Human Geography / Nature and Scope — Geography STD 12 Humanities — Question

Human geography studies the inter-relationship between the physical environment and sociocultural environment created by human beings through mutual interaction with each other.

1. The process of adaptation, adjustment with and modification of the environment started with the appearance of human beings over the surface of the earth in different ecological niches. Thus, if we imagine the beginning of human geography with the interaction of environment and human beings, it has its roots deep in history.
2. Thus, the concerns of human geography have a long temporal continuum though the approaches to articulate them have changed over time. This dynamism in approaches and thrusts shows the vibrant nature of the discipline.
3. American geographers, Finch and Triwartha divided the subject matter of human geography into two broad sections:

1. Physical or Natural Environment and,
2. Cultural or Man-made Environment. Physical Environment consists of phenomena such as human settlements as well as features associated with agriculture and transportation.