Geography is a subject for everyone, with almost endless opportunities and areas of learning.
Much more than just fluvial plains (not that there's anything wrong with rivers!) contemporary geographical study involves observing physical and human processes, and their increasingly relevant interactions - encompassing some of the most pressing (and often intertwined) issues of our time, such as:
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climate change
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sustainability
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rising sea levels
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geopolitics
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urbanisation
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population development
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challenges of resource management.
Top 10 Reasons
(to study)
GEOGRAPHY
1)
To understand basic physical systems that affect everyday life (such as earth-sun relationships, water and carbon cycles, wind and ocean currents).
(Kindly Reproduced From Canadian Geographic)
geographers specialise in:
Geography equips students with a unique wealth of transferrable, desirable, and often modern key skills - some of which are highlighted below. In a job or course application, mentioning these skills will put elevate you as a more valuable candidate, so it is often valuable to mention the skills geography has taught you!
Numeracy within geography can be broadly split into two branches - direct and through manipulation (of given data) - which you will be encouraged to use within your examination series.
Direct numeracy can involve statistical analysis techniques such as the Mann–Whitney U test, Spearman's Rank, as well as through fieldwork such as field sampling. In addition, many exam questions require data analysis, interpretation and manipulation as a key assessment objective.
Geographers have a unique ability to not only possess skills in developing, but also working through datasets, picking out trends or patterns, anomalous results and contextualising them.
Numeracy within geography can be broadly split into two branches - direct and through manipulation (of given data) - which you will be encouraged to use within your examination series.
Direct numeracy can involve statistical analysis techniques such as the Mann–Whitney U test, Spearman's Rank, as well as through fieldwork such as field sampling. In addition, many exam questions require data analysis, interpretation and manipulation as a key assessment objective.
Geographers have a unique ability to not only possess skills in developing, but also working through datasets, picking out trends or patterns, anomalous results and contextualising them.
Numeracy within geography can be broadly split into two branches - direct and through manipulation (of given data) - which you will be encouraged to use within your examination series.
Direct numeracy can involve statistical analysis techniques such as the Mann–Whitney U test, Spearman's Rank, as well as through fieldwork such as field sampling. In addition, many exam questions require data analysis, interpretation and manipulation as a key assessment objective.
Geographers have a unique ability to not only possess skills in developing, but also working through datasets, picking out trends or patterns, anomalous results and contextualising them.
Numeracy within geography can be broadly split into two branches - direct and through manipulation (of given data) - which you will be encouraged to use within your examination series.
Direct numeracy can involve statistical analysis techniques such as the Mann–Whitney U test, Spearman's Rank, as well as through fieldwork such as field sampling. In addition, many exam questions require data analysis, interpretation and manipulation as a key assessment objective.
Geographers have a unique ability to not only possess skills in developing, but also working through datasets, picking out trends or patterns, anomalous results and contextualising them.
numeracy & data
Numeracy within geography can be broadly split into two branches - direct and through manipulation (of given data) - which you will be encouraged to use within your examination series.
Direct numeracy can involve statistical analysis techniques such as the Mann–Whitney U test, Spearman's Rank, as well as through fieldwork such as field sampling. In addition, many exam questions require data analysis, interpretation and manipulation as a key assessment objective.
Geographers have an ability to not only possess skills in developing, but also working through datasets, picking out trends or patterns, anomalous results and contextualising them.
GIS
'geographical information systems'
GIS is something you will hopefully encounter during learning geography, although don't worry if you haven't heard of it much before.
It is fantastic and highly relevant resource that geographers use to visually contextualise geographical datasets or points of interest around the world.
As geography is so contemporary, being able to show an awareness and knowledge of how to use, if not the purpose of such technology in the future is a fantastic accolade for any resumé or application form, more than a step above 'proficiency in microsoft powerpoint and excel!'
For more information on the capabilities of ESRI ArcGIS, please click their logo.
literary &
analytical
Geographers also hold a number of key writing skills, including the ability to use learnt media such as interviews, reports, artistic sources as well as statistical data with a critical eye, pointing out errors or validity.
Likewise, geographers also possess well composed text and essay writing skills, being able to concisely and accurately analyse and argue some of the 21st Century's most contentious challenges.
As mentioned before, geography is a generalist subject, so you can easily 'mix and match' these areas of expertise to suit your preferences or career plans.