"The purpose of Geography is to provide a 'view of the whole Earth' by mapping the locations of places"
Ptolemy, 150CE
"Geography is a
synthesizing discipline to connect the general with the special through
measurement, mapping, and a regional emphasis"
Alexander von Humboldt, 1845
FALL 2008
Office: DH 314 L
Phone:
(310) 434-8652
California Geography
Intro to GIS (Geog20/GIS20/CIS20)
Geog. 5 – Physical Geography with Lab
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MISSION COLLEGE
Geography 1
Email: drake_vicki@smc.edu
“…as a young man, my fondest dream was to become a geographer. However... I thought deeply about the matter and concluded geography was far too difficult a subject. I turned to Physics as a substitute.
Albert Einstein
Mother Teresa went to India as a Geography teacher
Michael Jordan is a geography graduate from the University of North Carolina
Prince William of England was a Geography major at St. Andrews University
William Morris Davis, the father of American Geography, founder of Association of American Geographers
The next famous geographer might be YOU! Who knows where studying Geography will take you?!
