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What is Geography?

What is Geography?. The Content of Geography. The five themes of geography. 1. Location. 2. Region. The Pallouse Grasslands, Washington State. 3. Human-Earth relationships. Temperate forest in NW USA. 5. Movement. 4. Place.

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What is Geography?

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  1. What is Geography?

  2. The Content of Geography

  3. The five themes of geography 1. Location 2. Region The Pallouse Grasslands, Washington State 3. Human-Earth relationships Temperate forest in NW USA 5. Movement 4. Place

  4. Physical GeographyThe study of all physical aspects of the Earth • Physical aspects are divided into four spheres: • The atmosphere • The hydrosphere • The lithosphere • The biosphere

  5. Careers in Geography • Primary Tracks • 1 Geo – Technology • Cartography • 2 Physical/Environmental Geography • 3 Human Geography • Regional and Urban Planning

  6. Geo - Tech • Geographic Information Systems (GIS) • Computer mapping • Spatial Analysis • Multiple variables • Transportation, business, commerce/trade, or physical variables

  7. Geo-Tech • Remote Sensing • Satellite Image Analysis • Physical variables • Human/Environmental • Terrain analysis • Land Use/ Land Cover Change • Aerial Photo Analysis

  8. Remote Sensing and GIS

  9. Climatology Meteorology Hydrology/ Water Resources Geomorphology Geology Biogeography Biology Pedology CAREERS Government Fed, State, Municipal Business Consulting Education TV Physical and Environmental Geography

  10. Urban Planning Economic Cultural Political Historical CAREERS Government Fed, State, Municipal Business Consulting Education Sociology or Anthropology Political Science International Relations Human Geography

  11. BECOME A GEOGRAPHY MAJOR • PROS • Exciting careers • Less monotonous deskwork • Good employment opportunities • Variety of options • Mentally challenging

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