Маникова Анар, гт-306 Nature of Geography as a discipline

Geography has been defined differently through different periods of its history Geographical work in ancient Greece had followed two distinct traditions. One was the mathematical tradition which was focused on fixing the location of places on the earth’s surface, and the other was gathering geographic information through travels and field work. According to them, the purpose of geography was to provide a description of the physical features and conditions in different parts of the world. The emergence of regional approach in geography also emphasized the descriptive character of geography. According to Humboldt, geography is the science related to nature and it studies and describes all material things found on earth. Another important school of thought defined geography as the study of man-environment relationships.