2006-08-27 18:57:48 · 5 answers · asked by Bamos 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
Geography's basic definition is how mankind interacts with the surface of the earth. It includes physical, economic, urban, cultual geography. So it's a social science.
2006-08-28 15:40:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When we say social science, we mean more about social life behavior and attitudes. In another way, more about humans. Geography is less about humans and more connected with the earth. Humans can change the geography of the planet but social science means less about that. I think that's why they took geography out of social science.
2006-08-28 05:45:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Geography is the study and mapping of Earth's features and of the distribution of life on the earth, including human life and the effects of human activity. Geography research addresses both the questions of where, as well as why, geographical phenomena occur. The word comes from the Greek words Ge (γη) or Gaea (γαια), both meaning "Earth", and graphein (γÏαÏειν), meaning "to describe" or "to write".
Because place matters for a variety of topics, including economics, health, climate, plants and animals, geography is highly interdisciplinary. Geography draws upon and contributes to numerous other knowledge disciplines. Geography is broadly divided into human geography and physical geography, with subfields of including economic geography, political geography, urban geography, biogeography, geomorphology, coastal geography.
2006-08-28 02:58:56 · answer #3 · answered by M. Abuhelwa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm new. Why did they have it in there in the first place?
2006-08-28 02:11:13 · answer #4 · answered by Confusion 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no clue--maybe they want to mix it up a bit
2006-08-28 02:11:38 · answer #5 · answered by katlvr125 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋