Catholic university of mozambique

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Theme: The importance of the study of human and economic geography

Celio Antônio Siaca: 708232851

Course: Graduate in geography

Teachingsubject:Inglesh

Level:1st year

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Quelimane,September2023
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Introduction

Economic Geography is the study of man and his economic activities under varying sets of
condi-tions. Geographers are of different opinions as regarding the definition of the subject.

In fact, different authorities have defined Economic Geography in a variety of ways but their
opinions converge at a common point of accord, where it means the study of the spatial
distribution of man’s economic activities in relation to its environment, be it physical or
nonphysical.

According to Dudley Stamp, Economic Geography “involves consideration of the geographi-

cal and other factors which influence man’s productivity, but only in limited depths, so far as
they are connected with production and trade.”

Professor E. W. Zimmermann pointed out that, Economic Geography deals with the
economic life of man with relation to environment.
LITERATURE REVIEW
R. S. Thoman in his book ‘The Geography of Economic Activity’ has remarked, “Economic
Geography may be defined as an enquiry into the production, exchange and consump-tion of
goods by people in different areas of the world. Particular emphasis is placed on the location
of economic activity — upon asking just why economic functions are situated where they are
in this world.”

J. MacFarlane describes Economic Geography as the study of “influence exerted on the eco-
nomic activity of man by his physical environment, and more specifically by the form and
structure of the surface of the land, the climatic conditions which prevail upon it and the
spatial relations in which its different regions stand to one another.”

The main study area of human geography is economic activity.

Sunlight provides India with larger benefits than it does for the majority of other Asian
countries.

The areas transformed by humans through the primary sector activities are the main focus of
geography of agriculture.

Economic geography is one of the subfields of human geography. Its main area of study is
economic activity. Many people often consider it to be a subfield in economics. Some even
consider it a method in economics, so it is easy to see how it can be considered extremely
important.

It takes a wide array of approaches to handle different topics concerning geography and
economics. Some of those topics are the locations of various industries, the economies of
agglomeration, international trade, real estate, and gentrification.

The Importance Of Economic Geography

It is not hard to see why economic geography is important since it studies the location and
distribution of economic activities all over the world. It has reached the status of a traditional
discipline, given how often it is used for the analysis of various data. Using economic
geography, researchers can understand the structure of the economy in a specific area and
also discover how it relates to other areas in the world.
As previously mentioned, it is often used as a discipline in economics, not just geography,
meaning it is important for multiple fields. Using economic geography, we can study the
economic activities of particular regions. This can allow us to discover the best ways of
setting up economic activities in appropriate regions.

Benefits

Also, we can identify the geographical benefits examined through economic activity. For
example, using economic geography, we can research the fact that India receives a larger
benefit from sunlight than most other Asian countries, which allows us to set up an industry
that deals with solar power panels much easier there. Also, we can determine what countries
can give us the best amounts of certain resources.

Various Branches Of Economic Geography

Location often had a vital role in economic activities all over the world, which is the reason
economic geography was needed in the first place. It is a valuable discipline. There are also
multiple branches of economic geography, that deal with certain subjects in more detail. For
example, the geography of agriculture investigates areas transformed by humans through the
activities that belong to the primary sector. It is concerned with different structures of
agricultural landscapes and tries to research what exactly led to the development of these
places (Ruschmann, 2000).

Some other branches also include the geography of industry, the geography of international
trade, and the geography of resources. These are all self-explanatory, but they all show how
important economic geography really is and how vast a field it actually can be. Many things
we do are the result of research done in this field, and it helps us in our everyday life
tremendously.

Basically, everything concerning people living in a geographic area can be viewed through
the prism of this discipline, and it can give us valuable input about important things. It can
deal with transport, with communication, with finance, and how all of those relate to
geographical data. Economic geography is a bigger part of our lives than we may be aware
of. Many things we do on our job are governed by where we live, and this is something that
this discipline tries to explore and explain (Ruschmann, 2000).
Conclusion

The main objective of economic geography is to identify economic patterns across space and
time in order to provide insight into how and why economic systems and practices develop.
Economic geography is the study of the spatial distribution of economic activity and
economic development.
BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES

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2. REJOWSKI, Mirian (2000). Tourism and scientific research: international thinking x

the Brazilian situation. Campinas: Papirus.

3. ROSS, Glenn F. (2002). Tourism Psychology. São Paulo: Contexto.

4. RUSCHMANN, D. (2000) sustainable planning: protecting the environment.