GEOGRAPHY AND ITS

TOOLS
 What is geography?
Geography is the science which studies the Earth
from a spatial perspective.
It has two branches: regional geography and general
geography.
Regional geography is the study of the features
which distinguish the different regions of the Earth.
General geography analyzes the main phenomena
which affect the planet. It is divided into physical
geography and human geography.
 PHYSICAL
GEOGRAPHY
It studies the natural elements of a place, the relation
between them and how they differ from place to place and
over time.
• Climate: the study of climate
• Geomorphology: relief
• Biogeography: living things
• Hydrology: water
 HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
It studies the human aspects of a place.
• Demographics: population
• Rural
• Urban
• Economy
• Geopolitics: organization of states and the
relations between them
• Cultural
IMPORTANT
TOOLS
• Maps (geographic
coordinates and
scales)

• Graphs