Physical and Human Geography

Physical and Human Geography

There are two important sub-fields of knowledge with similar methodology that we are going to focus on throughout this course: physical geography and human geography. The following table helps to make the differences between these two types of geography more apparent. This table describes some of the phenomena or elements studied by each of these sub-fields of knowledge. Knowing what kinds of things are studied by geographers provides us with a better understanding of the differences between physical and human geography.

 Physical Geography

 Human Geography

 Rocks and Minerals

 Population

 Landforms

 Settlements

 Soils

 Economic Activities

 Animals

 Transportation

 Plants

 Recreational Activities

 Water

 Religion

 Atmosphere

 Political Systems

 Rivers and Other Water Bodies

 Social Traditions

 Environment

 Human Migration

 Climate and Weather

 Agricultural Systems

 Oceans

 Urban Systems