TOPIC 01:CONCEPT OF GEOGRAPHY
GEOGRAPHY
Geo – means earth
Graphea/Grapher – means to write, to draw and to describe about the earth
Geography is the study of distribution and interrelationship of phenomena in relation to the earth’s surface.
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Geography is a science that deals with the earth and its life,the description of land sea ,air,plants and animal life including human being and their activities.
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It is the science of distributions and is concerned with spatial variations in any physical or cultural.
BRANCHES OF GEOGRAPHY
There are three main branches of geography namely: -
(a) Physical geography
(b) Human and economic geography
(c) Practical geography