Planeta 42 Games ›

Geography Games ›

Geography Tree

To play online press the screenshot above and then the start button.
Or you can download the game and play offline.

18 major geography fields of study.

"Geography Tree" is a free online knowledge level game, about the subject of Geography, its fields of study, branches, sub-disciplines and key concepts. Drag and drop the round pictures in the geographical tree of knowledge. A small mosaic game for desktop computers, laptops and tablets, which may be played in the web browser. The Geography Knowledge Board include 18 pictures to play with. The game is part of the Interactive World Maps educational tools. It is cumulative with the Geography Tree Test.

This fun education learning game may answer some of the following questions:

What geography include?
What is the study of geography?
Which are the geographical fields of study?
What is Pedology?
Is Geopolitics part of mathematics ?
Which are the 2 main geography branches?

How to play Geography Tree.

There are 18 stylized pictures of different fields of geography studies and topics situated top of the game screen. Rolling over the picture reveal the name of the geo subject and one sentance description of it. Every geographical subject is in different set of colors, which sign the branch group. The main tree is, as always, in the middle. The empty sockets are colored in group colors too and a different dot set. Drag the small round geo pictographs and drop them over the appropriate color on the tree of knowledge. The pictures will remain active, until they all are arranged correctly. There is a small counter to the bottom right. It is, as always, used only for evaluation in fun classes and will not affect the knowledge level achievement.

Knowledge Achievements:
Know at least 5 geography branches by name.
Winning the game rewards +1 Knowledge Level on Planeta 42.

Class subject: Geography fields of study.

1. Physical Geography - Physical geography (or physiography) focuses on geography as an Earth science.
2. Biogeography - The study of the distribution of species and ecosystems in geographic space and through (geological) time.
3. Geodesy - Deals with the measurement and representation of the Earth in "space".
4. Hydrology - The scientific study of the movement, distribution, and quality of water on Earth and other planets.
5. Meteorology - The interdisciplinary scientific study of the atmosphere and weather.
6. Pedology - The study of soils in their natural environment.
7. Geomorphology - The scientific study of topographic features at the Earth's surface.

8. Human Geography - A branch of geography that focuses on the study of patterns and processes that shape the human society.
9. Cultural geography - The first traces of the study of different nations and cultures on Earth.
10. Economic geography - The study of the location, distribution and spatial organization of economic activities across the world.
11. Historical geography - The branch of geography that studies the ways in which geographic phenomena have changed over time.
12. Demography - The statistical study of populations, especially human beings.
13. Geopolitics - The study of the effects of geography on international politics and international relations.
14. Tourism geography - The study of travel and tourism, as an industry and as a social and cultural activity.

15. Regional Geography is concerned with the description of the unique characteristics of a particular region or country.

16. Geomatics is concerned with the application of computers in geography, like Global positioning systems (GPS).
17. Geology - An earth science comprising the study of solid Earth and tectonic plates.

18. Cartography - Studies the representation of the Earth's surface with abstract symbols (map making).