Music geography is a sub-field within both urban geography and cultural geography. Music geography is the study of music production and consumption as a reflection of the landscape and geographical spaces surrounding it. Music geography gained popularity in the academic world in the 1960s and 1970s by cultural geographers. Scholars saw a relationship of music to landscapes and regions, either with the type of music produced from various places or in lyrics that are inspired by these areas. It became evident that individuals associate music with space. Subfields with music geography includes: