• First of all, there are a number of myths and misconceptions about our fields.

• Myth # 1) Geographers only memorize trivia facts like state capitals. While such information is useful, it is not the reality of what a geographer does for a profession. Certainly, it is important for us to know locations, but that isn’t our main goal any more than correct spelling is the main goal of the novelist. We are interested in where things are, certainly, but more than that, we’re interested in WHY the world is the way it is, and how different places interact with each other to create the landscape we see every day.

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