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Difference between geography and geology
The main difference between geography and geology is that geography is mostly dealing with physical overall shapes of the land. Geology is a science that is interested in how the land got into the shape it did.
Geology is mostly about what the ground is made up of from a natural perspective. What kind of rocks it contains and how those rocks or layers of rocks got there.
Geography is mostly dealing with mapping the extent of landforms, how far rivers are, how long mountain ranges are, how long the coast line is. This is often from the perspective of people.
For example (see image to right) the map above shows the geography near Sydney, Australia. It shows roads, towns, locations of forests etc.
The geology near sydney map shows similar things but also gives more information about the rocks around the area.
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