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Geography as a science Seminar in geography Presentation No. 2. Mgr. Soňa Patočková SOŠ a Gymnázium Staré Město 2011. Content. What is geography ? Definition of geography History of geography Geography as a science Geography today. What is geography ?. Geographia ( Greek ) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Geography as a science
Seminar in geographyPresentation No. 2
Mgr. Soňa PatočkováSOŠ a Gymnázium Staré Město2011
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Content
• What is geography?• Definition of geography• History of geography• Geography as a science• Geography today
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What is geography?
• Geographia (Greek)– Geo (γεός)– Graphein (γράφειν)
• Geography is the science that studies landscape and relationships between landscape and humans.
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Definition of geography?
• Geography is the bridge between the human and physical sciences.
• Geography is the science that studies landscape and relationships between landscape and humans.
• Geography is the mother of all sciences.
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Geography as a science
• The subject of geography is landscape (landsphere)
• Landsphere:– Physical geographical sphere
• Atmosphere• Litosphere• Hydrosphere• Biosphere• Pedosphere
– Social (human) sphere
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Geography as a science
The parts of geography are:1. Physical geography2. Human (or social or cultural) geography
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Geography as a science
Physical geography– Atmosphere (climate zones, atmospheric pressure)– Biosphere (flora and fauna)– Hydrosphere (rivers and streams)– Litosphere (glaciers, plate tectonic)– Pedosphere (soil)
• Knowledge of physical geography of the planet is important for every serious student of the planet.
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Geography as a science
Human geography– Called as social or cultural geography– Combines economic and cultural geography to
explore the relationships between humans and their natural environment
– The study of interactions between human beings and their environment in particular places and across spatial areas.
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Physical geography
• Climatology and meteorology• Hydrology vs. hydrogeography• Geomorphology• Pedogeography• Biogeography
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Human geography
• Demography• Economic geography• Cultural geography• Industrial geography• Agriculture geography (land use)• Transportation geography• Geography of Recreation, Tourism and Sport
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History of geography
• Eratosthenes (276-194 BC)
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History of geography
• Pythagoras• Ptolemy• Marco Polo• Gerardus Mercator• Bernhardus Varenius• Alexander von
Humboldt
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Why is geography important?
• Understanding the connection between the environment and people
• Geographers understand conflict around the world because so many factors are involved
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How is the future of geography?
• Great!
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The End!
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