What is Geography?

The study of the physical features of the earth and its

atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by
these, including the distribution of populations and resources and
political and economic activities.

Branches of geography and sub-branch

What is physical geography?

Physical geography (or physiography) focuses on geography as

an Earth science. It aims to understand the physical problems and
the issues of lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, exosphere,
and global flora and fauna patterns (biosphere).
Physical geography can be divided into many broad
categories, including:

Coastal
Biogeogra Climatology & Met
Environmental
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Geodesy

Geomorphology

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What is human geography?

Human geography is a branch of geography that focuses on the study of
patterns and processes that shape the human society. It encompasses
the human, political, cultural, social, and economic aspects.
Human geography can be divided into many broad categories, such as:

Cultural geography

Development geography

Economic geography

Historical & Time geog. Political geog. & Geopolitics Pop. geog. or Demography

Social geography

Transportation geography

Tourism geography

Health geography

Religion geography

Urban geography

What is economic geography?

Economic geography is the study of the location, distribution and spatial

organization of economic activities across the world. It represents a
traditional subfield of the discipline of geography. However, in recent
decades, many economists have also approached the field in ways more
typical of the discipline of economics.
Economic geography has taken a variety of approaches to many different
subject matters, including but not limited to the location of
industries, economies of agglomeration(also known as
"linkages"), transportation, international trade, economic development, real
estate, gentrification, ethnic economies, gendered economies, periphery
theory, the economics of urban form, the relationship between the
environment and the economy (tying into a long history of geographers
studying culture-environment interaction), and globalization.

Why is geography important?

1. To understand basic physical systems that affect everyday life (e.g.

earth-sun relationships, water cycles, wind and ocean currents).
2. To learn the location of places and the physical and cultural
characteristics of those places in order to function more effectively in
our increasingly interdependent world.
3. To understand the geography of past times and how geography has
played important roles in the evolution of people, their ideas, places
and environments.
4. To develop a mental map of your community, province or territory,
country and the world so that you can understand the where of
places and events.
5. To explain how the processes of human and physical systems have
arranged and sometimes changed the surface of the Earth.
6. To understand the spatial organization of society and see order in what
often appears to be random scattering of people and places.
7. To recognize spatial distributions at all scales local and worldwide
in order to understand the complex connectivity of people and places.
8. To be able to make sensible judgments about matters involving
relationships between the physical environment and society.
9. To appreciate Earth as the homeland of humankind and provide insight
for wise management decisions about how the planets resources
should be used.
10. To understand global interdependence and to become a better global
citizen.

Careers in geography?

Aerial Photo Interpreter

Air Pollution Specialist for a regional air quality district
Air Quality Analyst
Airline Cargo Marketing Executive
Airlines Researcher
Appraiser for a real estate corporation
Area Specialist
Avalanche Specialist in a U.S. National Forest

Biologist (consulting )
Budget Planning and Policy Manager for a major metropolis
Business Analyst in a corporation

Cartographer
Cartographer-Illustrator
Cartographic Editor
Cartographic Technician
Climatologist
Community Development Analyst
Computer Mapping Specialist
Computer Specialist for a U.S. National Park
Conservation Education Coordinator for a state

Data Analyst for an insurance company

Demographer at the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Demographic Analyst for a county
Deputy Assistant Director at the U.S. National Science Foundation
Director of Computer Assisted Reporting for a major metropolitan daily newspaper
Director of Industrial Development for a port authority
Director of Planning and Zoning for a township

Ecologist
Economic Development Analyst
Economist
Energy Analyst
Engineer, Civil
Engineer, Consulting
Engineer, Photogrammetric
Environmental Manager
Environment Planner for a state department of transportation
Environmental Scientist for a state department of natural resources Field Data Capture
Specialist

Geographer Geographic Reference and Map Librarian

Geographic Specialist at the U.S. Department of State
Geography Education Specialist for an encyclopedia publisher
Geologist for a state department of environment and conservation
Geomorphologies at the U.S. National Biological Service
Geopolitical Specialist for a software corporation

GIS Analyst in a corporation

GIS Coordinator for a county
GIS Coordinator of Environmental Studies
GIS Implementation Specialist for a state library
GIS Program Manager for a county dept. of information and administrative services