Importance of Geography
- Geography is one of the social sciences now heading towards scientific form.
- It is a subject of the earth and also a heavenly science as it combines study of earth, man, nature and the universe and their influence on each other. Thus it a “complete” subject governing all forms of existence.
- It is an integrated science as it cuts across all the systematic sciences.
- Geography has practical importance because it is knowledge of our natural resources.
- It has importance in administration and politics.
- It has economical importance as it is study of natural resources.
- Social importance
- Cultural importance
- Prediction of Natural calamities
- Patriotism
- Intellectual importance
- Earning one’s livelihood.
- Tolerance and balanced outlook.
- Man is naturally curious and geography satisfies that curiosity.
- In today’s age of globalization, geography is a unifying factor for the diverse regions of the world to come together for international understanding and peace.
Branches of geography
- Physical geography
- Geomorphology
- Climatology
- Oceanography
- Economic geography
- Historical geography
- Population geography
- Settlement geography
- Urban geography
- Political geography
- Human geography
- Marketing geography
- Industrial geography
- Agricultural geography
- Biogeography (plant and animal geography)
- Medical geography
- Military geography
- Geography of Resources or Geography of Planning
- Geography of Mineral Production
- Geography of Transportation
- Geography or Recreation and Tourism
- Interpretation of Air Photographs
- Geographical Cartography
