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Victoria Medal (geography)

Victoria Medal (geography) is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Victoria Medal (geography) rather than just read about it. In short: The Victoria Medal is an award presented by the Royal Geographical Society. It is awarded "for conspicuous merit in research in geography" and has been given since 1902, in honour of the late Queen Victoria.

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Reference excerpt

The Victoria Medal is an award presented by the Royal Geographical Society. It is awarded "for conspicuous merit in research in geography" and has been given since 1902, in honour of the late Queen Victoria. Up until then, the society's Patron's Medal had alternatively been known as the "Victoria Medal", and the new medal resembled its original design.

Past recipients

Recipients include:

1902: Ernst Georg Ravenstein, for his efforts during 40 years to introduce scientific methods into the cartography of the United Kingdom 1903: Sven Hedin, for his exploration in Central Asia 1905: John George Bartholomew, for his efforts to raise the standard of cartography. 1906: W. M. Ramsay, for his investigation of the Ancient Geography of Asia Minor 1909: Alexander Agassiz, for thirty years' work in oceanographical exploration 1911: Henry George Lyons, Egyptian Survey. For his investigations of the River Nile and its basin 1912: George H. Darwin, for his investigations on tides and in geodesy. 1913: Sidney Gerald Burrard Indian Survey. For his distinguished contributions to geography and geodesy. 1915: Hugh Robert Mill 1917: John Keltie 1919: John Walter Gregory 1920: Harold St. John Loyd Winterbotham 1922: John F. Baddeley 1924: John Fillmore Hayford 1927: Charles Close 1928: Edward Ayearst Reeves 1930: Emmanuel de Margerie 1932: Arthur Philemon Coleman 1934: Edward Heawood 1935: Edward James Wayland 1936: Stanley Wells Kemp 1938: Arthur Robert Hinks 1940: O. G. S. Crawford 1941: Harold Jeffreys 1946: Herbert John Fleure, for distinguished service in the advancement of geographical education and valuable researches into the human aspects of geography 1947: Eva G. R. Taylor 1948: Frank Debenham 1950: Emmanuel de Martonne 1951: Charles Cotton 1953: John Myres 1955: Sir John Russell, for his studies of soils and agriculture 1957: Sidney William Wooldridge 1958: Roberto Almagià 1959: Gerald Seligman 1960: James Alfred Steers 1962: Carl Troll 1963: Henry Clifford Darby 1964: John Norman Leonard Baker 1966: Gerald Roe Crone 1967: Charles W. Phillips 1968: Walter Christaller 1969: Marcel Aurousseau 1970: Raleigh Ashlin Skelton 1971: Oskar Spate 1972: George Henry John Daysh 1973: Emyr Estyn Evans 1974: Charles Alfred Fisher 1975: Carl O. Sauer 1976: Joseph Newell Jennings 1977: Emrys Jones 1978: Terence Armstrong 1979: Torsten Hägerstrand 1980: Jean Gottmann 1981: Julius Büdel 1982: Helmut J. Jusatz 1983: Bertram Hughes Farmer 1984: Richard Hartshorne 1985: John Terence Coppock 1986: Ren Mei'e 1987: Chauncy Harris 1988: Brian Berry 1989: David Simonett 1990: Ron Johnston 1991: John Clarke 1992: John Goddard 1993: Norman Graves 1994: Doreen Massey 1995: Helen Wallis 1996: Ronald Abler, for his contribution to human geography and enhancement of links between British and American geography 1997: David Lowenthal 1998: Ian Simmons 1999: Robin Butlin 2000: Desmond Walling 2001: Peter Dicken 2002: Angela Gurnell 2003: Nigel Thrift 2004: Michael Watts, for research on political economy, culture and power 2005: Ray Hudson, for research on regional and industrial change in the UK and wider Europe 2006: Jim Rose, for contributions to quaternary research 2007: Peter Jackson, for research on social geography 2008: Linda McDowell, for research in socio-economic and feminist geography 2009: Philip Rees, for research on population geography and demography 2010: Rick Battarbee, for research in environmental change 2011: John Lowe, for research in Quaternary Science. 2012: Stuart N. Lane, for research in physical geography and hydrological modelling. 2013: Paul A. Longley, for research in geographic information science. 2014: Susan Jane Smith, for research on geography 2015: Stephen Daniels, for research excellence in cultural geography 2016: Ron Martin, for research excellence in regional economic development 2017: Andrew Cliff, "for research excellence in spatial epidemiology" 2018: Wendy Larner, "for internationally leading research on globalisation and political economy" 2019: David Thomas, "for world leading research into dryland environments and societies" 2022 Paul Cloke Rural geography 2023 Anson Mackay For their transformative impact on the discipline of geography 2024: Lily Kong 2025: Gillian Rose

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Victoria Medal (geography)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Victoria Medal (geography) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Victoria Medal (geography) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Victoria Medal (geography) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Victoria Medal (geography)

In research: Victoria Medal (geography) appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Victoria Medal (geography) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Victoria Medal (geography) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Awards established in 1902, Awards of Royal Geographical Society, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Victoria Medal (geography) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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