Question

Write a short note on:

Scope of geography

Answer 1

Geography is the study of the earth and phenomena related to it. We find there are variations in physical and cultural environment on the earth surface. We find that almost every discipline, under natural and social ·sciences, is linked with geography.

1. Geology, meteorology, hydrology and pedology are linked with the fields of physical geography such as geomorphology, climatology, oceanography and geography of Soils respectively.
2. Similarly, knowledge of mathematics is essential for cartography, drawing of maps and diagrams required understanding of mathematics. In case of human geography, every social science studies separately has interface with branch of human geography because of their spatial attributes.
3. Social sciences such as sociology, political science, economics, history and demography are closely linked with the branches of human geography.
4. It can be concluded that geography has strong interface with natural as well as social sciences.