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There are two main fields of Geography: human geography and physical geography. There are also other sub-branches of geography that are closely linked to each other. 

Human geography studies the human race through understanding a population’s background, how the interactions affect the people and how they act as a community. Some sectors in human geography are cultural geography, rural geography, political geography, social geography, and more. 

Physical geography studies the natural characteristics of the Earth. It is also used to see what lies beneath the ice caps and huge oceans. Some disciplines of physical geography are climatology, hydrology, biogeography, and geomorphology. 

Environmental geography is also known as human-environment geography. This field utilizes technology to observe the impact of humans leave on the environment around them. For example, drones are used to detect dried-up lakes around rainwater forests, so that conservation efforts can be focused there. 

Regional geography focuses on the cultural and political landscape of a specific location and how it interacts within the region. A few examples of regional geography is by country, district, and neighbourhood.

Cartography involves the mapping of data on maps. The mapping procedure is usually done technologically, so a good cartographer must have essential knowledge of the data before displaying it on the map. 

Geomatics focuses on using technology to collect, distribute, store, analyze and present data in regards to geographic information.