Human geography is a branch of geography. Based on the theory of the relationship between man and land, human geography is a subject that discusses the geographical distribution, diffusion and change of various human phenomena and the formation and development law of the regional structure of human social activities. Also known as life geography. It is one of the two main branches of geography, and the word "humanity" corresponds to the word "nature" in physical geography, which generally refers to various social, political, economic and cultural phenomena, while some scholars think that it only refers to social and cultural phenomena.
Classification of human geography:
Human geography has a broad sense and a narrow sense. The broad sense includes social and cultural geography, political geography and economic geography, while the narrow sense refers to social and cultural geography. Human geography is a highly cross-disciplinary subject that has emerged at a certain stage of geography development, and has increasingly become the focus of geography research. It is a subject that discusses the geographical distribution, diffusion and change of various human phenomena, as well as the formation and development law of the regional structure of human social activities, and is the main branch of geography.
Employment ability required by human geography major;
Master the basic theories and knowledge of mathematics, physics and chemistry; Understand the theoretical frontier, application prospect and latest development of human geography and urban and rural planning; Familiar with urban and rural resources and environment, urban construction and other related principles, policies and regulations; Combine the elective courses set up, consolidate the foundation and broaden the knowledge; Improve comprehensive quality to meet the needs of social development for talents.
Knowledge and related majors involved: surveying, cartography, physical geography, hydrology and water resources, general ecology, geographic information system, botany, economic geography, land resources, computer-aided planning and design, management principles, urban engineering greening technology, architectural engineering drawing, land evaluation and management, architectural design, urban planning principles, urban master planning, urban regulatory planning, town planning, urban garden and green space planning, etc.