Our students and alumni are behind the maps you use every day, as well as the policies that shape our cities, and the analysis that sustains our environment--and you can be, too! Geographers help shape the future design of cities and infrastructure. Geographers assess the impacts of rising sea levels, melting glaciers, and tropical storms, while others study impacts of wildfires or manage wetlands. Geographers analyze new markets and locations for businesses. Geographers use cutting edge satellite data to defend human rights by detecting large-scale abuses.
Geographers also work directly with local people on social justice issues such as health and migration. If you want to change the world, there is no better discipline for people who thrive on complex challenges and want to make a real impact on lives and our environment.
Governments and businesses rely on geographers to research topics such as natural hazards, the use of resources, and climate change. Skip to main content. Apply Now Give Now. Recognition and awards Faculty Awards Student Awards. Undergraduate Degrees Bachelor of Arts B. Bachelor of Science B. Applying to our undergraduate program Undergraduate Advising. The student knows and understands: Analyzing Geographic Information 1. The process of analyzing data to identify geographic relationships, patterns, and trends Therefore, the student: A.
Analyzes simple graphs, tables, and maps using geographic data to identify relationships, patterns, and trends, as exemplified by Constructing a graph representing geographic information from a data table to identify trends e. The process of analyzing data to describe geographic relationships, patterns, and trends Therefore, the student: A.
Analyzes graphs, tables, and maps using geographic data to describe relationships, patterns, and trends, as exemplified by Analyzing two or more maps or satellite images to describe changes or identifying trends that may be evident based on the data e.
Analyzing map legends to better understand the nature of the representation of data on the map e. Analyzing a GIS to describe the relationships and patterns resulting from the overlay of multiple data sets e. The process of analyzing data to explain geographic relationships, patterns, and trends Therefore, the student: A. Analyzes and explains geographic relationships, patterns, and trends using models and theories, as exemplified by Constructing a GIS model to analyze data from multiple locations and comparing the model results to identify patterns or relationships in those locations.
Analyzing a US city using a concentric zone model to explain the historical evolution of the commercial downtown. Analyzes data using statistics and other quantitative techniques, as exemplified by Constructing a scatter plot of data to identify possible relationships or trends in the data. Analyzing a histogram for data to determine the best method for displaying the values on a map. This exciting field includes the study of:.
Geography is the study of the interaction between people and their environments, both natural and human. Geographers examine the places and regions resulting from such interaction and analyze the spatial characteristics of all manner of cultural, economic, political, and physical processes and relationships.
Geography encompasses many different areas of study. At UMW, Geography majors take classes that concentrate on cultural, political, economic, and physical aspects of places across the globe. We learn how humans interact with their environment. Maps are one tool that geographers use to study this interaction, but geography itself is not the study of maps.
Within the context of a liberal arts education, the Geography Department at UMW encourages students to take multidisciplinary approaches to understanding and working within the human and environmental processes and patterns that make up our world. At the same time, students learn valuable communications and technical skills applicable to wide range of careers.
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