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Geography

Geography

What is geography? Defined, “geo” means earth, and “graphy” means writing. Literally, the word geography means writing about the earth.

Physical geographers concentrate on topics like weather, climate, soils, landforms, etc., while cultural geographers investigate how people interact with each other (historically, culturally, publicly, etc.) and how they interact with their environment.

Careers in Cultural and Physical Geography

Earning a degree in geography can lead to a wide variety of employment areas, including urban planner/community development, cartographer, GIS specialist, climatologist, environmental management, researcher, teacher and demographer.

Transfer Geography Credits

GCC’s core classes transfer to ASU’s Geography Bachelor of Science degree program.

Courses Offered

Enroll in geography classes to fulfill your general education requirements or if you are planning to major in geography.  Courses in geography fulfill general education requirements in the core areas of Natural Sciences [SB] and/or [SG], Social-Behavioral Sciences [SB], Cultural Diversity in the U.S. [C], Global Awareness [G], Humanities, Arts and Design [HU], and Historical Awareness [H].

Search CCTA for course competencies.