SSC
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
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branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes
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branch of geography dealing with how human activity affects or influences the Earth’s surface
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the branch of the Earth
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the study of the Earth’s surface
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Detailed explanation-1: -Physical geography is the study of the processes that shape the Earth’s surface, the animals and plants that inhabit it, and the spatial patterns they exhibit.
Detailed explanation-2: -Five main sub-fields of geography Biogeography ( study of plant and animal life and processes) Climatology (study of long term weather called climate and its effects on life) Geomorphology (earth’s form and structure) Hydrology (study of all forms of water underground, over-ground and in the cloud)
Detailed explanation-3: -Physical geography is the study of Earth’s seasons, climate, atmosphere, soil, streams, landforms, and oceans.
Detailed explanation-4: -Human geography or anthropogeography is the branch of geography that studies spatial relationships between human communities, cultures, economies, and their interactions with the environment, examples of which is studied in schools are urban sprawl, urban redevelopment etc.