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Why Choose Geography?
Geography helps you understand our PHYSICAL world e.g.
• Rocks• Rivers and coasts• Glacial landscapes• Earthquakes and volcanoes• Weather and climate
• Natural regions e.g. deserts, tropical rainforests
Geography also helps you to understand HUMAN activities in our world e.g.
• Land uses
• Farming
• Tourism
• Settlements
• Industry and energy
• Population
• Development and trade
• Lifestyles in other countries
Geography deals with ISSUES in the world that affect you e.g.
• Pollution and conservation
• Climate change
• Over-population and resources
• Trade
• Third World problems
Geography helps you to develop useful PRACTICAL skills e.g.
• Reading and using maps
• Doing fieldwork to collect data
• Using simple instruments
SKILLS learned in Geography are also transferable to other subjects e.g.
• Using different types of data • Processing data into maps and diagrams
• Researching and writing reports• Using IT in a geographical context• Discussing and evaluating problems
Geography is linked to a wide range of JOB opportunities e.g.
• Agriculture, horticulture and forestry
• Architecture
• Armed services• Business and commerce
• Cartography
• Civil service and civil aviation
• Environmental health
• Estate agency
• Landscape architecture
Other CAREERS linked to Geography include:
• Leisure and recreation industry
• Local government
• Meteorology • Nature conservancy
• Navigation
• Selling and marketing• Surveying
• Town and country planning
• Transport and communications
• Travel agency and tourism
Geography can be COMBINED with other subjects, leading to a particular career e.g.
• Art and CDT/Design technology for architecture
• Biology for agriculture
• History for publishing• Languages for business
• Mathematics for meteorology
• Physics for civil engineering
Geography is welcomed as a subject in further education.
It draws upon ideas from science and the arts.
It can be studied at university:
• As a science subject• As an arts subject
Geography offers FLEXIBLE choices
So if you want to be ready to play an active part in our FUTURE world
CHOOSE Geography!