ABSTRACT
Geography is the study of people, places, and environments from a spatial and ecological perspective. The spatial aspect refers to where different places in the world are located, both precisely (at a particular intersection of latitude and longitude, within a particular nation and region) and relative to one another (in terms of direction and distance), as well as the patterns of distribution of human activities occurring at different places (land use, settlement, industry and other economic activities). The ecological aspect looks at characteristics of the physical environment, such as climate, landforms, and vegetation, which provide affordances and constraints for human habitation and in turn are affected by human activities.
