Write short note on: Nature of geography.

Answer: Geography is the study of the earth as the home of human beings; its nature is as follows.

• Geography is an interdisciplinary subject linking natural sciences and social sciences; it studies both physical and human phenomena.
• It is a spatial science: it studies the location, distribution and spatial patterns of phenomena on the earth's surface, answering 'where' and 'why there'.
• It studies the interaction between humans and the environment (man–environment relationship).
• It is dynamic: the subject keeps changing with new technology such as remote sensing, GIS and GPS.
• It has two main branches – physical geography and human geography – along with regional geography and many sub-branches.
• It uses observation, field work, maps, data analysis and models, so it is both descriptive and analytical.