Human beings interact with their physical environment with the help of technology. It is not important what human beings produce and create but it is extremely important ‘with the help of what tools and techniques do they produce and create’. Technology indicates the level of cultural development of society. Human beings were able to develop…
In the early stages of human interaction with their natural environment, humans were greatly influenced by nature, as they had low levels of technology. They adapted to the dictates of Nature, listened to Nature, and were afraid of its fury and worshipped it. This happened because the level of technology was very low and the…
There is a wide-range debate whether geography should be studied with a regional or systematic approach. This is called dualism. Nomothetic means: law-making while ideographic means: descriptive. Whether geographical phenomena be interpreted theoretically or through a historic institutional approach. There exists a dichotomy between physical and human geography.
Aims of Human Geography are: Human Geography aims at studying the human and natural resources of a region so that these resources can be used for the progress and welfare of the people. It also looks into the effects of the environment on human groups. Human Geography aims to study the interactive relationship between man,…
Determinism refers to the point of view supporting environmental control on human action. Accordingly, history, culture, lifestyle and stage of development of a social group, society, or nation are largely governed by the physical factors, (like terrain, climate, fauna and flora) of the environment. The determinists generally consider humans as passive agents. For example: Benda,…
The emphasis of Geography is on the study of nature and human beings. Geography is subjected to dualism and the wide-ranging debates started whether geography as a discipline should be law-making (nomothetic) or descriptive (idiographic). There is a wide-range debate whether geography should be studied with a regional or systematic approach. This is called dualism….
There are various examples in the physical world where human symbols and metaphors are used: the ‘face’ of the earth ‘eye’ of the storm ‘mouth’ of the river ‘snout’ (nose) of the glacier ‘neck’ of the isthmus ‘profile’ of the soil. Villages, towns, and regions have been described as organisms. German geographers describe a country…
Human geography defines the impact and behavior of people and their implications in the physical world. It includes religion, language, and government of people that vary across the world. It also discusses the standards of living and quality of life across the world. It shows the inter-relationship between the physical environment and socio-cultural environment created…
Technology is being developed by humans for ages and with every passing day, technology keeps getting more developed. But this development depends on nature and natural products including wood, plastic, rubber, paper, etc. Without these products of nature, it is nearly impossible to bring about technological improvement. Technology indicates the level of cultural development of…