Historic geology was based in the distant past and geology is in modern times.
Robert J. Foster has written: 'Physical geology' -- subject(s): Physical geology 'Historical geology' -- subject(s): Historical geology
Physical geology - examines the materials composing Earth and seeks to understand the many processes that operate beneath and upon its surface.Historical geology - seeks an understanding of the origin of Earth and its development through time.
Reed Wicander has written: 'Historical geology' -- subject(s): Problems, exercises, Historical geology
Physical geology: examination of materials and processes on and beneath the earth's surface during historical times. Historical geology: examination of the origin of the earth and the life upon it, and changes to both through prehistorical time. Emphasis in on the information held in layered rock record and fossils.
Physical geology focuses on processes that shape the Earth's surface, such as tectonic activity and erosion, while historical geology examines the Earth's history by studying the rock record and fossils to understand past environments and events. Essentially, physical geology deals with present-day Earth processes, while historical geology investigates Earth's past.
Historical geology.
Geology is typically divided into two broad areas: physical geology, which deals with the materials and processes of the Earth's surface, and historical geology, which focuses on the Earth's history and the processes that have shaped it over time.
Geology is a science. Therefore, the theory and concepts are the same everywhere. What is different is geological composition of different regions.
Alan McKirdy has written: 'Land of mountain and flood' -- subject(s): Geology, Landforms 'Scotland' -- subject(s): Geology, Historical geology
Herdman Fitzgerald Cleland has written: 'The fossils and stratigraphy of the Middle Devonic of Wisconsin' -- subject(s): Geology, Geology, Stratigraphic, Paleontology, Stratigraphic Geology 'Geology, physical and historical' -- subject(s): Geology
Physical & Historical
Two specialized areas of geology are hydrogeology, which focuses on the study of groundwater flow and contamination, and volcanology, which specializes in the study of volcanoes and volcanic phenomena.