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Geomorphology vs Topography - What's the difference?

geomorphology | topography |

As nouns the difference between geomorphology and topography

is that geomorphology is the study of landforms, their classification, origin, development, and history while topography is a precise description of a place.

geomorphology

English

(wikipedia geomorphology) (wikiversity geomorphology lecture)

Noun

  • The study of landforms, their classification, origin, development, and history.

    • 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