How is human geography related to other social sciences?
Human geography has a highly inter-disciplinary nature as it attempts to explain the relationship between all elements of human life and the space they occur over. It develops a close interface with other sister disciplines in social sciences to understand and explain human elements on the surface of the earth.
Various fields of human geography connect with different social sciences. Social Geography interfaces with Sociology, Behavioural Geography with Psychology, Cultural Geography with Anthropology, Historical Geography with History, and Political Geography with Political Science. Similarly, Population Geography connects with Demography, Medical Geography with Epidemiology, and Gender Geography with Sociology, Anthropology, and Women's Studies.
Explanation
The answer draws directly from the textbook context which states that human geography 'assumes a highly inter-disciplinary nature' and 'develops close interface with other sister disciplines in social sciences.' The specific examples of interfaces between human geography sub-fields and social science disciplines are taken from Table 1.2, demonstrating the breadth of connections across sociology, psychology, anthropology, history, political science, demography, and other disciplines.