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Topography vs Geology - What's the difference?

topography | geology |

As nouns the difference between topography and geology

is that topography is a precise description of a place while geology is the science that studies the structure of the earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks.

topography

English

Noun

(wikipedia topography) (topographies)
  • a precise description of a place
  • a detailed graphic representation of the surface features of a place or object
  • the features themselves (the terrain)
  • the surveying of the features

    • Related terms

    * topograph * topographer * topographic * * topographical * topographically

    See also

    * topology * toponym * toponymic

    geology

    English

    Noun

    (geologies)
  • The science that studies the structure of the earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks.

    • Derived terms

    * astrogeology * geological * geologist * geologic * hydrogeology * nongeology * petrogeology * photogeology * radiogeology