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What
is Geography used for and
what is a Geographer?
A geographer
is a person who specializes in the study of the surface of the Earth.
Geographers are trained to address or deal with a large variety of problems
or matters of the world.
- Professional
geographers are needed to teach geography in schools, colleges, and
universities.
- Geographers work
in different levels of government, especially federal, such as the
Department of Defense, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department
of Environment. Government geographers work with the planning agencies
in cities and countries, conservation departments, surveying, map-making,
and map information agencies.
- Geographers help
find raw materials to be manufactured and locate markets for the finished
products.
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