The Worlds Of Human Geography And Physical Geography

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Samuel He
Mr. Richard
Humanities
5 October, 2016

How do the worlds of human geography and physical geography overlap?

1. Introduction
Human geography and physical geography are the main two branches of geography. Human geography, also known as cultural geography, is the branch of the social sciences that deals with the world, its people and their communities, cultures, economies and interaction with the environment by noticing their relations with and across space and place (Johnston). Physical geography is that branch of natural science which deals with the study of processes and patterns in the natural environment like the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and geosphere, as opposed to the cultural or built environment, the domain of human geography (Marsh). There are some debates about whether these two branches are related to each other, but in recent years more and more people believe that they have close relationship, especially when it comes to the human activity and natural disaster. This paper will mainly talk about the three cases. The author intends to illustrate the environment has great influence on people’s life, taking the Guangdong province as examples, as well as explain the global warming has serious threatened the ecosystem.
2. Three specific cases regarding the overlap of human geography and physical geography.
2.1 Hakka hill song
Hakka hill song is a very important part of Hakka culture. Hakka people sing it in Hakka dialect. The theme varies from