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Geography

1 The study of the earth and its features and of the distribution of life on the earth,including human life and the effects of human activity.

2. The physical characteristics, especially the surface features, of an area

Human Geography

Many branches of geography are found within human geography , a majorbranch of geography that studies people and their interaction with the earthand with their organization of space on the earth's surface.

Economic Geography

Economic geographers examine the distribution of production anddistribution of goods, the distribution of wealth, and the spatial structure ofeconomic conditions.

Population Geography

Population geography is often equated with demography but populationgeography is more than just patters of birth, death, and marriage. Populationgeographers are concerned with the distribution, migration, and growth ofpopulation in geographic areas.

Geography of Religions

his branch of geography studies the geographic distribution of religiousgroups, their cultures, and built en!ironments.

Medical Geography

Medical geographers study the geographic distribution of disease "includingepidemics and pandemics#, illness, death and health care.

Recreation, Tourism, and Sport Geography

he study of leisure$time acti!ities and their impact on local en!ironments.%s tourism is one of the world's largest industries, it in!ol!es a great numberof people ma&ing !ery temporary migrations and is thus of great interest togeographers.

Military Geography

Practitioners of military geography are most often found within the militarybut the branch loo&s not only at the geographic distribution of militaryfacilities and troops but also utilizes geographic tools to de!elop militarysolutions.

Political Geography
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Political geography in!estigates all aspects of boundaries, country, state, andnation de!elopment, international organizations, diplomacy, internal countrysubdi!isions, !oting, and more.

Agricultural and Rural Geography

eographers in this branch study agriculture and rural settlement, thedistribution of agriculture and the geographic mo!ement and access toagricultural products, and land use in rural areas.

Transportation Geography

ransportation geographers research transportation networ&s "both pri!ateand public# and the use of those networ&s for mo!ing people and goods.

Urban Geography

he branch of urban geography in!estigates the location, structure,de!elopment, and growth of cities $$ from tiny !illage to huge megalopolis.

Physical Geography

Physical geography is another major branch of geography. (t is concernedwith the natural features on or near the surface of the earth.

iogeography

)iographers study the geographic distribution of plants and animals on theearth in the subject &nown as biogeography .

!ater Resources

eographers wor&ing in the water resources branch of geography loo& at thedistribution and use of water across the planet within the hydrologiccycle and of human$de!eloped systems for water storage, distribution, anduse.

"limate

*limate geographers in!estigate the distribution of long$term weatherpatterns and acti!ities of the earth's atmosphere.

Global "hange

eographers researching global change explore the long term changesoccurring to the plant earth based on human impacts on the en!ironment.

Geomorphology

eomorphologists study the landforms of the planet, from their de!elopmentto their disappearance through erosion and other processes.
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Ha#ards Geography

%s with many branches of geography, hazards combines wor& in physical andhuman geography. +azard geographers research extreme e!ents &nown ashazards or disaster and explore the human interaction and response to theseunusual natural or technological e!ents.

Mountain Geography

Mountain geographers loo& at the de!elopment of mountain systems and atthe humans who li!e in higher altitudes and their adaptations to theseen!ironments.

"ryosphere Geography

*ryosphere geography explores the ice of the earth, especially glaciers andice sheets. eographers loo& at the past distribution of ice on the planet andice$cause features from glaciers and ice sheets.

Arid Regions

eographers studying arid regions examine the deserts and dry surfaces ofthe planet. he explore how humans, animals, and plants ma&e their home indry or arid regions and the use of resources in these regions.

"oastal and Marine Geography

ithin coastal and marine geography, there are geographers researching thecoastal en!ironments of the planet and how humans, coastal life, and coastalphysical features interact.

Soils Geography

-oil geographers study the upper layer of the lithosphere, the soil , of theearth and its categorization and patterns of distribution.

ther major branches of geography include the following...

Regional Geography

Many geographers focus their time and energy on studying a speci/c regionon the planet. 0egional geographers focus on areas as large as a continent oras small as an urban area. Many geographers combine a regional specialtywith a specialty in another branch of geography.

Applied Geography

%pplied geographers use geographic &nowledge, s&ills, and techniques tosol!e problems in e!eryday society. %pplied geographers are often employedoutside of academic en!ironment and wor& for pri!ate /rms or go!ernmentalagencies.
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"artography

(t has often been said that geography is anything that can be mapped. hileall geographers &now how to display their research on maps, the branchof cartography focuses on impro!ing and de!eloping technologies in map$

ma&ing. *artographers wor& to create useful high$quality maps to showgeographic information in the most useful format possible.

Geographic $nformation Systems

eographic (nformation -ystems or (- is the branch of geography thatde!elops databases of geographic information and systems to displaygeographic data in a map$li&e format. eographers in (- wor& to createlayers of geographic data and when layers are combined or utilized togetherin complex computerized systems, they can pro!ide geographic solutions orsophisticated maps with the press of a few &eys.

Geographic Education

eographers wor&ing in the /eld of geographic education see& to gi!eteachers the s&ills, &nowledge, and tools they need to help combatgeographic illiteracy and to de!elop future generations of geographers.

Historical Geography

+istorical geographers research the human and physical geography of thepast.

History of Geography

eographers wor&ing in the history of geography see& to maintain thehistory of the discipline by researching and documenting the biographies ofgeographers and the histories of geographic studies and geographydepartments and organizations.

Remote Sensing

0emote sensing utilizes satellites and sensors to examine features on or near

the earth's surface from a distance. eographers in remote sensing analyzedata from remote sources to de!elop information about a place where directobser!ation is not possible or practical.

%uantitati&e Methods

his branch of geography uses mathematical techniques and models to testhypothesis. 1uantitati!e methods are often used in many other branches ofgeography but some geographers specialize in quantitati!e methodsspeci/cally.

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1. Physical Geography

Physical geography

is a branch of geography that studies physical phenomena on earths surface. Inspection field of physical geography

is natural phenomena of earths surface that becomeshuman living environment.
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The study of physical geography is supported by several sciences belowa. Geology !" a science that studies structure, composition, history and development process ofthe earth.

b. Pedology !" a science that studies the #inds and formation process of soil.

c. Astronomy !" a science that studies celestial bodies.d. Oceanology !" a science that studies about physical and chemical properties of sea water.e. Climatology !" a science that studies about climate.f

. Meteorlogy !" a science that studies about weather.g. Volcanology !" a science that studies about volcanoes.h. Seismology !" a science that studies about earth$ua#e.i. Geophysics !" a science that studies the properties of the inner port of the earth with physicalmethod, such as measuring earth$ua#e, gravitation, and magnetic field.

%. Biogeography !" a science that studies spreading of living organisme geographically onearths surface.

2. Social Geography

&ocial geography is a branch of

geography

that covers population aspects and human activitiesthat consist of economic, politics, social, and cultural activities.

'ranches of social geography are as followsa. Human geography !" a branch of

geography

that studies social economy, and culture of population. b. Anthropogeography !" a branch of geography that studies the spreading of races on earth,seen from geographical point of view.c. Political geography !" a branch of geography that studies geographical conditions seenspecifically.d. Regional geography !" a branch of geography that studies a certain fegion specifically.e. Population geography !" a branch of geography that studies the numver, spreading, andcomposition of population.f. Economic geography !" a branch of

geography

that studies economic activities of populationin a certain region.g. Rural geography !" a branch of geography that studies the condition of rural areas, includingthe society, from geographical point of views.h. r!an geography !" a branch of

geography

that studies about urban regions, including thesociety, from geographical point of view.
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