"For each facet of humanness--rationality or irrationality, faith, emotion, artistic genius, or political prowess--there is a geography. For each geographical interpretation of the earth, there are implicit assumptions about the meaning of humanness--the common concern is terrestrial dwelling; humanus literally means "earth dweller."
~Anne Buttimer, Geographer
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Geography, and Political
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Careers
It is recommended that those with an interest in becoming geographers seek a broad background in many fields, especially in the Social and Earth Sciences. Geography majors may choose from careers in travel and tourism, cartography, business, government, education, planning and resource management or Geographic Information Systems. A Geography-based, "Travel and Tourism" four-year degree program is available at BYU. This program is for students interested in careers as travel agents, tourism related careers. You can complete two of the core courses of this program (Geog 101 and Geog 120), while at BYU-Idaho. Contact Department of Geography for further information.