Takshashila Mahavidyalaya, Darapur

Definition of geography may be the study of natural and human constructed phenomena relative to a spatial dimension. The study of geography has evolved and developed into an important form of human scholarship.

• Where?
• Why there?
• Why do we care?

Geographers concentrate on the “where” and by doing this they may be able to gain a better understanding of what is being studied than if the “where” were ignored. This is the “Spatial Perspective” that is peculiar to the study of geography. This perspective is useful in a wide variety of fields and therefore you have a wide variety of sub-disciplines in the field of geography (like political geography, cultural geography, physical geography, etc.). Businesses use geography when they decide WHERE to locate a new plant. Real estate developers use geography when they decide WHERE to build a new housing development. You have used geography when you decided WHERE to look for a job, or WHERE to go on vacation, or WHERE to go to school. If the WHERE is important, then geographers can study it