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Geography As A Science and Geographical Investigation Methods

Geography can be divided into two main branches: physical geography and human geography. Physical geography includes geomorphology, glaciology, hydrology, landscape ecology, geodesy, cartography, climatology, meteorology, environmental management, coastal geography, biogeography, paleogeography, and oceanography. Human geography includes population geography, social geography, religion geography, health geography, urban geography, transportation geography, cultural geography, political geography, and economic geography. Geography plays a key role in urban planning by studying the physical, social, and economic factors that must be considered, such as through fields like demography, sociology, and economics. Geographical investigation methods include both traditional approaches like cartography, historical

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Geography As A Science and Geographical Investigation Methods

Geography can be divided into two main branches: physical geography and human geography. Physical geography includes geomorphology, glaciology, hydrology, landscape ecology, geodesy, cartography, climatology, meteorology, environmental management, coastal geography, biogeography, paleogeography, and oceanography. Human geography includes population geography, social geography, religion geography, health geography, urban geography, transportation geography, cultural geography, political geography, and economic geography. Geography plays a key role in urban planning by studying the physical, social, and economic factors that must be considered, such as through fields like demography, sociology, and economics. Geographical investigation methods include both traditional approaches like cartography, historical

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Geography as a science and

geographical investigation
methods.
Branches (Physical and human geography)
Physical geography can be divided into many broad categories,
including:

Geomorphology
Glaciology
Hydrology & hydrography

Landscape ecology

Geodesy and cartography Climatology & meteorology


Environmental mana
gement
Coastal geography
Biogeography •

Paleogeography Oceanography
Pedology
Human geography

Pop. geog. or Demography
                                                             

Religion geogrSocial geography Health geography Urban geography


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Transportation geography Cultural geography Political geography Economic geography Tourism geography
Related fields
Determine which economic and environmental factors have to
be taken into consideration in urban planning. Which fields are
associating together to study these factors and what is the role
of geography in this investigation? Justify your opinion.
• 1. Planners are working in groups. Please, pay attention to the table
below.
Physical factors: Study fields Social factors: Study fields Economic factors: Study
fields

2.Find out the role of geography as in urban plannig.


Date: 10/09/2019
• L.O.: -Differentiate Geographical investigation methods.
Geographical investigation methods
Traditional methods Modern methods

Cartographic Geographic modelling and simulation

Historical Geographic forecasting

Expedition and fieldwork Aero cosmic/geospatial analyzing

Comparison GIS (geographic information system)


Modelling and simulation
Statistics
Expedition
Fieldwork
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poMGRbfgp38
• 00:45-06:08

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