The major branches of human geography are the following:
1. Social / Cultural geography: This is a regional study of the social / cultural environment of the human beings.
2. Population and Settlement Geography: Population – structure, population-growth theory, causes, problems, solutions, rural and urban population, migration, practical structure, etc. are studied under this. Settlement geography, a detailed study of origin, development, rural and urban settlement, etc. is done.
3. Economic Geography: Economic Geography contains a detailed explanation of the distribution, use, conservation, etc. of economic resources.
4. Historical Geography: Historical interpretation of geographical factors is done in this.
5. Political Geography: The regional interpretation of political events, boundaries, relations of neighboring units and elections, regional study of behaviors and units is done under this.