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Do you agree with the statement that the present geography has become more human centred? Analyze this critically. |
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Answer» Geography is the inclusive study of physical and human activities. The arrival of humans on the earth’s surface is the most recent. Human birth occurred about 2 million years ago on earth. Humans have also made adjustments with physical. conditions during their development. But as the human has used modern techniques and various methods such as aerial survey, remote sensing technique, communication revolution, modern computer etc., the definition of development has changed along with the spread of modernity and technology. The surface of the earth having undergone many changes over time, is very complex and varied, due to which modern research in geography and efforts for better survival on the earth are also deeply related to the, subject. With increased human focus on geographical topics, the spread of human geography and, related branches has increased manifold. Due to this, physical geography has gone a little bit in the background. Geography is the science of earth’s surface. In this, the surface of a place and its various characteristics, description and local relations are studied in context to the human world. Earth is the cornerstone of geography on which all physical and human phenomena and actions are accomplished. After 1975, geography has emerged as a scientific study of the Earth’s surface. After this, the humanistic perspective in geography was developed continuously and it transformed into the science of human – oriented geographic interpretations. Since 1990, geographical knowledge began to be used in the implementation of social, cultural, economic, political sectors and public policies. This made geography more practical and useful for the society and it is currently seen in the form of a human welfare science. Due to today’s human intervention, due to human interaction with physical geography and due to the human involvement in geography, the dominance of human geography is gradually increasing. Many sub – branches have emerged from human geography according to human needs. In a nutshell, it can be said that in the present age of modern and technological development, the nature of human influence is seen, which reflects the nature of human – centered geography. |
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