地理科学在地方，国家和全球范围内研究物理和人类现象的空间格局。它研究了自然和建筑环境以及人类活动的模式和过程，它们随着时间的变化以及相互作用。自然地理学关注气候，地貌，土壤，植物，动物的模式和过程，以及人类活动对这些系统的影响。《人文地理》研究了人们如何与环境互动以及如何将自然地理要素应用到人的末端。人文地理学涉及城市和农村居民点，位置和土地使用，人类空间行为和人口统计学的应用研究。地理信息科学是对地理信息系统和遥感的研究，用于在各种情况下建模，管理，分析和应用地理参考信息。
Geographical Science investigates the spatial patterns of physical and human phenomena at local, national and global scales. It examines the patterns and processes of natural and built environments and human activity, how they change over time and how they interact. Physical Geography is concerned with the patterns and processes in climate, landforms, soils, plants, animals as well as the impact of human activities on these systems. Human Geography examines how people interact with the environment and about applying physical geography elements to human ends. Human geography involves applied studies in urban and rural settlement, location and land-use, human spatial behaviour and demography. Geographical Information Science is the study of geographic information systems and remote-sensing for modelling, managing, analysing and applying geo-referenced information in a variety of contexts.