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    Geology can be divided into many branches that study different aspects of the Earth. Traditionally, there are two main subdivisions: physical geology and historical geology. Physical geology studies the solid Earth, including its structure, composition, properties, rocks, minerals, and landforms. Historical geology uses geological principles to reconstruct Earth's history by examining changes over billions of years through techniques like paleontology, stratigraphy, and paleogeography. Some key branches of geology include mineralogy, petrology, geomorphology, geochemistry, geophysics, sedimentology, structural geology, economic geology, engineering geology, and environmental geology.

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    Geology can be divided into many branches that study different aspects of the Earth. Traditionally, there are two main subdivisions: physical geology and historical geology. Physical geology studies the solid Earth, including its structure, composition, properties, rocks, minerals, and landforms. Historical geology uses geological principles to reconstruct Earth's history by examining changes over billions of years through techniques like paleontology, stratigraphy, and paleogeography. Some key branches of geology include mineralogy, petrology, geomorphology, geochemistry, geophysics, sedimentology, structural geology, economic geology, engineering geology, and environmental geology.

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    Geology can be divided into many branches that study different aspects of the Earth. Traditionally, there are two main subdivisions: physical geology and historical geology. Physical geology studies the solid Earth, including its structure, composition, properties, rocks, minerals, and landforms. Historical geology uses geological principles to reconstruct Earth's history by examining changes over billions of years through techniques like paleontology, stratigraphy, and paleogeography. Some key branches of geology include mineralogy, petrology, geomorphology, geochemistry, geophysics, sedimentology, structural geology, economic geology, engineering geology, and environmental geology.

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    Geology is a very broad field and it can be divided into many more specific branches.

    Given that
    there are so many features and processes on Earth and beyond
    Traditionally there are 2 main subdivisions of geology. And these are the physical and historical
    geology- Di to kasama

    Subdivisions of Geology

    Physical Geology- the study of the solid earth and the processes that change the physical
    landscape of the planet. It is a scientific discipline that is concerned with all aspects of the
    Earth’s structure, composition, physical properties, constituent rocks, rocks and minerals, and
    surficial features.

    ● Mineralogy- systematic study that extensively covers description, crystallography,


    physical, chemical and environmental features of all minerals.
    ● Petrology- the study of rocks such as igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks and
    the processes that form and transform them.

    ● Geomorphology- the study of landforms, their processes, form and sediments at the
    surface of the Earth.

    ● Geochemistry- the study of the chemical composition of rocks and minerals

    ● Geophysics- Geophysics is the study of the Earth’s physics and structure using
    mathematical and physical methods.
    ● Sedimentology- the study of sedimentary rocks and the processes by which they are
    formed

    ● Structural Geology- a subdiscipline of geology that studies how rocks deform in response
    to the stresses that act within the Earth.

    ● Economic Geology- is concerned with earth materials that can be used for economic
    and/or industrial purposes. These materials include precious and base metals, nonmetallic
    minerals, construction-grade stone, petroleum minerals, coal, and water.

    ● Engineering Geology- the scientific discipline concerned with the application of


    geological knowledge to engineering problems.
    Historical Geology- A discipline that uses the principles and methods of geology to reconstruct
    the geological history of Earth. Historical geology examines the vastness of geologic time,
    measured in billions of years, and investigates changes in the Earth, gradual and sudden, over
    this deep time. In short, this subdivision of geology aims to study the history of Earth.

    ● Paleontology- the study of ancient life.

    ● Stratigraphy- classification of different layers or layering of sedimentary deposits, and in


    sedimentary or layered volcanic rocks.
    ● Paleogeography- is the subdiscipline within geosciences that studies the physical and
    biological geography of the geologic past, including the configuration and latitudinal
    distribution of continental landmasses, their topographic relief, climate and biota.

    Environmental Geology- concerned with applying the findings of geologic research to the
    problems of land use and civil engineering. It is closely allied with urban geology and deals with
    the impact of human activities on the physical environment.

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