Geographer's View of the World

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Geographer's View of the World

The question is often asked -- what makes Geography different than other bodies of knowledge? It seems, whatever Geography studies, another disipline studies with far more intensity.

The answer is -- Geography integrates those other bodies of knowledge and applies them to a particular place to assess its function in space, time, and relation to other places.

Other disiplines do not do that -- Geography does.

Geography is an incredibly vast subject -- to make the study more manageable, some Geographers use a method of study called the 5 Themes of Geography.

LOCATION -- this tells where a place is on earth.

PLACE -- this tells what it is like there.

HUMANS/ENVIRONMENT -- this explains how people use the place where they live.

MOVEMENT -- This explains the interaction of people, goods, and ideas that connect that place with other places.

REGIONS -- this allows a broader focus by allowing similar places to be studied simultaneously -- and looks at ways places are similar and how they differ.

Geography attempts to answer the questions:

Why is it where it is?

Why isn't it someplace else?

What will happen in one place as the result of changes someplace else?


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		The question is often asked -- what makes Geography different than other bodies of knowledge? It seems, whatever Geography studies, another disipline studies with far more intensity. The answer is -- Geography integrates those other bodies of knowledge and applies them to a particular place to assess its function in space, time, and relation to other places. Other disiplines do not do that -- Geography does. Definitions of 'Geography' History of Geography -- Timeline All About Geography



		Geography is an incredibly vast subject -- to make the study more manageable, some Geographers use a method of study called the 5 Themes of Geography. LOCATION -- this tells where a place is on earth. PLACE -- this tells what it is like there. HUMANS/ENVIRONMENT -- this explains how people use the place where they live. MOVEMENT -- This explains the interaction of people, goods, and ideas that connect that place with other places. REGIONS -- this allows a broader focus by allowing similar places to be studied simultaneously -- and looks at ways places are similar and how they differ. The 5 Themes of Geography Geography attempts to answer the questions: What is where? Why is it where it is? Why isn't it someplace else? What will happen in one place as the result of changes someplace else?



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