What is unique about geography and how does that inform what geographers do?
Geography is the science of place and space. Geographers ask where things are located on the surface of the earth, why they are located where they are, how places differ from one another, and how people interact with the environment. Geography is unique in linking the social sciences and natural sciences together. Geographers also study the relationships between human activity and natural systems. There are two main branches of geography: human geography and physical geography. Human geography is concerned with the spatial aspects of human existence. Physical geographers study patterns of climates, land forms, vegetation, soils, and water.
Geographers use many tools and techniques in their work, and geographic technologies are increasingly among the most important emerging fields for understanding our complex world. They include Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), online mapping such as Google Earth, and others.
Geographic Subdisciplines and Sample Job Titles
To prepare today's students for tomorrow's workforce, the challenge is connecting disciplinary instruction with more general training that yields marketable and valued skills in the modern workplace. The data below identifies geographic and general/transferable skills with corresponding sample job titles.
Geomorphology, Weather and Climate,Biogeography, Natural Hazards, Economic Geography, Political Geography, Cultural Geography, Population Geography, Human Environmental Interaction, Cartography, GIS, Remote Sensing, Regional Geography,Global Perspective...
Source: The Association of American Geographers (AAG),Jobs and Careers, Overview.
URL:http://www.aag.org/cs/jobs_and_careers/what_geographers_do/overview
