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Basic Concept of Geography
Basic Concept of Geography
OF GEOGRAPHY
What is
Geography
?
Geography is…
A. Address
B. Longitude/ Latitude
B. RELATIVE LOCATION
DESER
T
• Hydrology- is predominantly concerned with
the amounts and quality of water moving and
accumulating on the land surface and in the
soils and rocks near the surface and is
typified by the hydrological cycle.
OCEAN
• Glaciology- is the study of glacier and ice
sheets, or more commonly
the cryospehere or ice and phenomena that
involve ice.
GLACIER
S
• Climatology- is the study of
the climate, scientifically defined as
weather conditions averaged over a
long period of time.
CLIMATE
CHANGE
• Meteorology- is the interdisciplinary
scientific study of the atmosphere that
focuses on weather processes and
short term forecasting.
STORM
• Pedology- is the study of soils in
their natural environment.
SOIL
C. COMMON
METHOD OF
GEOGRAPHY
Common Method of
Geography
1. Quantitative 2. Qualitative
Method Method