Geography as a Discipline Chapter 1 __ Class 11 Geography NCERT _ Class Notes __ Samagra Book Series Batch (Hinglish).pdf

Geography as discipline

1. Himanshu Thapa Sir
UPSC
SAMAGRA
BOOK SERIES
(HINGLISH)
GEOGRAPHY

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3. Geography questions Trend

4. Why Should We Study Geography?
●Ourlivesareaffectedinmanywaysby
oursurroundings.
●Wedependontheresourcesavailable
fromtheearth'ssurface.Alsothe
croppingpatternisbasedontheclimate
oftheplace.
●Toknowthechangestakenplace
throughoutthegeologicaltime.
●Toknowtheland,resourcesandthe
people
●Tohaveavisualsenseoftheearth's
surface.
Natural resources around us

5. Evolution of life

6. Geography as a study and a subject
●Erathosthenes,aGreekScholar(276-
194BC)wroteabookwhichwascalled
‘Geographia.’
●Theword‘geography’isderivedfrom
twoGreekwords-
●Geo-Earth
●Graphos-Description.
●Somescholarsdefinedgeographyasthe
descriptionoftheearthastheabodeof
humanbeings.

7. What do Geographers study?
●Ageographerisascholarwhoseareaof
studyisgeography,thestudyofEarth’s
naturalenvironmentandhuman
society.
●Theystudythevariationsand
associationofthefeaturesontheearth
surfacee.g.Croppingpatterndiffers
fromplacetoplaceanditisdueto
differencesintheclimate,soil,demand,
transportfacility,capacityofthefarmer.

8. What is the relation between man and nature?
●Humansaresophisticatedandevolved
animalswhohavemodifiedthenatural
environmenttomakeitsuitablefor
living.
●Whilehumandependenceonnaturehas
decreasedovertheprocessofevolution,
peoplestilldemonstratemanyformsof
naturecontentment.
●Thisincludesemotionalattachmentto
nature,perceptionofthemselvesasa
partofnature,andactivitiesaimedat
natureprotection.

9. What does Geography study?
●GeographyisthestudyofEarth’s
landscapes,peoples,placesand
environments.Itis,quitesimply,about
theworldinwhichwelive.
●Geographyisuniqueinbridgingthe
socialsciences(humangeography)with
thenaturalsciences(physical
geography).
●Italsostudiesspatialorganizationand
spatialintegration.

10. Which are the three questions concerned with
Geography?
(i)Somequestionsarerelatedtotheidentificationofthepatternsof
naturalandculturalfeaturesasfoundoverthesurfaceoftheearth.
(ii)Somequestionsarerelatedtothedistributionofthenaturaland
human/culturalfeaturesoverthesurfaceoftheearth.
(iii)Thethirdquestionisrelatedtotheexplanationorthecausal
relationshipsbetweenfeaturesandtheprocessesandphenomena.

11. How can we say that Geography is an integrated
discipline?
●Itisadisciplineofsynthesis;itincludes
spatialandtemporalsynthesis.
●Itsapproachisholisticinnature.
●Itrecognizesthefactthattheworldisa
systemofinterdependence.
●Thepresentworldisaglobalvillage.
The efficienttransportand
communicationhelpedtheworldto
becomeaunifiedvillage.
●Geographyasanintegratingdiscipline
hasinterfaceswithnumerousnatural
andsocialsciences.

12. Branches of Geography

13. How can we say that Geography is an integrated
discipline?

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