The Nature of Geography
The Nature of Geography
The Nature of Geography
Geography
CHAPTER 1
What is GEOGRAPHY?
It is from Greek word, geographia,
THE NATURE OF GEOGRAPHY
History of
Geography
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Greeks
THE NATURE OF GEOGRAPHY
schools
THE NATURE OF GEOGRAPHY
development of geography
THE NATURE OF GEOGRAPHY
development of geography
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The Elements
of Geography
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1. Physical or natural
2. Cultural or Human
3. Holistic synthesis
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Physical or Natural
THE ELEMENTS OF GEOGRAPHY
Cultural or Human
THE ELEMENTS OF GEOGRAPHY
Landforms Settlements
Animals Transportation
Plants Religion
Holitic Synthesis
THE ELEMENTS OF GEOGRAPHY
Branches of
Geography
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Regional Geography
Topical Geography
Physical Geography
Human Geography
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Regional
Geography
BRANCHES OF GEOGRAPHY
Geography
BRANCHES OF GEOGRAPHY
Geography
climate; their relationship to one
another and to human activities; and the
forces that create and change them.
BRANCHES OF GEOGRAPHY
forms as well as the development of the accurate measurements of the earth and
irregularities in the surface of the earth. the calculation of the exact location of
glaciation river floodplains points on the earth's surface such as the
underground caves shorelines exact location of a city in latitude and
coral reefs sand dunes longitude.
volcanic features the erosion cycle
BRANCHES OF PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
OCEANOGRAPHY - study of the ocean and its MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY - study of the
phenomena, current wave activity, relationship between disease-causing
temperature differences, and tides. organisms and their physical environment.
PEDOGENESIS - deals with the process of METEOROLOGY - scientific study of the 31
WATER MOVEMENTS:
evaporation condensation
precipitation desposition
runoff infiltration transpiration
sublimation groundwater flow
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Geography
so that it is closely allied with the
other social sciences such as economics,
political science, history, sociology,
BRANCHES OF GEOGRAPHY
and anthropology.
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