GEO 125

Physical Geography

The Scope of Geographic Study

What do geographers study?

Where do geographers work?

• Government
• Coporate
• Education
• Nonprofit

The scope of geography as a discipline.

• Physical geography
• Human geography
• People/Environmental relationships

The tools of the geographer.

• Maps
• Air photos
• Satellite images
• Global positioning systems (GPSs)
• Geographic information systems (GISs)

Types of geographic studies.

• Regional (area)
• Systematic (topical)
• Historical

Why do we study geography

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