Introduction to Physical Geography

Physical geography is a sub-field of geography that is concerned with the study of the natural environment like the hydrosphere, geosphere, atmosphere and biosphere. Earth's landforms, glaciers and ice sheets, climate, soil and environment are areas of study in this field. Based on such specializations, physical geography can be divided into a number of sub-fields, such as hydrology, glaciology, geomorphology, climatology, meteorology, oceanography, etc. Some of the diverse tools used in ph...