What Is Geography?

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Today, I learnt about what Geography is. Geography is the study of the earth, cities, countries, people and their lifestyles and also of different kinds of land forms and water bodies. 

Geography tells us about

- cities and countries, mountains, rivers and deserts

- why it is hot in summer and cold in winter

- things like earthquakes and floods

- our environment

- how our environment is getting damaged

- how to protect it

- how and why the world is changing globally 

- our natural environment and pressures they face

- places/communities in which we live and work

- interconnectedness of world and the communities that live in it

References:
Know your planet Book 1 by Anita Arathoon, Anjana Bose
http://www.rgs.org/geographytoday/what+is+geography.htm

I wondered what then Vedic Geography is.

Vedic Geography, I think tells us about

- higher planets, middle planets and the lower planets of the Universe
- different lokas (planets) like Satya Loka, Tapo Loka, Jana Loka, Mahar Loka, Svarga Loka, Bhuvar Loka, Bhu Loka
- Patala Lokas such as Atala, Vitala, Sutala, Talatala, Mahatala, Rasatala and Patala
- who lives in all the above Lokas
- not just one Universe but also tells us about multiverse where multiple Universes are there
- bhu mandala (Solar System)
- different oceans such as ocean of salt water, ocean of milk, ocean of liquor, ocean of sugar cane, ocean of ghee and ocean of yogurt
- different layers of atmosphere
- how pole star acts as the pivot of bhu mandala
- the creation of multiple Universes and the Brahmanda
- several dvipas (islands)
- Jambudvipa and the Sumeru mountain (earth's imaginary axis)

I created this video that clearly shows what Vedic Geography tells us about. Thanks to Iskcon Desire Tree for the pictures I used.

Enjoy Learning