Geography is a broad, integrative discipline that bridges the physical and social sciences to study the location, distribution and relationship of global human and non-human features.
Geographers use maps as a basic tool.
Other tools for geographic analysis include the interpretation of aerial photography and satellite imagery. Today, geographers are employed throughout business, industry, educational institutions and government. Geographers are employed by businesses to select sites for bank branches, retail stores, shopping centers, restaurants and industrial plants. Geographers are also involved in marketing research, business planning and economic and regional development. Government agencies such as the Census Bureau, Central Intelligence Agency, Department of State, Environmental Protection Agency, National Imagery and Mapping Agency, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, and city and county planning agencies hire geographers.