Geography is more than just maps!
Geographers study and learn to analyze:
Regional economic development
Marketing and location studies
Population shifts / migration patterns
Changing patterns of consumption, travel and employment
Third World development
Communications networks
Environmental change / land use planning
Racial, ethnic and gender demographic patterns
Patterns of inequality
International trade / import/export
Urban transportation, housing and land use patterns
Careers: Geography majors are among the most marketable of all liberal arts majors, according to placement counselors. They find work as:
Public sector transportation planners
Airline route specialists
Import / export and shipping logistics planners
Geodemographic analysts and marketers
Urban and regional planners
Strategic planners in banking, insurance, real estate
Software developers
Web designers and programmers
Environmental Impact Analysts
Computer cartographers using Geographic Information Systems
International trade consultants
Geographers work at : Starbuck's, Washington Mutual, Real Networks, the U.S. Forest Service, the Washington State Departments of Transportation and DSHS, Boeing, Microsoft, Coinstar, Airborne Freight, the Cities of Seattle, Redmond, Bellevue, Renton and Kent, the Port of Seattle, American, Continental and Delta Airlines, American President Lines, Roy F. Weston, Inc., Parametrix, Metro Transit & Community Transit, King, Snohomish and Pierce County, Tetra Tech, T-Mobile, travel agencies, and environmental consulting firms.
Geography Advising
Smith 415 phones: 543-3246 543-7793
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