May 1999 PDF Version 1. Identity and aims 1.1 Geography means the description of the earth, i.e. of the physical world around us as a whole, consisting of the earth, the sea and the atmosphere, of human living conditions and the interaction that takes place between nature and human activities under the diverse natural and social conditions that are prevalent on the earth. Geography describes and explains the dynamic development, formation and localisation of the natural resources of the earth and its surface, and it also sheds light on the possibilities of a sustainable exploitation of resources. 1.2 Environmental problems have a central position in the subject, whether they are in Denmark, or whether they cut across national frontiers or are global determined by the natural base, production and human activities in general.
Geography deals with aspects of Danish industry, production and population.
The cultural landscape in open country as well as in cities is studied as a visible expression of the interaction between nature, population and production. The patterns of distribution and localisation of geographical phenomena, regional characteristics, and international and global conditions hold a prominent place in the subject. In a time of explosive growth in the amount of information and increasing globalisation of environmental problems, of production and of human leisure-time activities and work life, it is becoming increasingly more important to be able to sort, structure and evaluate information about our planet as well as to gain knowledge about the way things are connected in the surrounding world. The near and the distant world around us is the object of study for geography. Hence it is part of the identity of geography as a subject to develop the students skills at being able to form opinions on the flow of data and information about the surrounding world that is part of the information society.