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Question
Differentiate between:
Physical Geography and Human Geography.
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Solution
| Sr. No. | Physical Geography | Human Geography |
| 1. | Physical Geography includes the study of landforms, drainage, relief, slope (lithosphere), composition, structure, weather and climate, winds, precipitation, climate types (atmosphere), oceans, seas, lakes, rivers (hydrosphere) and life forms, including human beings and macroorganisms, ecosystems, food chains, and ecological balance (biosphere). | Human Geography studies the relationship between man and his environment and the distribution of various attributes related to human social and environmental phenomena around the world. |
| 2. | Geology, Meteorology, Hydrology and Pedology are the natural sciences linked with the fields of Physical Geography. | Every social science studied separately has an interface with the branch of Human Geography because of their spatial attributes. |
| 3. | Geomorphology, Climatology, Oceanography and Geography of soils are the branches of Geography related to the Physical Geography. | Social, Political, Economic, Population and Historical Geography are the branches of Geography related to Human Geography. |
| 4. | Physical Geography is the branch of geography dealing with natural features. | Human Geography is the branch of geography dealing with how human activities influence the culture, communities, economies, etc. |
| 5. | Geomorphology, Climatology, Oceanography, Biogeography, and Geography of soils are the branches of Physical Geography. | Historical Geography, Political Geography, Economic Geography, Behavioural Geography, Social Geography and Population Geography are the branches of Human Geography. |
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