Social Sciences and History / Unit 10 SSH 0901 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Writing About the Earth: Geography's Two Branches
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The idea
Geography means writing about the Earth: the spatial study of physical and cultural environments. Physical geography covers the planet's physical systems; human geography, culture, spatial relationships, and human–environment interaction.
In practice
GIS and remote sensing, where the jobs have grown.
Where people slip
Geography is broader than area studies, the anchor insists.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
- Nothing. This is a starting point.
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