CONCEPT OF GEOGRAPHY
GEOGRAPHY
Geo – means
earth
Graphea/Grapher
– means to write, to draw and to describe about the earth
Geography
is the study of distribution and interrelationship of phenomena in relation to
the earth’s surface.
or
Geography is a science that deals with the earth and its life,the description of land sea ,air,plants and animal life including human being and their activities.
or
It is the science of distributions and is concerned with spatial variations in any physical or cultural.
or
Geography is a science that deals with the earth and its life,the description of land sea ,air,plants and animal life including human being and their activities.
or
It is the science of distributions and is concerned with spatial variations in any physical or cultural.
BRANCHES OF
GEOGRAPHY
There are three
main branches of geography namely: -
(a) Physical
geography
(b) Human and
economic geography
(c) Practical geography
A. PHYSICAL
GEOGRAPHY
Is concerned
with Land formation processes, weather and climate . Also it is the
branch of geography that studies all physical features
e.g .Mountain,rift valley
e.g .Mountain,rift valley
B. HUMAN AND
ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY OR REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY.
It deals with
all activities of human on the earth’s surface,which includes
mining,agriculture,transportation,settlement,tourism etc,
C. PRACTICAL
GEOGRAPHY
Is concerned
with field study of photograph interpretation, map work , statistics and
research.
Exercise 1
1. Why are we studying geography?
(i) To gain skills of observing,measuring,recording and interpreting phenomena
(ii) To understand interaction between our country and other countries and share ideas of solving problems.
(iii) To acquire skills for combating environment problems in order to conserve and manage the environment in a sustainable way.
(i) To gain skills of observing,measuring,recording and interpreting phenomena
(ii) To understand interaction between our country and other countries and share ideas of solving problems.
(iii) To acquire skills for combating environment problems in order to conserve and manage the environment in a sustainable way.
(iv) To develop awareness and knowledge about natural
resources(Land forests, mineral deposits,water etc) wild animals climatic
regions and other natural resources..
(v) It provide base for specialization career for example
cartographer, climatology, geologist etc
(vi ) It helps to learn on how other countries in the world solve
different problems like fire outbreak disease, environment problems e.t.c
(vii) It help us to understand aspect of weather and climate and how it influence the environment
(viii) To gain the knowledge of employment opportunities
(vii) It help us to understand aspect of weather and climate and how it influence the environment
(viii) To gain the knowledge of employment opportunities
Exercise 2
1. What
is geography?
Geography is the study
of human and environment in relation to the earth
2. How many branches
of geography do we have?
There are three branches of geography namely;
(i) Physical
geography
(ii) Human and
economic geography
(iii) Practical geography
Physical geography concerned with Land formation process, weather and climate.
Physical geography concerned with Land formation process, weather and climate.
Human and economic geography deals with all activities of human on
the earth’s surface.
Practical geography is concerned with field study, photograph interpretation ,map work and
research
3. Why are we studying geography? (give three strong reasons and examples)
3. Why are we studying geography? (give three strong reasons and examples)
(i) To develop awareness of our country and heritage.
(ii) To
expand our knowledge of employment opportunities.
(iii) To gain skills of observing, measuring, recording and interpreting phenomena.
(iii) To gain skills of observing, measuring, recording and interpreting phenomena.
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