[sagar]

“...what does a major in Geography entail? My memories of school are somewhat vague after all of these years, but my main memories of geography are capital cities, types of biomes, names and locations of mountain ranges, lakes, etc ...”

I am guessing that geography courses, if it is any useful, would prepare the graduates on fossil fuel, rock type studies, and other useful things that help during oil/coal/gas exploration. Also, understanding earthquakes due to crust/plate tectonics are useful in certain cases. Beyond these practical use-cases(there might be others), Geography is probably about understanding oppressed cultures and how the evil capitalist encroachment is destroying the natural habitat.

[BlueLancer]

Thanks ... I thought of these things, but figured that they would probably fall within the geology spectrum and not the geography...although I would guess that there would be a lot of tie-in between the two anyway.

Again, thanks ...

[M1903A1]

Yes, the field has become another dumping ground for everything PC...I spun it to my own ends, by writing about topics like modern “clean” nuclear power using thorium for fuel, and African decolonization during the Cold War.