GEOGRAPHY

WHAT IS GEOGRAPHY

1 THEORY AND VIEWS

2 DIFFERENT VIEWS 

3 REALITY 

Geography is the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments. Geographers explore both the physical properties of Earth’s surface and the human societies spread across it.

The five themes of geography are location, place, region, movement, and human-environment interaction. The five themes enable you to discuss and explain the people, places, and environments of the past and present.

There are three main strands of geography:

• Physical geography: nature and the effects it has on people and/or the environment.
• Human geography: concerned with people.
• Environmental geography: how people can harm or protect the environment.

   HOW TO STUDY GEOGRAPHY EFFECTIVELY

1. START WITH THE CONTINENTS. …
2. BE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT LARGE BODIES OF WATER. …
3. DON’T BE STUCK UP ON MEMORIZING ALL THE COUNTRIES. …
4. USE HISTORY OR CURRENT EVENTS TO REMEMBER BETTER. 
5. VISUALIZE LOCATIONS. …
6. MAKE FLASHCARDS. …
7. ASK FOR HELP. …
8. KEEP A MAP CLOSE BY.

WHY GEOGRAPHY IS CALLED MOTHER OF SCIENCE?

Geography is considered the “mother of all sciences” as its core of study regarding people and places has led to the development of other scientific fields such as biology, anthropology, geology, mathematics, astronomy, and chemistry, to name a few.

Modern Geography: A Description of the Empires, Kingdoms, States, and Colonies with the Oceans, Seas, and Isles; in All Parts of the World: Including the Most Recent Discoveries, and Political Alterations, Digested on a New Place.

Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was described by Charles Darwin as “the greatest scientific traveler who ever lived.” He is widely respected as one of the founders of modern geography