Geography Skills and Processes

This video master class introduces key skills geographers use: observing, questioning, and planning. Observing involves making observations to understand the world, identifying problems, and investigating them. Questioning involves asking deeper, open-ended questions to explore issues. Planning involves creating a strategy to address questions, collecting and evaluating data, and presenting findings. These skills are essential for geographers in their daily work.

What are the three key skills geographers use in their work?

• Observing, Questioning, Planning

• Analyzing, Reporting, Mapping

• Exploring, Discovering, Recording

• Researching, Documenting, Evaluating

How do geographers use the skill of observing?

• By creating maps of unknown areas

• By identifying and investigating problems

• By making assumptions about the world

• By predicting future events

What is an example of a process geographers might observe?

• The stock market

• The water cycle

• The human genome

• The internet

Why do geographers ask open-ended questions?

• To avoid complex topics

• To confirm their assumptions

• To explore a range of components to an issue

• To find quick answers

What might a geographer ask when noticing cold weather?

• When will it be warm?

• How to avoid cold?

• Why is it cold?

• What is cold?

What is the first step in the planning process for geographers?

• Evaluating data

• Presenting their work

• Identifying an issue

• Collecting data

How do geographers evaluate their data?

• By ignoring irrelevant data

• By comparing it to historical data

• By looking for relationships in the data

• By asking for expert opinions

What is the final step in a geographer's planning process?

• Collecting more data

• Evaluating their data

• Asking more questions

• Presenting their work

What should viewers do after watching the video?

• Share the video with friends

• Take a geography test

• Subscribe and like the video

• Write a summary of the video

What is the purpose of the master class?

• To teach geography skills

• To sell geography books

• To recruit geography students

• To promote a geography conference