Judy Martz once stated “Everything has to do with geography.” I believe that she is correct, because geography covers basically anything that has to do with the Earth. For example, it covers population, maps, geographical grids, human activity, spatial patterns, and so many other things. Geography classifies material spatially, always asking the questions “where” and “why”. Geographers employ several different, fundamental concepts to explain why every place is unique and somehow connected to other locations. Numerous geographers agree that geography is how people adapt their environment to fit their culture, while other geographers believe geography is what people do with the space they are given.
Many geographers agree that geography is how people adapt their environment to fit their culture. Geographer Jean Gottman (Doc. 1) wrote a document and included her definition of geography. She stated “Geography emphasizes people, their ways of life, their divisions, and their endeavors to solve their problems and to adapt the regional environment conditions …show more content…
I agree with the definition, including geography is about how the people adapt their environment to fit their culture, or way of life because is covers a wide variety of subjects that could fall under the category of “human geography”, unlike the definition including geography is about what the people do with the space they are given. The first definition relates to the quote used at the beginning of this essay, “Everything has to do with Geography”, which again, was voiced by Judy Martz. It connects to the quote because the quote is basically saying that anything can fall under the category “human geography”, which is what the definition is saying. My definition of geography is the study of physical features found on Earth’s surface and the human activity that affects it because that is how I view
Many geographers agree that geography is how people adapt their environment to fit their culture. Geographer Jean Gottman (Doc. 1) wrote a document and included her definition of geography. She stated “Geography emphasizes people, their ways of life, their divisions, and their endeavors to solve their problems and to adapt the regional environment conditions …show more content…
I agree with the definition, including geography is about how the people adapt their environment to fit their culture, or way of life because is covers a wide variety of subjects that could fall under the category of “human geography”, unlike the definition including geography is about what the people do with the space they are given. The first definition relates to the quote used at the beginning of this essay, “Everything has to do with Geography”, which again, was voiced by Judy Martz. It connects to the quote because the quote is basically saying that anything can fall under the category “human geography”, which is what the definition is saying. My definition of geography is the study of physical features found on Earth’s surface and the human activity that affects it because that is how I view