☰
✕

Geography As A Discipline
Question
Wired Faculty App

Distinguish between Physical Geography and Human Geography.

Answer

Physical Geography : It includes geomorphology, climatology, hydrology and social geography.
Human Geography : It includes socio-cultural geography, population and settlement geography, economic and historical and political geography.

Sponsor Area

Some More Questions From Geography As A Discipline Chapter

You have seen elephants, deer, earthworms, trees and grasses. Where do they live or grow? What is the name given to this sphere? Can you describe some of the important features of this sphere ?

You have seen a tennis ball, a cricket ball, an orange and a pumpkin. Which one amongst these resembles the shape of the earth? Why have you chosen this particular item to describe the shape of the earth ?

What important cultural features do you observe while going to school ? Are they similar or dissimilar ? Should they be included in the study of geography or not? If yes, why ? 

How much time do you take to reach your school from your house ? Had the school been located across the road from your house, how much time would you have taken to reach school? What is the effect of the distance between your residence and the school on the time taken in commuting? Can you convert time into space and vice versa?

 Do you celebrate Van Mahotsava in your school ? Why do we plant so many trees ? How do the trees maintain ecological balance ? 

Mention the four branches of Physical Geography.

Describe the branches of geography based on systematic approach.

What are the three sets of questions concerned with geography as a discipline ?

Why was the need for specialization felt that gave rise to systematic disciplines ?

Which two major revolutionary changes in geography influenced it most during the second half of twentieth century?