1. Human Geography is a recent sprout from the main, trunk of geography. During 18th & 19th century a new systematic approach of studying man & nature relationship was introduced into the field of Georaphy. 

2. Friedrich Ratzel, a German geography was greatly influenced by Darwin’s theory (1859). He wrote a book ‘Anthropo Geography” in 1882. 

3. Anthropo means ‘Human’ so he coined the term “Human Geography”. Hence, Ratzel is known as the Father of ‘Human Geography’, he developed man & his relationship with environment as described in two schools – 

• The German school or the Deterministic school – Describes . The control of environment on man and his activities. 
• French school or possibilistic school – It advocates that environment provides possibilities for man to persue variuos activities.
• Later Griffith Taylor an Australian Geography introduced ‘Neo-determinism’ or ‘Stop and Go determinism’ which balances between environment determinism and possibilism approach. . .

4. Many Geographers & new approaches, methods tools were introduced to develop Human Geography into systematic science.