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B.Ed. Practicum (1st semester)
SESSION : 2016-
2018(1.1.5)
COURSE-V

Seminar presentation

GEOGRAPHY AS A INTERDISCIPLINARY
SUBJECT
Pabitra Mahato
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Registration no:146-1121-0573
 Geography is all around us. Geography is an
integrated, interdisciplinary subject. In the ancient
period geography was treated as a spatial science.
But now a days the circumpherence of geography
is enlarged. As a example we can say that in
geography we can include the violence
against woman as social pathology . Hence it
is relevant to discuss its relationship with other
subjects.
 WHAT IS GEOGRAPHY ?
The study of the
earth and its
features and of the
distribution of the
life on the earth,
including human life
and effects of
human activity.
 0BJECTIVES
Understand the spatial relationships of humans
to their natural world.

Understand the types of human activity in an

area in relation to many
natural features

Also it can help us understand both our physical

earth landforms, weather, natual disasters and
human geography how people live.

It helps understand past to prepare for future.

GEOGRAPHY WITH OTHER
DICIPLINCES
HISTOR
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POLITICA
L BIOLOG
SCEIENC Y
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COMPUT
ECONOMI GEOGRAP
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SCIENCE

SOCIOLO
MATHEM GY AND
ATICS ANTHROP
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PHYSICS-
CHEMIST
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 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY
: According to Herodotus All history must be treated
as geographically and all geography must be
treated as historically.

If we talk about the ancient civilizations we can found

that all the civilizations were established along the
geographical features like river, lake, pond, coastline etc.
to achieve its benefits. As example- Indus civilization,
Harappa civilization.
RELATION BETWEEN GEOGRAPHY AND BIOLOGY:

Geography is closely related to biology. According Darwin Finch

to Charles Darwin, origin of the species by
means of natural selection that indicates in a
suitable natural and geographical area a plant or
animal species can evaluated naturally. Ex- when he
visited to the Galapagos island he noticed that
the island supported is own form of Finch bird.
As a branch of geography Bio-geography
deals with biology.
 RELATION BETWEEN GEOGRAPHY AND
MATHEMATICS:

Mathematics or Quantitative Aptitude is

highly related to Quantitative
geography and Map Projection.

To determine scale, graticules, co-

ordinates we have to apply the different
mathematical technique.
Polyconic projection
RELATION BETWEEN GEOGRAPHY AND
PHYSICS&CHEMISTRY:

Physics-Chemistry deals with the different

types of reaction in natural environment. Ex- in
Ozone Hoe depletion in Antercotica region
, which is

climatology is the part of geography

which deals with all types of
atmospheric phenomena like cloud
formation, air movement,
 RELATION BETWEEN GEOGRAPHY AND ECONOMICS:

A successful agriculture depends

on geographical factors like soil,
climate etc. which flourished the
economy through GDP, GNP, PCI
etc, discussed both in economic
geography and economics.
RELATION BETWEEN GEOGRAPHY AND SOCIOLOGY-
ANTHROPOLOGY:
Sociology deals with different social
elements like, society, competition,
conflict, social stratification, social
pathology etc. which also discussed in
social geography.
Due to changes in geographical
environment many human races are
developed and their physical (hair,
African European skin) and mental behavior, efficiency
 RELATIAON BETWEEN GEOGAPHY AND POLITICAL
SCIENCE:
Political science deals with the
definite political area regards with
political geography.

Ex- According to the Heartland

and Rimland theory by Mackinder
and Spykeman respectively
geographical accessibility
delimits
RELATIONtheBETWEEN
boundary of any AND COMPUTER
GEOGRAPHY
political
SCIENCE:Aregion.
At present Geography is becoming more
independent with Computer Science.
Without having the computer knowledge
it is very difficult to prepare any digital
modern geographical presentation.
As the R.S and G.I.S is totally based on
computerized process, we must need to
know the computer science.
 CONCLUSION
In the light of the above discussion as
geography deals with all natural, floral
and faunal things which is naturally
connected with another major subjects.
So, as a social science we should know
geography properly to know the another
one more
 thank you

Thank you