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Synthetical Geography uses analysis and
synthesis. Here, the first and the most important
task of geographer is to show all aspects, all
facets of a subject or problem under study. It
presents a complete picture of any
geographic problem, be it physical, social,
political, or economic and analyzes the
relations between phenomena such as
climate, soils, rainfalls, habitats, and ways of
life. Instead of treating them in isolation, it puts
together facts to form a whole picture which
well establish the interdependence and
interaction of phenomena and geographic
facts.

All phenomena on the Earth’s surface
occupy places or locations. Geography’s
concern is to focus its attention on
localization or placement of phenomena.
To carry this out , maps are needed. Map
study is a vital part of geography to locate
places and study the location of
phenomena. In short, the relations between
among the phenomena presents in a given
space are discribed and studied.

Man uses land for his benefit and welfare. He
has appropriated this piece of land,
parceled it out, developed it, cleared the
ground , dug canals, and selected sites for
farms, factories, village, towns, and cities.
He has used this piece of land for farming,
fishing, herding, manufacturing, and for his
many other activities. Concentration on the
study of land use in the focus of this
scientific study.

Concept 1: Location
 “ Where did it happen?”
 Location can be either
absolute (45° 34’ 44” N) or
relative (approximately 40 km
west of Halifax)
 Location provides the starting
point for many types of
geographic study.

 Geographers use this as a method of grouping
information into units of manageable size
 A region can be defined as an area of land that
has consistent or easily recognizable features
 The scale or size of a region can vary greatly
 Region is not only based on physical features.
Some regions are defined by cultural traits like
religion language ,income and political boundaries

 Most of the events that geographers
study can be found in more than one
location or region in the world, this is
what is referred to as spatial distribution.
 Spatial pattern is when geographers can
find a pattern of the same event in
places that are far apart.

 The idea that an event in one location or
region can lead to a change in another
location or region some distance away.
 Global interaction can have positive
and negative impacts.

 Some spatial interactions are the result
either of the impact the environment has
on humans or the impact humans have
on the environment.
 In contrast to other spatial interactions,
this type has impacts that are local; this
means they are not usually noticed
thousands of kilometers away.

 When studying geography, we must take
into consideration the idea of culture, or
the customs and world view of a
particular people.
 Different cultures have different views on
environment, the use of natural
resources, and the best way of living in
human communities.
 Culture differences exist even among
people living in the same region.

Geography is the study of Earth as the
home of present –day human beings; it is a
scientific description of the surface features
of Earth, especially as these features affects
human activities. Geography is concerned
with the environment as it provides a home
for humankind and the way that humans
utilize that environmental home. This
definition conforms to the concepts and
ideas that form the modern field of
geography.

 Explain each of the three main types of
definition and concepts of geography?
 Which of the definition is the best for
you? Why?

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