Human geography

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Human geography is a branch of geography that focuss on the systematic study of patterns and processes that shape human interaction with the environment, with particular reference to the causes and consequences of the spatial distribution of human activity on the Earth's surface. Geography is concentrated on the question "where". Human geography, however, focuses on answering the "why" of "where".

Contents 1 Scope 2 Disciplines of human geography 3 External links 4 References

[edit] Scope

It encompasses human, political, cultural, social, and economic aspects of the social sciences. While the major focus of human geography is not the physical landscape of the Earth (see physical geography) it is hardly possible to discuss human geography without referring to the physical landscape on which human activities are being played out, and environmental geography is emerging as an important link between the two. Human geography is methodologically diverse using both qualitative methods and quantitative methods, including case studies, survey research, statistical analysis, and model building among others.

[edit] Disciplines of human geography

Disciplines of Human Geography	Related Fields
Behavioral geography	Psychology
Cultural geography	Anthropology and Sociology
Development geography	Economic development
Economic geography	Economics
Environmental geography	Environmental science
Feminist geography	Feminism
Historical geography	History
Language geography	Linguistics
Marketing geography	Business
Health geography	Health Science and Epidemiology
Military geography	Geostrategy
Political geography	Political science (including Geopolitics)
Population geography	Demography
Regional geography	Regionalisation
Religion geography	Religion
Social geography	Sociology
Strategic geography	Geostrategy
Urban geography	Urban studies and Planning

[edit] External links

• College Board AP test overview
• Geo-information's human geography portal
• CommonCensus Map Project - Drawing a human-geographic map of the United States based on votes from its website

[edit] References

• de Blij, H.J., Alexander B. Murphy (2000). Culture, Society, and Space, 7th edition, John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-44107-4.