The scope of geography is related with geography material object. It includes earth surface phenomena (geosfer) consists of nature condition (physical geography) and human condition (social or human geography). These conditions analyze spread, interrelation and interaction in earth space.
According to this condition, geography has to answer what-where-why-how questions about what happen on the earth surface. With “what” question, geography has to answer and show human or nature condition which happen on the earth surface. “Where” question makes geography has to answer and show the place and the spread of the earth surface phenomena. “Why” question find the relationship between human factor and natural factor. “How” question show quality and quantity form of geography phenomena.
Rhoad Murphey, in his book The Scope of Geography, said that geography include three things:
1. Spread and relationship of human in some space aspects and how we use it
2. Human interaction with his physical environment
3. Regional analysis scheme with specific characteristic
Geography object divided into two aspects: physical geography aspect and social geography aspect or human geography aspect. Physical geography aspect includes chemistry, biology and astronomy. In the other hand, social aspect includes anthropology, politics and economy. However, we can’t separate both of them in geography phenomena analysis.
So our lesson plan in this part is understand the scope of geography. At least we know that geography will talk none, but spread, interaction, and description of earth phenomena. How do you think?
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