Physical Geography and GIS
The solid outer layer of Earth, where we live.
What is the crust?
This is the state capital of Texas.
What is Austin?
This is the name of a person who makes maps.
Scientists in this career study weather, climate, and natural disasters like hurricanes and tornadoes.
What is a meteorologist?
This is the profession of Ms. Engel.
What is a teacher?
Scientists use this method to figure out how old things made of once-living stuff, like wood or bones, are by measuring a special kind of carbon.
What is radiocarbon dating?
Scarcity of natural resources can influence a country’s exports and imports, affecting this measure of trade between countries.
What is the balance of trade?
This job uses computers to make maps showing where rivers, roads, or mountains are.
What is a GIS technician?
These professionals protect national parks, forests, and wildlife while helping visitors stay safe.
What is a park ranger or game warden?
This person leads tours at museums, parks, or historical sites and helps visitors learn about what they see.
What is a docent/tour guide?
This acronym stands for a system that stores, analyzes, and displays geographic data on maps.
What is Geographic Information System (GIS)?
This city is the capital of Egypt, located on the Nile River.
What is Cairo?
Experts in this career analyze data from satellites to track things like deforestation or hurricanes.
What is a remote sensing specialist?
Scientists in this career study pollution, climate, and ways humans impact the Earth.
What is an environmental scientist?
These geographers study how people live, work, and move in cities and towns.
What is an urban geographer?
This scale is used to quantifiably measure the magnitude of earthquakes.
What is the Richter scale?
This measure shows the total value of all goods and services produced in a country and is often used to compare economies.
What is Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
This person represents their country in meetings with other nations and helps maintain peaceful relationships.
What is a diplomat?
Professionals in this energy career explore and manage resources like oil and natural gas.
What is an oil and gas engineer or geoscientist?
This person studies languages, how they work, and how people use them.
What is a linguist?
This acronym stands for an unmanned aerial vehicle, which is often used to collect aerial photos or map land without a pilot on board.
What is a UAV (drone)?
This index measures a country’s average life expectancy, education level, and income to indicate overall development.
What is the Human Development Index (HDI)?
These experts combine science, policy, and fieldwork to help companies and governments safely manage natural resources.
What is a resource management specialist?
This scientist studies the movement, distribution, and quality of water in rivers, lakes, aquifers, and the atmosphere to help predict floods and manage water resources.
What is a hydrologist?
People who study museum work, including managing exhibits and caring for objects, are part of this field.
What is museum studies?