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Human Geography Nature and Scope

Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 12 · Geography

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Meaning and Nature of Human Geography

  • Human geography studies the relationship between the physical or natural world and the human world.
  • It also studies the spatial distribution of human phenomena and the social and economic differences between different parts of the world.
  • Geography is integrative, empirical, and practical.
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Definitions of Human Geography

  • Ratzel defined human geography as the synthetic study of the relationship between human societies and the earth’s surface.
  • Ellen C. Semple defined human geography as the study of the changing relationship between the unresting man and the unstable earth.
  • Paul Vidal de la Blache described human geography as a new conception based on synthetic knowledge of the physical laws governing the earth and the relations between living beings inhabiting it.
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Naturalisation of Humans and Humanisation of Nature

  • At a very low level of technological development, humans were strongly influenced by nature and adapted to it.
  • This stage is called environmental determinism.
  • A naturalised human listened to nature, feared its fury, and worshipped it.
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Neodeterminism or Stop and Go Determinism

  • Griffith Taylor introduced Neodeterminism as a middle path between environmental determinism and possibilism.
  • It is also called stop and go determinism.
  • The traffic light example explains the idea clearly: red means stop, amber means get set, and green means go.

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Human geography is the synthetic studyNature and humans are closely linkedAt a very low levelAs technology developsTechnology indicates the level of cultural

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