Earth science
type: Concept
narrower: physical geography

biogeography
type: Concept
broader: physical geography

physical geography
definition: A subdiscipline of geography and a natural environmental science that focuses on understanding the biophysical environments and natural landscapes of the Earth’s surface at local to global scales. This encompasses spatial patterns in the geoecosphere, their controlling processes and dynamics, the evolution of the natural landscape and its interactions with human activity. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environmental Change; physical geography]
narrower: meteorology
narrower: geomorphology
narrower: climatology
narrower: biogeography
narrower: atmospheric science
broader: Earth science
type: Concept

atmospheric science
type: Concept
broader: physical geography

meteorology
type: Concept
broader: physical geography

geomorphology
type: Concept
broader: physical geography

climatology
type: Concept
broader: physical geography

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: physical geography