Physical geography integrates and inter-relates landforms, water, soils, climate, and vegetation as the major natural elements of the environment. The focus of physical geography is on the zone of the ...

What jobs can you get with a geography degree? Geography graduates have developed skills in mathematics and analytics as they study the Earth’s physical characteristics. Many graduates pursue careers ...

The Department of Geography integrates social and environmental sciences with the power of geospatial analysis to understand our complex world and to plan a sustainable future. Diverse faculty help ...

Editor’s note: As teens scroll through their news feeds, catching glimpses of conflict and atrocities taking place in Syria, South Sudan, or even violence here in America, what are they learning about ...

How many of these geography mistakes have you made? When’s the last time you looked at a map or atlas? No, not punching in a location and getting directions from Google Maps. A real, bonafide map of ...

Why did history unfold differently on different continents? Why has one culture—namely that of Western Europe—dominated the development of the modern world? In his Pulitzer Prize-winning book Guns, ...

Baber gathering fossils at Mazon Creek, Illinois, 1895, during the first field class at the University of Chicago to which women were admitted. Photo from University of Chicago Photographic Archive, ...

Universities face financial crises, but cutting Geography raises concerns about short-term thinking and the long-term ...

Study the impact of economics on human development and the environment. Gain geographical and mathematical skills that will set you apart. You’ll learn about the uneven impact of economic activity ...