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Geography As A Discipline

What are the major approaches to study geography ?

The major approaches to study geography are:

(i) systematic

(ii) regional.

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What are the three sets of questions concerned with geography as a discipline ?

The three sets of questions are :

(i)Questions about what, which are related to the identification of patterns of natural and cultural features.

(ii)Questions about where. Some questions are related to the distribution of the natural and cultural features.

(iii)Questions related to why. It is related to the explanation or the causal relationship between feature and phenomena.

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Why was the need for specialization felt that gave rise to systematic disciplines ?

Once the spirit of scientific enquiry was kindled and information about the world became more copious, the urge for deeper analysis of the processes that give rise to such a great variety of natural and cultural feature in the world grew.

This necessitated specialization, which ultimately gave rise to systematic disciplines like physics, chemistry, biology, economics, sociology and political science, etc. that once formed part of one unified discipline called Geography.

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Describe the branches of geography based on systematic approach.

The branches are:

(i) Physical Geography: It includes Geomorphology, Climatology, Hydrology and Soil Geography.

(ii) Human Geography: It includes Cultural Geography, Population and Settlement Geography, Economic Geography, Historical Geography and Political Geography.

(iii) Bio-Geography : It includes Plant Geography, Zoogeography, Ecology and Environmental Geography.

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