Geography · Class 11 Arts
Ch 7Geography as a Discipline — Class 11 Geography, concept-first.
Geography is not a new subject for you — you have met it before as part of Social Science. What changes now is the depth. You will no longer just memorise places and features; you will study the physical environment of the earth, human activities, and the interactive relationship between the two.
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Space Time Dimensions
Think of the last time you had to meet a friend somewhere. You probably said something like, "Let's meet at the café at 6." That single sentence quietly uses four pieces of information: three for where (the café's locati…
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Introduction
Geography is not a new subject for you — you have met it before as part of Social Science. What changes now is the depth.
Geography as an Integrating Discipline
Geography is not a subject that works in isolation. It is, by its very nature, a discipline of synthesis — it pulls together threads from many different fields to understand the world as a whole.
Branches of Geography
Geography is an interdisciplinary subject, and the way it is studied follows certain approaches. Two major approaches have shaped the discipline: the systematic approach and the regional approach.
Branches of Geography (Based on Systematic Approach)
The systematic approach to geography breaks the subject into specialised branches, each focusing on one particular element of the Earth's surface or one type of human activity.
Branches of Geography based on Regional Approach
Geography is not just about listing facts about places — it is about understanding why the earth’s surface is different from one area to another.
Physical Geography and its Importance
Physical geography is the branch of geography that studies the natural features of the Earth's surface and the processes that shape them.
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- Q1Which one of the following scholars coined the term 'Geography'? (a) Herodotus (b) Erathosthenese (c) Galileo (d) AristotleFree
- Q2Which one of the following features can be termed as 'physical feature'? (a) Port (b) Road (c) Plain (d) Water parkFree
- Q3Make correct pairs from the following two columns and mark the correct option: 1. Meteorology, 2. Demography, 3. Sociology, 4. Pedology -- A…Preview
- Q4Which one of the following questions is related to cause-effect relationship? (a) Why (b) Where (c) What (d) WhenPreview
- Q5Which one of the following disciplines attempts temporal synthesis? (a) Sociology (b) Geography (c) Anthropology (d) HistoryPreview
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- Q1What important cultural features do you observe while going to school? Are they similar or dissimilar? Should they be included in the study…Free
- Q2You have seen a tennis ball, a cricket ball, an orange and a pumpkin. Which one amongst these resembles the shape of the earth? Why have you…Free
- Q3Do you celebrate Van Mahotsava in your school? Why do we plant so many trees? How do the trees maintain ecological balance?Preview
- Q4You have seen elephants, deer, earthworms, trees and grasses. Where do they live or grow? What is the name given to this sphere? Can you des…Preview
- Q5How much time do you take to reach your school from your house? Had the school been located across the road from your house, how much time w…Preview