HISTORY SOCIOLOGY ECONOMICS MEDICINE MATHEMATICS PSYCHOLOGY PHYSICS LAW MATHEMATICS GEOGRAPHY
Where do geographers work? Teaching: primary & secondary schools, universities Government: Census, DOD, DOE, DoI, EPA, HUD, NASA, USGS Business: identifying social/economic change and opportunity What do geographers do? Location studies: new stores, parks, city services, restaurants (“site”) Location evaluation: property development/assessment (“situation”) Transportation: minimize distance/cost, route selection
SYLLABUS CLASS SCHEDULE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS LECTURE SLIDES FOR NOTE-TAKING
For next class… 1)Find a definition for Geography 2)Find a definition for Human Geography 3)What are the 5 main themes of Geography? 4)Read Chapter 1! (True Maps, False Impressions)