Geography

Geography

Economic

Applied Geo- use of skills to solve problems in society (usually work for governmental agencies)

Water resources management- distribution of water, hydrologic system, etc.

Transportation geo- research transportation networks, moving of people and goods

Political geo-aspects of countries, boundaries, voting, etc.

Environmental

Geographic info systems- makes data banks for geographic info (when data combined or layered makes complex systems that can solve problems)

cartography- improving technology in map-making (make better maps)

Soils geo- studying the upper layer of the lithosphere and categorizing patterns in the soil

Cryosphere geo- research of ice on earth, glaciers, etc. and how they are distributed

Global change- human impacts on earth, changes with the earth

climate geo- weather patterns, activities with Earth's atmosphere

Biogeography-study distribution of animals & plants

urban

Mountain geo- development of mountains and the humans that live on them

Agriculture & Rural geo- study of settlement, land use, agriculture products, etc.

Recreation, tourism, sport geo-study of activities and their impact on the earth

Population Geography-patterns of death, birth, etc.

Physical

Coastal & Marine geo- physical changes/features and how they interact with the environment and humans

Hazards geo-research of extreme events, disasters and humans response to these hazardous things

Geomorphology- study of landforms and their growth and shrinking from erosion and other processes

Human

Quantitative methods- uses mathematical techniques to test hypothesis

remote sensing- uses satellites to exemin Earth's surface features

geographic education- give teachers skills to teach future generations

Regional geo- the research of pieces of land (big and small)

Arid regions geo- examine deserts and explore how humans animals,etc. live in these areas

Medical geo-study of sicknesses,health care, etc.

Religion geo-distribution of religions & cultures