What is Geography

 Geography is the study of our planet Earth, its land, and the people living on it.

The word "Geography" comes from the words "geo" and "graphein". "Geo" means "text" and "graphein" means "to write". Hence, geography means to write about the Earth, its natural features such as the land, mountains, rivers, vegetation, and climate, and man-made features such as farmlands and cities.

The study of the Earth's land is called physical geography. In Physical geography, we look at the physical environment- the natural surroundings such as the land in which people, animals, and plants live. The physical environment is natural, not made by man but as a result of many natural processes. 

Physical Geography shows the Earth's natural environment that we study in physical geography. Physical geography is usually divided into three main areas of study. 

• Physical features of the landscape
• Relief refers to the height and shape of the land. Mountains, plateaus, and plains are the Earth's major relief features.
• Drainage includes natural water bodies such as rivers, lakes, and swamps.

• Weather and climate

• Weather is the condition of the atmosphere at any given time.
• Climate is the average weather conditions recorded at a particular place over many years. The record can be over a period of more than 30 years.
• Natural vegetation and soil
• Natural vegetation refers to the trees and plants that grow in areas undisturbed by people.
• Soil is the top layer of loose earth in which plants grow.

Human Geography is the branch of geography that is associated and deals with humans and their relationships with communities, cultures, economies, and interactions with the environment by studying their relations with and across locations.

Environmental geography is the branch of geography that describes the spatial aspects of interactions between humans and the natural world. definition. A statement of the exact meaning of a word, etc.