What it says. Other than learning where countries and stuff are, do you learn about culture and stuff?
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It depends on the level and specific course. In K-12 geography tends to focus on facts like population, land area, lists of places, and map reading skills (the obvious). In the U.S., cultural studies are usually in a social studies or history class, but are sometimes included in geography.
In AP high school and college geography courses the focus is more on the "why" and on relationships and processes, which does include culture and oh so much more. Geography studies anything that happens on the surface of the earth (and effects humans) by connecting phenomenon or objects to spatial elements. This is a fancy way of saying EVERYTHING can be studied in geography so long as your study asks geographic questions like where, why there, which direction, how big, how far, etc.
In AP high school and college geography courses the focus is more on the "why" and on relationships and processes, which does include culture and oh so much more. Geography studies anything that happens on the surface of the earth (and effects humans) by connecting phenomenon or objects to spatial elements. This is a fancy way of saying EVERYTHING can be studied in geography so long as your study asks geographic questions like where, why there, which direction, how big, how far, etc.