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Explain the important branches of Geography. |
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Answer» 1. Physical Geography. The field of physical geography is wide as it includes the study of the entire surface of the earth and also its physical and biological process as well as their morphology. Modern geography has witnessed the development of many branches and some of them even grown into separate disciplines. Some of the important branches of physical geography are as follows:
2. Human geography: It deals with man and his activities particularly cultural environment factors on man made factors, Important among them are culture, Society, agriculture, mining, industry, transport forming trade population etc. Some of the important grander of Human geography are as fallows: 1. Political geography: It deals with spatial unit, people distribution, political behavior, political divisions etc. 2. Economic geography: It refers to basic attributes of the economy such as production, distribution exchange of goods and consumption. It deals with the spatial aspects of production, distribution and consumption and also helps on understanding the most proper location for establishing different human activities. 3. Commercial Geography: It deals with the spatial distribution of trade and commercial practices etc. 4. Population Geography: It helps to understand the distribution, growth density, migration and various other components of population. |
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