List of Famous Geographical Principles or Concepts and their Propounders
Geography is the study of the lands, the features, the inhabitants, and the phenomena of the Earth. The concepts of geography allow us to explore the relationships and connections between people as well natural and cultural environment. It provides a framework that geographers use to interpret and represent information about the world. The development of understanding of these concepts will allow us to participate as critical, active, informed and responsible citizens.
Famous Geographical Principles or Concepts and their Propounder
| Geographer (Propounder) |
Principle/Concept |
| Georges Lemaitre |
Big Bang Theory |
| Stephen Hawking |
Super String theory |
| Lowthian Green |
Tetrahedral Theory |
| Davis |
Geomorphic Cycle |
| Penck |
Tripen concept |
| L. C. King |
Pediplanation Cycle |
| Louis Agasses |
Glaciated Relief Cycle |
| Peltier |
Periglacial Cycle |
| J. Cvijic |
Karst Topography Cycle |
| James Hall & Dana |
Theory of Geosynclines |
| Harry Hess |
Sea-Floor Spreading |
| Wegener |
Continental Drift Theory |
| Tujo-Wilson |
The term 'Plate Tectonics |
| Harry Hess |
Theory of Plate Tectonics |
| Daly |
Glacier Control Theory |
| Darwin |
Subsidence Theory |
| Airy & Whewell |
Progressive Wave Theory |
| R.A. Harris |
Stationary Wave Theory |
| Koeppen |
Classification of Climates |
| Clement |
Single Climate Theory |
| A.G. Tansley |
Multiple Climate Theory |
| Bjerlcnes |
Polar Front Theory |
| V.V. Dokachayev |
The First Soil Scientist |
| Haeckel |
The term 'Ecology' |
| A.G. Tansley |
The term 'Ecosystem' |
| GK. Zipf |
Rank Size Rule |
| Geddes |
Concept of Conurbation |
| Davide Gadren and Stefan Berteau |
The term `Megalopolis' |
| E W Burgess |
Concentric Model of Internal & Structure of cities |
| Hartshorne |
Regional Disparities |
| Fryadman |
Concept of Core-Periphery |
| Parroux |
Concept of ‘Growth-Poles’ |
| J.C. Weaver |
Crop-Combination Analysis |
| Whittlesey |
Regionalisation of Agriculture Land |
| Weber |
Concept of Isodopanes" |
| Weber |
Locational Triangle |
| Losch |
Theory of Maximum Revenue |
| Frater and Hotling |
Theory of Competition |
| Meadows |
Limit to Growth |
| Jelen |
The term `Geo-Politics' |
| Herbert Spencer |
Survival of the Fittest |
| Darwin |
Natural Selection |
| Ratzel |
Social Darwinism |
| Humboldt & Ritter |
Determinism |
| L. Febvre |
The term Possiblism' |
| Vidal-de-La-Blache |
Father of Possiblism |
| Ratzel |
Environmental Determinism |
| Griffith Taylor |
`Stop and Go' Determinism |
| Brunhes |
Activism |
| Gulke |
Idealism |
| David Harvey & Peat |
Radicalism |
| Auguste Comte |
Positivism |
| Kirk and Ye Fu Tuan |
Humanism |
| Parson |
Universalism |
| I Burten |
Quantitative Revolution |
| Kirke and Valpert |
Behavioural Revolution |
| Hutton |
Present is the Key to Past |
| Haggett and Chorley |
Father of the Models concept |
Above the list of famous geographical principles or concepts are integral to the development of geographical understanding to the reader to think geographically.