WHAT

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GEOGRAPHY

FIRST, WHAT IS GEOGRAPHY

Geo – Greek for Earth

Graphy – Greek for writing about

Therefore . . .

Geography is the study of and writing about the Earth.

Geography is divided into 2 main parts: Physical and Human Geography

Physical Geography is the natural science which deals with the study of processes and patterns in the natural environment like atmosphere, biosphere and geosphere

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

Physical Geography includes the study of life on earth (biosphere), water (hydrosphere), the atmosphere, even the weather (meteorology/ climatology), and simply the shape of the Earth (geomorphology)

PHYSICAL SYSTEMS OF THE ENVIRONMENT

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FIELDS OF STUDY

Human Geography studies the following areas:

Population Geography – demographics, pop. distribution

Cultural Geography – religion, languages, ethnicity, food

Political Geography – styles of government & their distribution

Economic Geography – economic development around world

Agricultural Geography – food production, land use

Urban Geography – organization of cities, urbanization

HUMAN GEOGRAPH

Y IS

ALL

AROUND US

IT IS HOW WE WORSHIP

WHERE WE WORSHIP

WHERE WE LIVE

Human Geography deals with those aspects of culture which define us and give us our identities.

WHO WE ARE

HOW WE LIVE

WHAT WE DO FOR A LIVING

WHAT WE EAT

SO WHAT IS HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

Ultimately, Human geography is the study of human use and understanding of the Earth and the process which have affected this. It is linked to both social science and the humanities.

THE CONTINUUM OF GEOGRAPHY

WHO USES HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

The State Department

The Department of Defense

The Department of the Treasury

The Military

Business

Banks

Credit Card Companies

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