[Miyavi_Melody]

So why do you guys think learning Geography or any other strange subject in school is important?
I'm mostly wondering about geography though

[Malice_Kaiser]

...Why ISN'T it important? It's the place you're living, where everyone is, it's not entirely unuseful.

Everyone will have certain subjects that will end up being of NO use to them whatsoever. I for one am NEVER going to have to use my knowledge of more advanced chemistry and physics in the real world (hopefully), but I'm not denying its importance.

*shrug* Just stick it out, if you have to take the class. (I just thought it was kinda weird that of all the school subjects you wondered about geography, which seems fairly practical I guess)

[duksiew]

to me, situating ourselves somewhere in this world is extremely important.
We tend to always place ourselves somewhere, in terms of just having an
idea of where we fit into this world, county, city, or what not. If we don't,
it's almost like we're lost.

idk, it also just helps in picturing events, connections etc...

[Stevent]

so that you wouldnt be another one of those people wondering where the US is located.

[asianami]

so that you wouldnt be another one of those people wondering where the US is located.

lmao sooo reminded me of miss kentucky ahahahahah XDDDD;;

[krnmusicman]

blahhh im studying for my geography test at this moment!!! I hate geography its so useless and boring... i hate my teacher too.. i always sleep in the back

[kappow]

just so u dont look dumb if someone talks about it and all u do is nod. I did geography and found it fun! they made us memorise the capital cities of the world (yes i have no life >_<) plus going to Borneo next year!

[RockStar17]

so that you wouldnt be another one of those people wondering where the US is located.

LMFAO



I don't know, in geography I was taught different climate zones, what mountains, peaks, and valleys were, etc...things like that. We only spent a week on where certain places were. But you could eventually use that in the real world.

[onetwothuy]

Uhmm, you should watch those videos where the U.S citizens are being interviewed.
Search it on Youtube, and you'll know why geography is important.

[joogrlpekaun]

Geography actually explains a lot. It explains why certain nations have certain relationships, helps you visualize the world when you talk about it (so you can actually picture where Iraq is, for example, instead of seeing a big ???? SOMEWHERE THERE BE IRAQIS? in your mind), explains a lot about climate and geology which have a lot to do with why some countries/regions are more populous or rich in resources than others, etc. Besides, do you really want to be the one who thinks Bangkok is something you do in bed and Baghdad is how you kidnap your father? Probably not.

[DaAzNkIgGa627]

Geography is so important.
Why did cities by rivers and oceans become bigger than cities inland?
Why do countries fight over land that we think of as trivial?
Why are some countries full of wild animals that can be domesticated while other aren't?

[Xarthan]

so you don't get lost when you go somewhere.

[predator]

so that you wouldnt be another one of those people wondering where the US is located.

LMAO agreed (:

[Yukita]

if anything i wonder why things like senior project matter.


GEOGRAPHY, on the other hand,
IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. :|
for the aforementioned reasons :|

[koneee]

so people wouldn't be ignorant and not know what's happening around the world.
Some people need to be less self-centered and be open-minded about the world (cough Americans whose news sometimes focus on celeb news like Jessica Simpson and Nick's divorce and Paris Hilton, JEEZ GIVE ME A BREAK! THERE ARE WAY MORE IMPORTANT THINGS THAT SHOULD BE ON THE NEWS THAN THEM.). Makes me embarrassed of this country sometimes....
Geography is DEFINITELY NOT a strange subject at all, wait, why do you even think it's strange at all? It's a must to learn about geography becauses don't you think it's important to know where you live and where you are located? and etc etc etc.

[Soy]

... so you don't look like an idiot on national tv when you explain to the nation that we need more maps so that we can help africa and china help us, like a certain miss south carolina ...

actually geography is very important on an everyday standard, and survival wise, knowing your land is really helpful.

[Miyavi_Melody]

Thanks
this was my brother's homework question and we were wondering what the soompiers thought

[lucky*13]

It's important because if you get lost while driving on the road, you'll know how to get back to your house instead of calling everyone you know. Or worst, getting stuck in a place where there's no reception. O.O
You call someone and they ask you which direction the sun is facing you, and you say "The sun is not out today!!"

[fallenbroke]

Lol , students over here get to choose if they want to study pure geography , which includes both physical and human geography , or just elective geography where you study only human geography .

Since I'm doing pure literature in school , I can only choose to take human geography as a subject . It's quite interesting once you get the hang of it cos the questions are usually standard , but I think physical geog's way cooler ! You get to learn about volcanoes and countries !

Yeah , I have to agree geography's like everywhere .