Geo introduction

• Meteorology is the study of weather conditions
• Glaciation is the active process of wind and water
• Geography is the study of the earth as a home of mankind
• Geography


  The study of the earth as a home of mankind
• Graphien


  To write, draw or describe
• Geographien was later adapted by English language to become Geography
• Environment


  The external conditions that surround an organism and influence its development and behavior
• Habitat


  The home that provides the physical conditions under which specific living organisms live
• Ecosystem


  The complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit
• Types of environment


  • Physical environment
  • Human environment
• Physical environment


  Natural/physical features that are products of land forming processes
• Human environment


  Human activities on the earth's surface and their effects
• Branches of Geography


  • Physical Geography
  • Human and Economic Geography
  • Practical Geography
• Physical Geography


  Deals with land forming processes that shape the earth's surface and their resultant features and effects
• Habitat


  The physical location that provides the specific conditions that a particular organism needs to live and thrive
• Physical conditions


  The specific environmental conditions that an organism needs to survive, such as temperature, light, humidity, and soil composition
• Provides


  The set of conditions that an organism actively uses, such as the trees where a bird builds its nest, the pond where it finds food, and the air through which it flies
• Poetry


  The study of poems
• Poem


  A piece of writing in which the words used are chosen for their beauty and sound, and are often arranged in short lines. A poem expresses thoughts, dreams, and ideas; and it is arranged in verse, often following a rhythm.
• Poet


  A person who writes poems
• Persona


  The speaker in a poem. The persona can be a politician, lover, friend, parent, child, worker, citizen, patient, doctor, teacher, student, etc.
• Subject matter


  What the poem is about. This can include who the speaker is, what event/situation/experience the poem describes, who is being addressed, when and where the events take place.
• Theme


  The message the poet is trying to pass across in the poem. This can be understood by asking what lesson has been learnt from the poem or why the poet wrote the poem.
• Geography


  The description of the distribution of the natural features and their inter relationship on the earth or the distribution of features due to human activities on the earth's surface
• Environment


  The external condition that surround a plant or an animal
• Ecology


  The external surroundings that influence the development and behaviour of specific living organisms
• Habitat


  The physical aspect of the environment where certain species are found or located, that is, their home
• Types of environment


  • Human environment
  • Physical environment
• Human environment


  The activities done by human beings on the earth
• Physical environment


  Features and activities that are not influenced by human beings on the earth's surface, such as weather, climate, landforms and soil
• Branches of Geography


  • Physical geography
  • Human geography
  • Practical geography
• Human Geography


  Involves human activities such as exploitation and processing of the resources found within the environment
• Physical Geography


  Comprises of endogenic and exogenic land forming processes
• Examples of Physical Geography


  • Faulting
  • Folding
  • Vulcanicity
  • Weather and climate
  • Soil erosion and mass wasting
  • Earth and the solar system
  • Vegetation
• Practical Geography


  Involves activities carried out practically on the earth to develop a practical understanding and interpretation of geographical information
• Examples of Practical Geography


  • Aerial photograph work
  • Field work
  • Statistics and statistical work
  • Map work
• Importance of studying Geography


  • Creates awareness to manage and conserve the environment among the learners
  • Enables one to acquire basic skills and knowledge for holistic development
  • Enables humans to explore space in search for geographical information on the origin of the earth, the solar system, internal structure of the earth among others
  • Enables one to develop career interests in other geography related subjects like meteorology, surveys, urban planning, forestry, etc.
  • Enhances international and regional awareness and cooperation when learners study and appreciate other parts of the world
  • Improves the learners' ability in group reading, analyzing and interpretation of charts, diagrams, maps, statistical data and photographs
  • Enables the learners to appreciate interaction among different societies
• Relationship between Geography and other Disciplines


  • Chemistry
  • Mathematics
  • Demography
  • Economics
  • Medicine
  • Geology
  • Meteorology
  • Agriculture
  • Physics
  • Biology
  • History
• Chemistry


  Geography uses chemistry information in studying the chemical composition of rocks and soils, and in determining chemical changes in the atmosphere
• Mathematics


  Geography uses mathematics in solving numerical data, calculating population densities, bearings and distances, and in presenting information on charts and graphs