Introduction to Geography: Branches & Sub-Branches

Biogeography is the study of the________________

• climates of the world.

• borders or boundaries of parishes.

• distribution of plants and animals.

• distribution of the world’s soils.

________ studies the origin and landforms and how they change over time.

• Geomorphology

• Climatology

• Phytogeography

• Geology

_________ Geography examines the origin and growth of towns.

• Regional

• Rural

• Urban

• Political

Who predicts cold fronts and/ or hurricanes?

• Weatherman

• Climatologist

• Meteorologist

• GPS officer

______studies the distribution of people locally, region and globally.

• Geology

• Political Geography

• Oceanography

• Population Geography

Who studies sediments, metamorphic and igneous rocks?

• Soil Geographer

• Geographer

• Land Surveyor

• Geologist

The study of Human geography includes sub branches in all of the following areas EXCEPT

• Geology

• Demography

• cultural geography

• economic geography

The branch of Geography that is responsible for weather forecasting is_______________.

• Geology

• Climatology

• Geomorphology

• Meteorology

An example of a physicals geographer is

• Urban planner

• Quality surveyor

• Historian

• Geomorphologist

___________ conducts census to know the number of persons in each parish and population.

• Resident surveyor

• GIS specialist

• Environmentalist

• Demographer