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Geography as a Discipline

Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 11 · Geography

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1. Meaning and Scope of Geography

  • The term geography was first coined by Eratosthenese, a Greek scholar (276-194 BC).
  • The word geography comes from Greek roots: geo means earth and graphos means description.
  • Geography was first understood as the description of the earth.
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2. Geography as a Scientific Discipline

  • Geography is concerned with three sets of questions: what, where, and why.
  • What asks about the identification of patterns of natural and cultural features.
  • Where asks about the distribution of these features.
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3. Approaches to the Study of Geography

  • The two major approaches to study geography are systematic and regional.
  • Systematic geography is the same as general geography.
  • Systematic approach was introduced by Alexander Von Humboldt, a German geographer (1769-1859).
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4. Branches of Geography

  • Physical geography includes geomorphology, climatology, hydrology, and soil geography.
  • Geomorphology studies landforms, their evolution, and related processes.
  • Climatology studies the structure of the atmosphere, weather, climate, climatic types, and regions.

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Geography is the description and explanationThe term geography was first coinedGeography studies all phenomena that varyGeography asks what is foundTime is treated as the fourth

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