4.16 Environmental Geography

  • Environmental geography is the branch of geography that describes the spatial aspects of interactions between humans and the natural world. It requires an understanding of the dynamics of climatology, hydrology, biogeography, geology and geomorphology, as well as the ways in which human societies conceptualize the environment.

    Environmental geographers realize that it is not possible to understand environmental problems without understanding the physical processes as well as the demographic, cultural, and economic processes that lead to increased resource consumption and waste.

    Environmental geographers ask a diverse set of questions such as:

    • Can the global environment cope with anticipated population growth?
    • What will be the extent and impact of global warming?
    • Should we protect tropical forests and why are they being destroyed?
    • What causes famine and why do people die from it?

    https://www.3dgeography.co.uk/environment-worksheets - in this web page we found a lot of useful activities connected with the topic of environmental geography and we used them in classes.