What
Can You Do
With A Geography Degree?
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Work for National Geographic…
o Be a staff geographer writing the stories about our world!
o http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
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Be a Physical Geographer…
o One who studies the way the earth moves, planetary orbits, soil research, atmospheric chemistry, water cycles, agricultural studies, and much more!
o http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/topicsub7.htm
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Be a Social Geographer…
o One who studies the way people interact with each other and the environment around them!
o With this background you could be a political analyst, economics professor, international relations consultant, or work for the CIA!
o http://www.sosig.ac.uk/roads/subject-listing/World/socgeog.html
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Work as a Geographic Information Scientist (GIS)!
o This is a person who uses all kinds of spatial data (social & physical) and creates maps from this data on a computer!
o http://www.usgs.gov/research/gis/title.html
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Be an Air Photo Interpreter…
o This is a person who is trained to interpret the contents of a photograph taken either from a satellite in space or an airplane overhead!
o You could work for the CIA having this skill
o http://umbc7.umbc.edu/~tbenja1/santabar/rscc.html
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Be a Land Use Planner for a City…
o One who looks at how a city is constructed and makes decisions based on where people and buildings already exist, and where new ones should go, as well as a LOT of other geographic decisions!
o http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos057.htm
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Work as a Map Analyst…
o This kind of person can use their skills to analyze different components of a map and how those components relate to one another.
Other useful sites that give you
career ideas for someone interested in Geography!