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Physical geography can be divided into many broad categories, including: From top to bottom: The cyclone Catarina, as seen from the International Space Station, the first hurricane observed on the South Atlantic Ocean on March 26 2004, near Brazil, Coastal geography, the study of the constantly changing region between the ocean and the land, incorporating both the physical geography (i.e. coastal geomorphology, geology and oceanography) and the human geography (sociology and history) of the coast, Hydrology, the scientific study of the movement, distribution and management of water on Earth and other planets, including the water cycle, water resources & Hydrography, the branch of applied sciences which deals with the measurement and description of the physical features of oceans, seas, coastal areas, lakes and rivers, Landscape ecology, the science of studying and improving relationships between ecological processes in the environment and particular ecosystems, Oceanography, also known as oceanology, is the study of the physical and biological aspects of the ocean, Pedology, the study of soils in their natural environment, Palaeogeography, the study of historical geography, generally physical landscapes, and Quaternary science, an inter-disciplinary field of study focusing on the Quaternary period, which encompasses the last 2.6 million years.