Geography vs. Geology

Geographynoun

A description of the earth: a treatise or textbook on geography; an atlas or gazetteer.

Geographynoun

The study of the physical properties of the earth, including how humans affect and are affected by them.

Geographynoun

Terrain: the physical properties of a region of the earth.

Geographynoun

Any subject considered in terms of its physical distribution.

Geographynoun

Similar books, studies, or regions concerning other planets.

Geographynoun

The physical arrangement of any place, particularly a house.

Geographynoun

The lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.

Geographynoun

The relative arrangement of the parts of anything.

Geographynoun

A territory: a geographical area as a field of business or market sector.

Geographynoun

The science which treats of the world and its inhabitants; a description of the earth, or a portion of the earth, including its structure, features, products, political divisions, and the people by whom it is inhabited. It also includes the responses and adaptations of people to topography, climate, soil and vegetation

Geographynoun

A treatise on this science.

Geographynoun

study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation

Geographynoun

the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources and political and economic activities.

Geographynoun

the nature and relative arrangement of places and physical features

Geographynoun

(especially in business) a geographical area; a region.

Geography

Geography (from Greek: γεωγραφία, geographia, literally ) is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of the Earth and planets. The first person to use the word γεωγραφία was Eratosthenes (276–194 BC).

Geologynoun

The science that studies the structure of the earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks.

Geologynoun

The geological structure of a region.

Geologynoun

The science which treats: (a) Of the structure and mineral constitution of the globe; structural geology. (b) Of its history as regards rocks, minerals, rivers, valleys, mountains, climates, life, etc.; historical geology. (c) Of the causes and methods by which its structure, features, changes, and conditions have been produced; dynamical geology. See Chart of The Geological Series.

Geologynoun

A treatise on the science.

Geologynoun

a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks

Geologynoun

the science which deals with the physical structure and substance of the earth, their history, and the processes which act on them.

Geologynoun

the geological features of an area

Geologynoun

the geological features of a planetary body

Geology

Geology (from the Ancient Greek γῆ, gē () and -λoγία, -logia, (, )) is a branch of Earth science concerned with the solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Geology can also include the study of the solid features of any terrestrial planet or natural satellite such as Mars or the Moon.