Geographical Thought

In this chapter you will find all the discussion on different topics of Geographical Thought or Perspective in Geography. এখানে তোমরা ভূগোল চিন্তার বিকাশ বিষয়ক বিভিন্ন বাংলা এবং ইংরেজিতে পাবে।

Definition and Nature of Geography

Relationship between Geography and other disciplines

Fundamental concepts in geography

Approaches in Geography: 

• Determinism in Geography

• Possibilism in Geography

• Quantitative Revolution: Concept, background and impacts 

• Methodological and philosophical development due to Quantitative Revolution 

• Critical Revolution in Geography 

• Humanistic Geography 

• Behavioural Geography 

Dualism and Dichotomy:

• Dualism in Geography: Regional Geography versus Systematic Geography

• Dualism in Geography: Physical geography versus Human Geography (Bengali)

• Dualism in Geography: Physical Geography vs Human Geography (English)

• Dualism in Geography: General Geography and Particular Geography 

Evolution of geographic ideas: 

Geography in the ancient period

Evolution of geographic ideas: Geography in the medieval period

Geography in the pre classical period: Varenius, Kant

Characteristics of the Classical geography

Classical geography: Humboldt

Classical geography: Ritter

Schools of Geography:

German school of geography

• Alexandar Von Humboldt 
• Karl Ritter
• Fredrick Ratzel

French school of geography

• Paul Vidal de la Blache 

British school of geography

American school of geography

• Contribution of Peter Hagget (মানবীয় ভূগোলে Peter Haggett এর অবদান)

Russian school of geography