Geography essay 1 page due is today midnight Feb 5th

Video Writing Assignment 1 – The Influence of Geography on Professions (25 Points)

1. Because this is a Geography class, EVERYONE is required to watch these FOUR short videos regardless

of your major or career interests:

 Journeys into Geography (What do Geographers do?) (12:20)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZApicqSpEPw

 What is GIS? (2:49)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZFmAAHBfOU

 3) Exploring Careers: GIS and GPS (Geospatial Technologies!) (6: 45)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7tK9CjRmIo

 4) Seeing Freedom – An amazing case study showing the value of very high resolution satellite imagery. (7:13)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr4U3SBQI6Q

2. Then write a one page long essay (double spaced) summarizing the various jobs that Geographers do and how

new geospatial technologies could relate to your future career.

3. Please submit your assignment in one of these Word or PDF formats with the following filename (your name

included):

VideoAssignment1_Lastname_First.doc

VideoAssignment1_Lastname_First.docx

VideoAssignment1_Lastname_First.pdf

** DUE INTO THE D2L ASSIGNMENT DROPBOX BY Monday, February 5 by 11:59pm **

PLEASE BE SURE TO CONVERT YOUR FILE TO EITHER PDF OR WORD FORMAT! DOCUMENTS IN OTHER FORMATS

WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

If you do not know how to convert to these formats, please visit the ITS Helpdesk in Wissink Hall 121 and they will

help you.