once the president of Harvard decided there was nothing unique about geography and closed the department, most of the other major universities followed suit.

Apparently high schools and grade schools, too, as my nephews have no idea that Iran was once called Persia and couldn't find Singapore (or hell, San Diego) on a map if their lives depended on it. Thank you Harvard. :p

history is about time and geography is about space.

Time And Relative Dimensions In Space? Holy Hannah, you're really a Time Lord, aren't you? XDDD

. . . and yup, your discipline definitely explains the wealth of detail in your more historical fics. :D