Geography as a discipline! by Maya Phillips

What is geography as a discipline?

mayaphillips444 — 2024-09-09 23:33:02 UTC

why do we study geography?

mayaphillips444 — 2024-09-09 23:37:09 UTC

We as students study geography to better understand our physical world and why it is the way it is! This pursuit of study allows us to orient ourselves on the big, beautiful, blue; planet Earth.

Whilst studying geography, we seek to understand:

Where we are.

Why we're here.

What is here?

Some CORE geographic concepts;

mayaphillips444 — 2024-09-09 23:58:42 UTC

-Places have location, direction and distance with respect to other places.

-A place has size; it is small, medium or large. Scale is important.

-A place has both physical structure and cultural content.

-The attributes, or characteristics, of places develop and change over time.

-The content of places is structured and explainable.

-Places are connected to other places.

-Places may be categorized into regions sharing similar features.

Something to think about!

mayaphillips444 — 2024-09-10 00:07:00 UTC

-Identify the region in which you live in, then, search on the web:

"geography of _____ region". You may learn some new things about your home that you wouldn't have thought of before!

Bonus: Do another quick web search. this time, search how the geography of the country you're from affects your physical self, it is surprising how much we take after the places we're from!