what is the history of geography?

WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF

GEOGRAPHY?

Geography is essentially a

SURVIVAL skill!

BIG IDEA

EARLY PEOPLE

500 1000 150001500 1000 5002000 2000

BC OR BCE AD OR CE

Early people studied the land for practical purposes – for food, trade routes, “dangerous lands”, hunting

THE GREEKS

ERATOSTHENESἘρατοσθένης

500 1000 150001500 1000 5002000 2000

BC OR BCE AD OR CE

THE ROMANS

PTOLEMY Κλαύδιος Πτολεμαῖος

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BC OR BCE AD OR CE

THE ARABS(Abu 'Abdallah Muhammad bin Muhammad 'Abdallah bin Idris al-Hammudi al-Hasani)

AL-IDRISI ;بو عبد الله محمد اإلدريسي

500 1000 150001500 1000 5002000 2000

BC OR BCE AD OR CE

THE ARABSHajji Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Abdullah

Al Lawati Al Tanji Ibn Battuta

IBN-BATTUTAH أبو عبد الله محمد ابن عبد الله اللواتي الطنجي بن بطوطة

500 1000 150001500 1000 5002000 2000

BC OR BCE AD OR CE

THE CHINESE

ZHENG HE 鄭和

500 1000 150001500 1000 5002000 2000

BC OR BCE AD OR CE

THE EUROPEANS

The EXPLORERS

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BC OR BCE AD OR CE

COLUMBUS

DIAS

MAGELLAN

THE EUROPEANS

G. MERCATOR

500 1000 150001500 1000 5002000 2000

BC OR BCE AD OR CE

1800’s

MODERN PERIOD

500 1000 150001500 1000 5002000 2000

BC OR BCE AD OR CE

1830

1888

Geography is

interesting!

Subfields of GeographyGeography’s specialized subfields are interconnected – they rely on each other.Geography examines relationships between human societies and the natural environments that they occupy and modify.

Physical

Human