Recreation needs of personality as the basis of the functioning of recreation geography

The importance of the research problem lies in the attempt to solve an important task of modern recreational geography, which involves a clear formulation of its functions and the disclosure of possible ways to form and meet the recreational needs of the individual. New in the work is the idea of expanding the structural units of recreational geography, which will make it possible to improve recreational activities in terms of their relation to certain territories. The practicality of the article as a factual material will allow the use of various views of scientists on the problem in the study of recreational geography by higher education students and the promotion of their views on the need for recreational activities of the individual as an important element in the restoration of personal strength. The study used generally accepted methods: analysis of literary sources on the outlined topic, their processing, description and generalization. The main result of the work was the confirmation of the idea of recreational needs as the basis for the functioning of recreational geography (medical and biological, socio-cultural, economic, and political functions of recreational geography). Keywords: recreational geography, recreational needs, physical strength, spiritual health, functionality of recreational geography, recreational activities, territorial organization of recreation, recreational resource potential, recreational and tourist infrastructure.