What are the three types of Geography?

 
Geography is the science that studies the lands, the features, the inhabitants, and the
phenomena of the Earth. It is commonly divided into three branches:

I. Physical geography: nature and the effects it has on people and/or the environment

II. Human geography: concerned with people

III. Environmental geography: how people can harm or protect the environment

RIVERS POVERTY WEATHER RECYCLING

TOURISM COASTS MOUNTAINS TRANSPORT

CLIMATE TOWNS &

RAINFORESTS DESERTS
CHANGE CITIES

POPULATION MAPS EARTHQUAKES CRIME

MIGRATION TORNADOES VOLCANOES LITTER

HEALTH SOILS GLACIERS TOURISM

Student tasks

1. Decide if the geographical topics in the table above

are:

 human geography topics (H)

 physical geography topics (P) or

 environmental geography topics (E)

...however, they may need to be included in two

categories.

2. Which topics do you think could be linked?

Explain your answers e.g. deserts and rainforests are both types of landscapes
known as ecosystems.

3. Give examples of places names or real life geographical issues around the world e.g.
Haiti was affected by an earthquake, which killed many people.
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