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Answer the following question:
What is meant by development? What is the geographer’s perspective on development?
Solution
Development implies overall improvement in the economic, social, and political conditions of a society. It is not only area-specific but also time-specific. The geographer’s conceptualization of development is much more comprehensive. It considers economic progress, social advancement, political development, and environmental preservation. It is an integrating discipline and offers a unique synthesis of the development of natural and human resources.
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