hominini belonging to the family of great apes . They are characterized by erect posture and bipedal locomotion ; manual dexterity and increased tool use , compared to other animals ; and a ___MASK8___ trend toward larger , more complex brains and societies .