Geography is the discipline that studies the topography of a particular place. The climate – weather conditions, temperature, rainfall; vegetation’ landscape features; ecology; oceanography; population and density, maps and cartography, etc.
Text books on geography basically carry contents on
- Physical geography –physical features of the Earth, the lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, pedosphere and global flora and fauna patterns together known as Earth Science.
- Biogeography – Climatology, Coastal/Marine studies, Environmental Geography, Geomorphology, Glaciology, Hydrology, Landscape ecology, Palaeogeography.
- Economic geography - Transportation geography, Development geography, Demography, Urban and Social geography, Time geography, Regional geography, Tourism geography, etc.
- Map of the World – Political maps, physical maps, survey maps.
Geography as a distinct academic subject is taught in all secondary educational institutions since elementary stage. Many text books of this level are widely available at book shops to cater customized needs of these institutes.
However, geography is also a subject of specialization at undergraduate or post graduate levels in different countries. Hence, higher level text books on Physiogeography, Human geography, Environmental geography, Geomatics and Geostatistics are accessible from retail outlets or libraries.
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