What Geography Is . . . Geographers make and study maps, interpret satellite images and aerial photographs, do fieldwork in a wide variety of contexts and locations, and convert statistical data into their own maps and computer graphics.
Physical geographers study atmospheric and climate variation, ecosystems, and landform processes.
They investigate the processes that create local and regional variations in the global environment. They investigate how people have organized their environments in space and the interrelationships within these organizing structures. Together, human and physical geographers understand the Earth as the home of people. Geography invites us to see connections among places, to approach questions of 'where' and 'why' from multiple perspectives.