<p>Actually, Geographers do study human that affect on the local area on Earth. So, Geography is just a general and there are branches that they work with Geology, Climatology, Weather, Soils, and so on etc. So for an example, a Geographer would have to write down a description about that specific area. Like for example, why would the Syrians migrate to Europe ?</p>

<p>Here is an example of Geography branches : <a href="http://image.slidesharecdn.com/1-introductiontoworldgeography-150819014233-lva1-app6892/95/1-introduction-to-world-geography-11-638.jpg?cb=1439948742" rel="nofollow">http://image.slidesharecdn.com/1-introductiontoworldgeography-150819014233-lva1-app6892/95/1-introduction-to-world-geography-11-638.jpg?cb=1439948742</a></p>

<p>Geologist is a person who does study under the Earth from the surface all the way to the mantle. I am sure there are branches for Geology as well.</p>

<p>A lot of people believe Geography is a science and it is not a science but it is a Humanities and Social Science. There are some universities that put Geography and Geology together, while some of them put Geography in Natural Resources and it depends on where you go to college. So,it depends on the person who has their own opinion about Geography and Geology.</p>

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<p>Perhaps you are being misled by a rather narrow set of definitions. Many geologists are indeed specialists in a geological or related field. It is said that modern professional people have to learn one major new skill every 5 years or so, and one minor skill every year. That is certainly true in my experience. Talk to geologists and you will find that a large proportion have specialist skills such as hydrogeology, hydrology, climate change, climatology, oceanography, geomorphology, petrology, sedimentology, volcanology, and a host of other specialities.</p>

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<p>Geographers may or may not be Earth Scientists. It is a broad field and includes human geography, cultural geography, economic geography, transportation geography, and other sub-disciplines that are not studies of the physical nature of the earth. </p>

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haresfur
<p>I though that geologists and geographers are specialists in one of the branches of Earth science, but they aren't.
Geology is a branch of Earth science, but geologists and geographers are in this category:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth as well as the processes and history that have shaped it. Geologists usually engage in studying geology</p>
  
  <p>A geographer is a scholar whose area of study is geography, the study of Earth's natural environment and human society. Although geographers are historically known as people who make maps, map making is actually the field of study of cartography, a subset of geography</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Why aren't geologists and geographers specialists in Earth science if they are in the geology category?</p>

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Nothing in your quoted material suggests that a geographer or geologist can't be an Earth Science specialist.  Typically a specialist focuses on a narrow subset of a scientific branch (e.g. a GIS specialist, or a hydrogeology specialist).
f.thorpe
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So a specialist can only do one part of a branch of Earth science?
MathWA wenti
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Earth science is a huge field.  By definition, a specialist has expertise in a specific subset or multiple subsets.  Noone is an expert in everything!
f.thorpe
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I don't understand, "Geologists usually engage in studying geology." What part of being a geologist isn't geology?
haresfur
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@haresfur the beer and the port maybe?
user2821
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How is this not just semantics?
Antonio
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# Why are geologists and geographers not specialists in one of the branches of Earth science?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-10-13)

I though that geologists and geographers are specialists in one of the branches of Earth science, but they aren't.
Geology is a branch of Earth science, but geologists and geographers are in this category:

> A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth as well as the processes and history that have shaped it. Geologists usually engage in studying geology
>
> A geographer is a scholar whose area of study is geography, the study of Earth's natural environment and human society. Although geographers are historically known as people who make maps, map making is actually the field of study of cartography, a subset of geography

Why aren't geologists and geographers specialists in Earth science if they are in the geology category?

**Tags:** geology, terminology

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Nothing in your quoted material suggests that a geographer or geologist can't be an Earth Science specialist.  Typically a specialist focuses on a narrow subset of a scientific branch (e.g. a GIS specialist, or a hydrogeology specialist).  
> **username_0**: So a specialist can only do one part of a branch of Earth science?  
> **username_1**: Earth science is a huge field.  By definition, a specialist has expertise in a specific subset or multiple subsets.  Noone is an expert in everything!  
> **username_2**: I don't understand, "Geologists usually engage in studying geology." What part of being a geologist isn't geology?  
> **username_3**: @username_2 the beer and the port maybe?  
> **username_4**: How is this not just semantics?  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2016-10-13. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

Geographers may or may not be Earth Scientists. It is a broad field and includes human geography, cultural geography, economic geography, transportation geography, and other sub-disciplines that are not studies of the physical nature of the earth.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2016-10-14. Score: 2

Actually, Geographers do study human that affect on the local area on Earth. So, Geography is just a general and there are branches that they work with Geology, Climatology, Weather, Soils, and so on etc. So for an example, a Geographer would have to write down a description about that specific area. Like for example, why would the Syrians migrate to Europe ?

Here is an example of Geography branches : <http://image.slidesharecdn.com/1-introductiontoworldgeography-150819014233-lva1-app6892/95/1-introduction-to-world-geography-11-638.jpg?cb=1439948742>

Geologist is a person who does study under the Earth from the surface all the way to the mantle. I am sure there are branches for Geology as well.

A lot of people believe Geography is a science and it is not a science but it is a Humanities and Social Science. There are some universities that put Geography and Geology together, while some of them put Geography in Natural Resources and it depends on where you go to college. So,it depends on the person who has their own opinion about Geography and Geology.


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### Answer by username_6 on 2016-10-13. Score: 1

Perhaps you are being misled by a rather narrow set of definitions. Many geologists are indeed specialists in a geological or related field. It is said that modern professional people have to learn one major new skill every 5 years or so, and one minor skill every year. That is certainly true in my experience. Talk to geologists and you will find that a large proportion have specialist skills such as hydrogeology, hydrology, climate change, climatology, oceanography, geomorphology, petrology, sedimentology, volcanology, and a host of other specialities.


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