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6547 Earth Sciences Programme


Difference between Geography and Earth Sciences



Prepared by Department of Earth Sciences, HKU (http://www.hku.hk/earthsci/rock.html)



Geography - The study of the earth’s surface, form, physical features, natural and political divisions, climate, productions, population, etc. Geography is usually divided into two main branches – physical geography and human geography. It is the physical geography part which is more closely related to earth sciences. Subjects commonly studied include:

Biogeography (study of the distribution of plants and animals)

Cartography (study of maps and diagrams)

Climatology (study of climate)

Geographical information system (study of computer applications in geography)

Geomorphology (study of landforms)

Historical geography (study of the history of geographical development)

Pedology (study of soils)

Transportation geography (study of communications)

Urban geography (study of major settlements especially cities)

Career - Mainly as school teachers



Earth sciences - The science including:

Climatology (study of climate)

Economic geology (study of materials that can be utilized profitably)

Engineering geology (study of geological applications in engineering)

Geochemistry (study of the chemistry of the earth)

Geochronology (study of dating methods and their applications)

Geomorphology (study of landforms)

Geophysics (study of the physics of the earth)

Hydrology (study of global water)

Meteorology (study of the atmosphere)

Mineralogy (study of minerals)

Oceanography (study of oceans)

Palaeoclimatology (study of climates of the past)

Palaeoecology (study of the relationship between organisms and environment in the past)

Palaeogeography (reconstruction of the physical geography of the past)

Palaeontology (study of fossils and the history of life on Earth)

Pedology (study of soils)

Petrology (study of rocks)

Planetary geology (study of the geology of other planets)

Sedimentology (study of sediments and sedimentary rocks)

Stratigraphy (study of layered rocks in time and space)

Structural geology (study of geological structures)

Tectonics (study of the larger deformation features)

Volcanology (study of volcanoes and their associated products)

Career - More variable depending on specialization; in Hong Kong mainly as geologists/engineering geologists/geotechnical engineers

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