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Geography can be described as the study of places that also examines the relationship between people and their surroundings. Geography explains all phenomena of the earth and planets. Before studying geography, I used to think that it is all about maps and is a field of science in which locations of several places are studied. After taking this course I came to know that geography is not merely the study of maps yet it covers not only lands but inhabitants as well. While studying geography one thing that I did not know before was that geography has two sub-categories. The first category that is human geography deals with the study of people and their cultures, communities and environmental interaction. While the second category is physical geography that deals with the processes that occur in nature (Balasubramanian, 2016). After getting the idea of these two types I had learned a lot regarding environmental issues that are prevailing in our society such as global warming, economic crises, and overcrowded cities, etc. Although I knew about an issue such as the greenhouse effect before yet this subject increases my knowledge regarding how everything in the ecosystem is interlinked. It also facilitated me in understanding how a slight disturbance in the ecosystem can imbalance the entire ecosystem.
Due to the rise in technology people are more prone to use social media. As geography is linked with human life and environment so it is also mentioned not only on Television but also on social media platforms. Specifically, TV was the main source through which I got some knowledge regarding geography. Several programs and documentaries of different regions and cultures of the people living there are shown on TV that helped a lot in getting to know about the geography of that area. For instance, a documentary on national geography regarding the melting of glaciers helped a lot in highlighting the global warming issue. Also, the documentaries and pictures of several tourist spots shown on social media sites helped a lot in getting to know about the culture and environment of that area (Timothy, 2018).
References
Balasubramanian, A. (2016). Branches of geography. Retrieved May, 13, 2018.
Timothy, D. J. (2018). Geography: the substance of tourism.
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