differentiate between human and physical geography
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The division
It’s not easy studying an entire planet. Luckily, geography is split into two main areas that make it easier to wrap your head around:
Physical geography looks at the natural processes of the Earth, such as climate and plate tectonics. Human geography looks at the impact and behaviour of people and how they relate to the physical world.
However, it is important to remember that all areas of geography are interconnected: for example, the way human CO2 emissions affect the climate is part of both physical and human geography. The main area of geography that looks at the connection between physical and human geography is called environmental geography.
Physical geography
Areas of physical geography include:
Geomorphology: the shape of the Earth’s surface and how it came aboutHydrology: the Earth’s waterGlaciology: glaciers and ice sheetsBiogeography: species, how they are distributed and whyClimatology: the climatePedology: soilsPalaeogeography: how the continents have moved over timeCoastal geography: how the ocean and land affect each otherOceanography: the oceans and seasQuaternary science: the geography of the last 2.6 million years, including the last ice ageLandscape ecology: how the landscape affects things like the distribution of plants and animalsGeomatics: gathering, storing and processing geographic information – for example, making maps
Human geography
Areas of human geography include:
Cultural geography: how things like religion, language and government vary across the worldDevelopment geography: standards of living and quality of life across the worldHistorical geography: how people have studied and thought about geography in the pastPopulation geography: how populations grow in different places and people migrateUrban geography: cities and built-up areas
Much of human geography examines the relationship of other fields to geography, such as economics, health, tourism and politics.
It’s not easy studying an entire planet. Luckily, geography is split into two main areas that make it easier to wrap your head around:
Physical geography looks at the natural processes of the Earth, such as climate and plate tectonics. Human geography looks at the impact and behaviour of people and how they relate to the physical world.
However, it is important to remember that all areas of geography are interconnected: for example, the way human CO2 emissions affect the climate is part of both physical and human geography. The main area of geography that looks at the connection between physical and human geography is called environmental geography.
Physical geography
Areas of physical geography include:
Geomorphology: the shape of the Earth’s surface and how it came aboutHydrology: the Earth’s waterGlaciology: glaciers and ice sheetsBiogeography: species, how they are distributed and whyClimatology: the climatePedology: soilsPalaeogeography: how the continents have moved over timeCoastal geography: how the ocean and land affect each otherOceanography: the oceans and seasQuaternary science: the geography of the last 2.6 million years, including the last ice ageLandscape ecology: how the landscape affects things like the distribution of plants and animalsGeomatics: gathering, storing and processing geographic information – for example, making maps
Human geography
Areas of human geography include:
Cultural geography: how things like religion, language and government vary across the worldDevelopment geography: standards of living and quality of life across the worldHistorical geography: how people have studied and thought about geography in the pastPopulation geography: how populations grow in different places and people migrateUrban geography: cities and built-up areas
Much of human geography examines the relationship of other fields to geography, such as economics, health, tourism and politics.
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