1. What is the history of this field?
-Geography was much more relevant in the early days. From ancient times through the 19th century geography was very descriptive but as time went on after the 19th century, geography became more analytical. Now geography is vaguely taught in schools, which can construe the way people look at geography.
2. What is human geography?
-Human geography is the study of people and places.
3. What are some advances made in human geography recently?
-The advance in technology all around has made human geography more precise and a more interesting field. Specifically computers and remotely sensed imaging.
4. What is globalization and why does it effect human geography?
-Globalization is a set of processes that are increasing the interactions, deepening relationships, and heightening interdependence without regard to country borders. In simple terms this means the merging of countries throughout the world. Globalization is important in human geography because as the world becomes more globalized the difference between people and places minimizes.
5. What is the difference between human geography and physical geography?
-Human geography is the study of human phenomenon on Earth, while physical geography is the study of physical phenomenons on Earths surface.
6. How are human and physical geography connected?
-Human and physical geography are connected because as human phenomenons increase in the world, physical phenomenons are slowly decreasing because of human impact.
7. What jobs come out of this field of study?
8. What education is needed to get a job in this field?
9. How does this field define success?
10. What are some prerequisites to start in this major?
I could not find the answers to the final four questions because in the text book I am using it does not explain the things that lead up to becoming a geographer, it lets the reader know what geography is all about. I could find these answers on the internet if need be.
Fouberg, Murphy, de Blij. Human Geography: People, Place, and Culture. 10th ed. Wiley, 2012. Print
I think a geography major is a very helpful major. I even considered it for a while. As you stated above, geography is hardly taught in schools anymore, which is quite unfortunate because it is so important to our daily lives. It is great that you are willing to spread all of the new things you learn on this blog. If attain more information about globalization please continue to share. It is becoming such a large part of our world today. One of the reasons is that intercultural marriages are rapidly on the rise.
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