Careers in Geography

Suzy So Geo 12 28th, Sep, 2013

Urban Planner
Urban Planner is a professional who plans for the effectiveness of a community's

land use and environmental protection in the public and private development.
Planners work in every state and around the world like in rural areas, suburban areas, and large cities.Their duties are such as, designing a community that creates a better living condition for people, planning public facilities, transportation systems, commercial and industrial developments. They focus on economic, environmental and social trends for a community. The importance of the urban planner is increasingly throughout nowadays, as society is facing population growth, global

warming and unsustainable development. Also, they work in an office environment

and they have a long working hour even in the evening.

Tools
GIS: mapping activities that can well recognized understand and communicate

planning issues like zoning, land use inventories and comprehensice planning. It
also for date collection and intergration. Planning support systems (PSS): It expected to facilitate data management, analysis, problem solving, design, decision making, and communication activities. (http://dusk.geo.orst.edu/ucgis/web/apps_white/urban.html)

Architectural Drawing - CAD: A computer systems to assist in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design.

post-secondary programs in Geography which are offered in UBC

- Human Geography Program
Like: know more information between nature and society, place and human identity. Not like: It have to focus on different areas like Asia, Europe and Africa. - Environment and Sustainability Program Like: I want to learn how to improve our environment. Not like: students have to complete thirteen courses in the 3rd and 4rd years. - Biogeosciences Program Like: I am interested in 4 spheres. Not like: complete as least concentrations in biogeography, climatology, GIScience, geomorphology or hydrology - Atmospheric Science Program Like: research in atmospheric Not like: the program comes from Chemistry and Applied Science which are the subjects I hate.

5 geography courses
Our Changing Environment: Water and Landscapes Atmospheric Environments Geography of the Pacific Rim Environment and Sustainability Geographies of Migration and Settlement

High school graduation requirements:

I think a career in geography might not appeal to me because it has to focus on diverse courses and areas that all hard to remember for me.

G.11

English 11 or English 11 First Peoples Principles of Mathematics 11, PreCalculus 11, or Foundations of Mathematics 12 Civic Studies 11 or Social Studies 11 At least one approved Science 11 An approved Language 11

G.12

English 12 or English 12 First Peoples Three additional approved Grade 12 courses