State the importance of Environmental Geography.
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There is an intimate relationship between geography and environment .
Geography = geo+graphien =study of earth and environment is the cover or you can say ornament of earth .Environmental geography is thebranch of geography that describes the spatial aspects of interactions between humans and the natural world. ... By its very nature geographyis a discipline that seeks to integrate and synthesize knowledge. Therein lies its strength.
It helps us to asses the impact of human presence on environment for example take glacier melting. It is due to human activity i.e., due to temperature rise which in turn was caused by industrial pollution, vehicular pollution, GHGs etc .
This will create rise in sea level due to which coastal areas get submerged into sea
studying environmental geography helps us in environmental planning, design, and restoration, as well as in environmental assessment and monitoring, resource management, natural areas preservation, and outdoor and environmental education