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 Geography The 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 Aerial Photo Analysis
Physical variables
Human/Environmental
Terrain analysis
Land Use/ Land Cover Change
Aerial Photo Analysis

8. Remote Sensing and GIS

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

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

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