1. PRESENTED BY Dr.Raviprakash Thombre
What is Geography?
PRESENTED BY Dr.Raviprakash Thombre .

2. What is Geography?
Geography is the study of WHAT IS WHERE, HOW IT GOT THERE, and WHY WE CARE.

3. What is Human Geography – Key Questions
What are geographic questions?
Why do geographers use maps, and what do maps tell us?
Why are geographers concerned with scale and connectedness?
What are geographic concepts, and how are they used in answering geographic questions?

4. What is Geography?
Geography is a representation of the whole known world together with the phenomena which are contained therein.
Ptolemy, Geographia 2nd Century A.D.
Geography is the science of place. Its vision is grand, its view panoramic. It sweeps the surface of the Earth, charting the physical, organic and cultural terrain, their areal differentiation, and their ecological dynamics with humankind. Its foremost tool is the map.
Leonard Krishtalka, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 20th Century A.D.

5. Divisions of Geography
Physical Geography Human/Cultural Geography
Rocks and Minerals Population
Landforms Settlements
Soils Economic Activities
Animals Transportation
Plants Recreational Activities
Water Religion
Atmosphere Political Systems
Rivers and Other Water Bodies Social Traditions
Environment Human Migration
Climate and Weather Agricultural Systems
Geotechniques
GIS, GPS, Remote-Sensing, Cartography
Geography is a bridge between the natural and social sciences. Geography is a holistic or synthesizing science.

6. The Five Themes of Geography

7. Geography of Food Food Place of Invention Current Production
coffee Ethiopia Tropics
oranges South Asia, India US, Mediterranean
pork China, South Asia Worldwide
wheat Near East US, Russia, Argentina
tea China Asia
oats Near East Temperate Climates
pepper South America S. America, Worldwide

8. The effects of the global food price changes detailed in this graph must be understood in geographic context.

10. Coffee Consumption (per capita)
#1  
Norway:
10.7 kgs  
#2  
Finland:
10.1 kgs  
#3  
Denmark:
9.7 kgs  
#4  
Sweden:
7.8 kgs  
#5  
Netherlands:
7.1 kgs  
#6  
Switzerland:
7 kgs  
#7  
Germany:
5.7 kgs  
#8  
Austria:
5.5 kgs  
#9  
Belgium:
5 kgs  
#10  
France:
3.9 kgs  
#11  
Italy:
3.2 kgs  
#12  
United States:
3 kgs  

11. COFFEE PRODUCTION Top Ten Coffee Growing Countries (Yellow)
First domesticated in Ethiopia, coffee has come to be a major export crop for colonial countries and continues to provide much of the export income in these less developed countries. In Uganda, 70-80% of export revenue is generated by coffee. Many issues are raised by the continuation of such colonial economics.

12. Tilt of the earth on its axis.
The earth is tilted 23.5º from perpendicular to the plane of the ecliptic.
Tilt is currently constantly toward Polaris
Animation

13. Effects of the Seasons
Daylength

14. Population Concentrations

17. Source: Guardian News and Media, 2012 (www.guardian.co.uk)

18. Geographic Information Science (GIS)
GIS is "an organized collection of computer hardware, software, geographic data, and personnel designed to efficiently capture, store, update, manipulate, analyze, and display all forms of geographically referenced information."
Click on the map above to use the National Atlas of the United States.

19. REMOTE SENSING (click here)

20. A suburb of Algiers, Algeria
What do the patterns, textures, and shapes visible in this image tell us about this place?

21. Jobs in Geography Aerial Photo Interpreter Facilities Planner
Land Developer
Site Researcher
Agricultural Extension Agent
Forestry Technician
Land Economist
Soil Conservationist
Air/Water Quality Control Manager
Geographer
Land-Use Analyst
Surveyor
Cartographer
Geographic Area Specialist
Location Expert
Systems Analyst
Cartography Compiler
Geographic Attache'
Map Analyst
Teacher
Climatologist
Geographic Information Systems
Map Curator/Librarian
Traffic Manager
Coastal Zone Manager
Geophysics Assistant
Map Editor
Transportation Analyst
Community Developer
Hazardous Waste Planner
Market Research Analyst
Transportation Manager
Computer Mapper
Health Services Planner
Natural Resources Spec.
Travel Agent/Specialist
Computer Programmer
Health Services Organization Manager
Outdoor Guide
Urban/Regional Planner
Demographer
Hydrologist
Park Ranger
Weather Forecaster
Earth Scientist
Industrial Developer
Peace Corp Volunteer
Wildlife Manager
Ecologist
Industrial Planner
Property Manager
Writer/Author
Editor
Intelligence Agent
Public Utilities Specialist
Zoning Investigator
Env. Impact Analyst
International Business Rep
Real Estate Agent/Broker/Appraiser
Environmental Quality Specialist
International Investment Analyst
Remote Sensing Analyst
College/University Professor

22. Famous Geography Students
Prince William of Wales – Majored in Geography at University of Saint Andrews, Scotland
Michael Jordan – Majored in Cultural Geography at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Mother Teresa - Taught Geography and History in Calcutta for 15 Years
Immanuel Kant – the famous philosopher also taught everything from geography to physics.

23. Fieldwork: Geographers as Modern Explorers and Observers

24. Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 2002

25. Mt. San Jacinto State Park, Idylwild, CA, 2001

26. Rocky Mountain National Park, 2003

27. China, 2004

28. Franz Joseph Glacier, New Zealand, 2002

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