World geography trivia questions and answers

Geography is combination of two words Geo means earth and Graphy ( word of origin graphein to write something) hence geography is to write something about earth. Certainly, Eratosthenes was the first ever geographer who use the word geography. “World geography trivia questions and answers” quiz is based on questions from all branches of geography.

Branches of geography

There are two major branches of geography :

Human Geography.
Physical Geography.

Human geography

More precisely, Human geography, is study of human and their interaction, with its surroundings and environment. Generally, it focuses on the role, and action of human with its environment. Economics, tourism, and agriculture are major fields to whom human interact. Therefore, all fields are combination of one and another field. The major branches of human geography are

Cultural geography
Historical geography
Political geography
Population geography
Demography
Development geography
Medical geography
Transportation geography
Urban geography

Physical geography

The Physical geography deals with physical components of earth and its environment. It studies the processes and patterns acting place on land (inside and outside), ocean and atmosphere.

Moreover, Geography knowledge is based on five basic these or areas which are attributed to its branches and covers the study sphere for geographers. Here short definition of themes are as under:

- Location: Location is the either relative, or absolute position of item under study on earth.

- Place: Where, item under study, is found and, its characteristics.

- Human/Environment Interactions: How , when and what human and environmental factors and interrelating.

- Movement: What are the moments of human and other items on earth.
- Regions: Here, Region is super set of location and place.

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