Question
Explain how Geography is related to the following disciplines:
(i) Meteorology and climatology
(ii) Demography
(i) Meteorology and climatology
(ii) Demography
Answer
(i) Meteorology is the study of atmosphere conditions of a place at a time. Meteorologists study the elements of weather eg rainfall and make logical verdict on weather conditions. Climatology is the scientific study of climate. Geography deals with all elements of weather and conditions of different climatic zones.
(ii) Demography is the study of human population. It deals with general features of a population such as number of people living in an area, their ages, sex composition and death and birth rates. All these aspects of population are covered in population geography under human geography
(ii) Demography is the study of human population. It deals with general features of a population such as number of people living in an area, their ages, sex composition and death and birth rates. All these aspects of population are covered in population geography under human geography