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Geography as a Discipline

Tripura Board · Class 11 · Geography

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What is Geography?

  • Geography literally means 'description of the earth' - derived from Greek words 'geo' (earth) and 'graphos' (description)
  • First coined by Eratosthenes, a Greek scholar (276-194 BC)
  • Defined as 'the description of the earth as the abode of human beings'
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Nature and Human Interactions

  • Human beings are integral part of nature with nature showing imprints of human activities
  • Primitive societies were directly dependent on immediate physical environment
  • Modern societies modify natural environment through technology
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Fundamental Questions in Geography

  • Three fundamental questions: What? Where? Why?
  • WHAT questions identify patterns of natural and cultural features
  • WHERE questions deal with distribution and location of features
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Geography as an Integrating Discipline

  • Geography derives database from all natural and social sciences
  • Attempts synthesis of information from various sources
  • Has interfaces with numerous natural and social sciences

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Geography is the description of EarthGeography studies phenomena that vary overGeography examines the dynamic relationship betweenGeography studies how space gets organizedSystematic approach studies phenomena globally

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