Geography as a Discipline

Geography   is a field of science dedicated to the study of the lands, the features, the inhabitants, and the phenomena of the earth.  A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth".

Geography is one of the oldest earth science and its roots date back in the works of the early Greek scholars. The word ‘geography’ was first used by the Greek scholar Eratosthenes in the third century B.C. Geo “ Earth” and Graphy “ to describe” literal meaning of geography is to describe about the earth’s surfaces. In other words “Geography is largely the study of the interaction of all physical and human phenomena and landscapes created by such interactions.” It is about how,why,and where human and natural activities occur and how these activities are interconnected.

The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes (276–194 BC)