Sub branches
Economic Geography
Economic geographers examine the distribution of production and
distribution of goods, the distribution of wealth, and the spatial structure
of economic conditions.
Population Geography
Population geography is often equated with demography but population
geography is more than just patterns of birth, death, and marriage. Population
geographers are concerned with the distribution, migration, and growth of
population in geographic areas.
Medical Geography
In this branch, geographers normally study the patterns in which particular diseases spread. This
means that pandemics & epidemics are usually studied here as well as common illnesses, general
health care and death as well.
Urban Geography
With the development of urban cities worldwide, the branch of urban geography came into play
since it enables researchers to study these trends much more effectively. In addition to this, these
geographers are able to investigate potential locations that are suitable fore development for the
tiniest of villages to sprout into the desired huge cities.
Geomorphology is the study of the nature and history of landforms and the processes which create
them. Initially, the subject was committed to unravelling the history of landform development, but to
this evolutionary approach has been added a drive to understand the way in which geomorphological
processes operate. In many cases, geomorphologists have tried to model geomorphological processes,
and, more recently, some have been concerned with the effect of human agency on such processes.
Military GeographyPractitioners of military geography are most often found in
the military but the branch looks not only at the geographic distribution of
military facilities and troops but also utilizes geographic tools to develop military
solutions.
POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY IS the study of the ways geographic space is organized within and
by political processes. It focuses on the spatial expression of political behavior. Boundaries
on land and on the oceans, the role of capital cities, power relationships among nation-
states, administrative systems, voter behavior, conflicts over resources, and even matters
involving outer space have politicogeographical dimensions.