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  This article is about the academic discipline. For the peer-reviewed journal, see  Physical Geography (journal) . "Physiography" redirects here. The term may also refer to  geomorphology . Physical geography  (also known as  physiography ) is one of the three main branches of  geography . [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]  Physical geography is the branch of  natural science  which deals with the processes and patterns in the  natural environment  such as the  atmosphere ,  hydrosphere ,  biosphere , and  geosphere . This focus is in contrast with the branch of  human geography , which focuses on the  built environment , and  technical geography , which focuses on using, studying, and creating tools to obtain,analyze, interpret, and understand spatial information. [4] [5] [6]  The three branches have significant overlap, however. Sub-branches Physical geography can be divided into several branches or rela...