Physical Geography:
Physical Geography is an important and exciting earth’s science. It deals with our environment and the powerful forces and events that influence our lives. Physical Geography studies the spatial pattern of weather and climate, soil, vegetation, animal, water and all its forms and landforms. It also examines the interrelationship of this phenomenon the human activities. This sub-field of Geography is academically known as ‘Human Land Tradition’.
Authentic Definition:
- “Physical Geography is a body of basic principles of earth science selected with a view to including primary the environmental influences that vary from place to place over the earth’s surface.”
… Arthur N. Strahler - “Physical Geography is the study of those features of earth which are involved in the relation of earth and man that is the study of mans physical environment.”
…. (Davis, 1909) - “Physical Geography deals with the physical background of the aspects of air, land and water which are quite depended on man.”
… (Devenham, 1950)
Elements of Physical Geography:
- Rocks -Landforms
- Soil -Flora
- Fauna -Climate
- Water -Minerals
-Tom L. Mc. Knight
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