The "ologies"

Question	Answer
Geography	The study of the earth and how humans interact with it in various ways
Physical Geography	The study of the natural world including all aspects of atmosphere, land, and water. Eg. great lakes, climate, mountains
Human Geography	The study of human populations, their activities and behaviours and their relationship with and impact of the natural world. Eg. populations, ecumene, heartland
Economic Geography	The study of how people earn a living and the distribution economic activities on the earth's surface. Eg. shopping malls, job sectors, work collars
Ecology	The study of living things and how they interact with the planet
Climatology	The study of long-term weather patterns
Demography	The study of populations
Seismology	The study of earthquakes
Meteorology	The study of day to day weather patterns
Cartography	The study of maps and the creation of maps
Oceanography	The study of oceans and their contents
Geology	The study of rocks and minerals
Sociology	The study of humans and how they interact with each other
Urban Geography	The study of towns and cities

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