Main stages of development of geography: A Review
Keywords:
geographical, investigation, discoveries, generalizationAbstract
The evolution of geographical thought is likened to a spiral in which each loop corresponds to a particular level of geographical cognition distinguished by a particular quality, scale and character of empirical investigation, territorial discoveries and theoretical generalization. Levels of cognition, in turn, are broken down into a sequence of stages, proceeding from empirical investigation to the formulation of geographical concepts to the practical application of scientific findings to a “crisis” stage in which the discipline is no longer capable of meeting the needs of society. The history of geographical thought is broken down into three levels of cognition, with the third level beginning in the 1930's and now entering its second stage.
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