Why Choose Geography?

With Geography you know WHERE you are!

Geographers study:

• Where places are in the world • What it is like at these places• How and why places are changing

Geography is about the REAL world.

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

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!