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Geography: Nature and Scope — Geography STD 12 Commerce / Arts — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 Commerce / ArtsGeographyGeography: Nature and Scope3 Marks
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Geography offers vast scope for career.
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  • Due to the dynamic nature of geography, various advanced statistical techniques and computer programs are used to study and explain the geographical phenomenon.
  • Presently, because of global warming, natural disasters occur in various areas of the world. However, different techniques are being used to study the intensity of disasters or provide warnings before a disaster. Hence, disaster management is now a new field for career.
  • Geographers have a wide scope to work as climate analyst, water conservation, water and air pollution monitoring, environmental conservation, environmental education/awareness, etc., because of the increasing air and water pollution and environmental degradation.
  • Maps are essential in geography. Nowadays, maps are not made manually but with the help of GIS software. Thus, there is a wide scope for career in cartography.
  • Population study of a country goes on continuously; therefore, many job opportunities as surveyor, census officer or data collector.
  • Research is also going on in various branches for geography; therefore, there are career opportunities as researcher or research analyst.
  • There are also career opportunities in book writing, teaching, journalism, freelancing preparing maps and diagrams for textbooks, data scientist, tour guide, report writing, urban planner, travel blogger, data scientists, etc.
    Thus, geography offers vast scope for career.

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