Which of the following statements best describes the uses of geography, one of the six essential elements of geography?
a.
it people understand the ways humans have adapted to and modified their environment.
b.
it people interpret the past, understand the present, and prepare for the future.
c.
it people identify the physical processes that shape the earth's surface.
d.
it people organize the world spatially.

The answer is: It helps people interpret the past, understand the present, and prepare for the future.

For example, In the past there was no technology that can be used to predict when volcanoes will erupt. This resulted in many deaths among the people who live near the area.

In this case, one of the uses of geography is to make humans understand why volcanoes occurs and create technologies that needed to predict when will it occurs. Now, we can predict when volcanoes will erupt weeks even months before it occurs. This minimize the casualties that the eruption creates.