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How could you relate geography to law

Hi guys,

I’m doing my teacher reference and I’m struggling on how I could relate geography to law. Like I’m aware that there isn’t much, but I’m sure there’s something that I could relate the subject to. I don’t want my reference to be like 3 words long that’s why.

Any help is greatly appreciated!
Thanks!!

Reply 1

Do you need to relate geography to law? Are you writing a reference for someone else, or asking a teacher to write a reference for you?

There is no particular relationship between law as an academic discipline and geography as an academic discipline. In the practice of law, things that may be studied in geography, such as natural resources, environmental conditions, climate change, transport systems, international boundaries, and so on might be relevant. Human demographics may be relevant to human rights law, especially on the subject of refugees, and to development finance and so forth. Climate factors and aspects of physical geography may be relevant to environmental law.

If you are applying to study law, you don't have to show that other subjects you have studied relate to your proposed future studies.

Reply 2

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by Stiffy Byng
Do you need to relate geography to law? Are you writing a reference for someone else, or asking a teacher to write a reference for you?
There is no particular relationship between law as an academic discipline and geography as an academic discipline. In the practice of law, things that may be studied in geography, such as natural resources, environmental conditions, climate change, transport systems, international boundaries, and so on might be relevant. Human demographics may be relevant to human rights law, especially on the subject of refugees, and to development finance and so forth. Climate factors and aspects of physical geography may be relevant to environmental law.
If you are applying to study law, you don't have to show that other subjects you have studied relate to your proposed future studies.

I'm asking a teacher to write a reference as I need teacher references for UCAS to apply to universities. I am aware that I am replying a month later and I apologise for that. It's just at the time when I was filling out sections that I needed to do write down aspects of the course I want to do that is similar to the course I want to do at university. Essentially, explain to my teacher why I am applying for the course and what supercurricular stuff I have done. By doing this I get a better teacher reference, which in a way helps with my university application? I think I'm not sure.

It was just a pain in the back to do and frankly there's literally nothing that I could think that relates to law, which is why I came here for support. But thanks for the advice I have written some stuff that you've mentioned down and I've also explained to my teacher that there's quite literally nothing I could mention, hence why my reference for geography was the smallest out of my other subjects.

Thanks for the help though!

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