You are in free guest mode.
Timed Practice
Revision List
Attempt History
Progress Tracking
Create a free account to unlock these tools
Practice Listening: Multiple Choice, Single Answer
ID: #38545
Medium
Geographers
Transcript:
We geographers do a large variety of things. In general, we answer questions that deal with location, and we do this by gathering data. A lot of geographers work in conjunction with the other industries. They are often employed by local, state, and federal government agencies, as well as those in the private sector, including environmental and engineering firms. I myself have worked with urban planners and engineers. The work might involve anything from conducting a census to designing databases. Image interpretation and spatial analysis. The second most important task of a geographer is to identify, analyze, and interpret the collected data. Modern geographers are often involved in resolving environmental problems. Many are also the primary practitioners of geographic information systems and cartography. The next task is to publish all the information collected. This allows people to be well informed. It is imperative that our findings be made public so that all the amounts of hard work that has gone into it becomes readily available and useful.
With a free account:
Retry and compare every attempt.
Be the first!
No community answers here yet — submit yours and help others learn.
Saving...