Geographer
Geographers study and analyse the relationships between human activities and the natural and built environment.
Geographers may perform the following tasks:
- observe, measure and collect data and compile maps on climate; vegetation and animals; soils; land surface features and distributions; populations; and social, economic, political and land use activities
- analyse and interpret statistical data, maps, charts and other geographic information
- interpret satellite imagery for assessing and mapping natural resources, land uses and human activities
- advise on such issues as industrial and commercial site locations, environmental management and placement of public facilities and services
- work with local and indigenous populations to protect heritage sites
- advise or act as consultants to governments and organisations on urban and rural land use, regional economic development, resource planning and management, tourism, land degradation and erosion, environmental quality and boundary demarcations
- edit and assist in the preparation of maps, atlases, reports and other geographic information for analytical, administrative and cartographic purposes
- develop geographic information systems including information acquisition, coding, geographic database development management and applications
- analyse population data and forecast population trends
- develop, plan and execute regional and international development assistance projects
- analyse and advise on military intelligence
- apply remote sensing, computer cartography and geographic information technologies
- prepare and write reports and scientific papers.
Specialisations:
Economic Geographer
An economic geographer works in commercial, trading, banking and industrial organisations, analysing and planning the location of firms or branches of institutions and documenting the ways labour markets and economic production vary between locations and regions.
Environmental Geographer
An environmental geographer deals with land and water management, urban and regional planning and natural hazards such as floods, drought and bushfires.
Human Geographer
A human geographer analyses the forces influencing the patterns of populations and social, cultural and economic activities.
Physical Geographer
A physical geographer studies the physical environment and the forces which shape it. These could include climatic variability, land degradation, river quality and coastal erosion. At a broader level, they look at environmental conditions and how they have changed through time and what they will be like in the future.
Transportation Planner
A transportation planner balances public and private transport to avoid congestion in cities.
Personal Requirements:
- interested in natural or social sciences
- able to analyse and solve problems
- good written communication skills
- aptitude for computing.
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