Difference between “geographical” and “geological” for my 11-year-old daughter.
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Geology is what the planet is made of and how it formed. There are many branches of geology and they study what the planet looks like inside, where you find things like oil, metals, minerals and how they got there. They look at the composition of rocks, study volcanoes and earthquakes and fossils.
When you dig mines or tunnels or build large structures, geologists examine the ground to make sure it’s safe. The oil industry and the mining industry have geologists looking for oil, natural gas, metals, gems, etc. They study the composition of soil which is important for agriculture.
Geography is about the surface of the planet. They map the planet and study how the surface forms and changes both from natural causes and human interference. They study where and why there are deserts and glaciers and forests and steppe and wetlands and so on, and they also study cities and human settlements, they both map and plan those
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