SSC
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
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the natural earth
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physical human bodies
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religion
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how people live
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Detailed explanation-1: -Physical geography is the study of the processes that shape the Earth’s surface, the animals and plants that inhabit it, and the spatial patterns they exhibit. Self-identified in the mid-to late 1800s, physical geographers and in particular geomorphologists dominated the discipline of geography to the late 1930s.
Detailed explanation-2: -Geology, geophysics and physical geography can all be considered a smaller part of the broader Earth Science subject, dealing with different aspects and using different methods.
Detailed explanation-3: -These include the study of landform features and processes (geomorphology); rock types and natural resources (geology); soils (pedology); rivers, lakes and oceans (hydrology); weather and climate (meteorology); and flora and fauna (biogeography).