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Geography as a science Seminar in geography Presentation No. 2

Geography as a science Seminar in geography Presentation No. 2. Mgr. Soňa Patočková SOŠ a Gymnázium Staré Město 2011. Content. What is geography ? Definition of geography History of geography Geography as a science Geography today. What is geography ?. Geographia ( Greek )

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Geography as a science Seminar in geography Presentation No. 2

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  1. Geography as a scienceSeminar in geographyPresentation No. 2 Mgr. Soňa PatočkováSOŠ a Gymnázium Staré Město2011

  2. Content • Whatisgeography? • Definitionofgeography • Historyofgeography • Geography as a science • Geographytoday

  3. Whatisgeography? • Geographia (Greek) • Geo (γεός) • Graphein (γράφειν) • Geographyisthe science thatstudieslandscapeandrelationshipsbetweenlandscapeandhumans.

  4. Definitionofgeography? • Geographyisthebridgebetweenthehumanandphysicalsciences. • Geographyisthe science thatstudieslandscapeandrelationshipsbetweenlandscapeandhumans. • Geographyisthemotherofallsciences.

  5. Geography as a science • Thesubjectofgeographyislandscape (landsphere) • Landsphere: • Physicalgeographicalsphere • Atmosphere • Litosphere • Hydrosphere • Biosphere • Pedosphere • Social (human) sphere

  6. Geography as a science Thepartsofgeography are: • Physicalgeography • Human (orsocialorcultural) geography

  7. Geography as a science Physicalgeography • Atmosphere (climatezones, atmosphericpressure) • Biosphere (flora and fauna) • Hydrosphere (riversandstreams) • Litosphere (glaciers, plate tectonic) • Pedosphere (soil) • Knowledgeofphysicalgeographyofthe planet isimportantforeveryserious student ofthe planet.

  8. Geography as a science Humangeography • Called as socialorculturalgeography • Combineseconomicandculturalgeography to exploretherelationshipsbetweenhumansandtheirnaturalenvironment • The study ofinteractionsbetweenhumanbeingsandtheirenvironment in particularplacesandacrossspatialareas.

  9. Physicalgeography • Climatologyand meteorology • Hydrology vs. hydrogeography • Geomorphology • Pedogeography • Biogeography

  10. Humangeography • Demography • Economicgeography • Culturalgeography • Industrialgeography • Agriculturegeography (land use) • Transportationgeography • GeographyofRecreation, Tourismand Sport

  11. Historyofgeography • Eratosthenes (276-194 BC)

  12. Historyofgeography • Pythagoras • Ptolemy • Marco Polo • GerardusMercator • BernhardusVarenius • Alexander vonHumboldt

  13. Whyisgeographyimportant? • Understandingtheconnectionbetweentheenvironmentandpeople • Geographersunderstandconflictaroundtheworldbecauseso many factors are involved

  14. Howisthefutureofgeography? • Great!

  15. TheEnd!

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