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What Geographers Do

Archive of COGA's "This is what geographers do" feature

The Wildland-Urban Interface (Rutherford Platt)
Sometimes geographers are also historians.  (Judith Rice-Jones)
pancake Did you know that Kansas is flatter than a pancake?
Trees How did all of the trees get here?
China Cultural strategies of development: implications for village governance in China
Chili How Pueblo, Colorado has incorporated the chile pepper as its official symbol in an attempt to recreate its identity
accurate It is a cartographer's duty to be accurate
Karen Karen Barton: Nature-society interactions and resource conflicts in wetlands and fisheries of South America and the US Pacific Northwest
Jan CU-Boulder Assistant Professor Najeeb Jan was featured in the Spring 2010 Coloradan discussing politics and identity as related to Pakistan
Pueblo County GIS Manager Chris Markuson ensures residents understand how important it is to have an up-to-date and reliable geospatial technology system. Check his explanation on the Pueblo County website.


Career resources

  • Association of American Geographers Online Career Guide
  • GeoCommunity for Geographic Information Systems Professionals
  • GIS Colorado
  • Panel on GIS Career Opportunities, GIS in the Rockies Conference 2009
  • Texas State University Alumni Business Card Directory
  • This is What a Scientist Looks Like

Graduate school

  • Illustrated Guide to a Ph.D.
  • University of Colorado at Boulder - Graduate Student Retreat Aerial Kite Photos 2009
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