6 Reasons to Study Geography

3:33 with Navydavep

Do you know where places are on a map?

I pulled these from a website call brainscape.com

I’m going to add my own touch to the end of each one.

1. Look Smart

Let’s be honest: we all care about what other people think of us. That’s why our first important reason for studying geography is that it makes you look smart. Knowing basic geography can help you avoid embarrassing moments, impress a date, maybe even land a job.

But geography doesn’t just make you look smart. It actually does make you smarter, as our next reasons show.

Because the biggest way to look like a dumbass

2. Put the News in Context

How are you supposed to understand the news if you don’t know geography? Knowing geography helps put current events in context.

For example, knowing that Hong Kong is a city in southern China can begin to help a person understand why it is politically different from the rest of China: it’s geographically isolated.

Most people are just brainwashed by the MSM anyway.

3. Chart the Course of History

Geography not only puts current events in perspective, it help us understand history. A person can’t understand World War II without understanding the roles of the continental Russian Winter or the English Channel. Geography shapes the course of world history. Want to better understand history? Study geography.

Straight up truth.

4. Travel Smart

Without a basic sense of geography, it’s impossible to get the most out of travel experiences. If you’re heading to Spain, do you want to see misty mountains, rocky coastlines, or searing-hot cities? These questions will decide whether you head to Torla, Basque Country, or Sevilla. Study up before your next vacation.

My book>

The Education: Memoirs of People and Places Around the World

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5. Understand Your Home

Geography allows you to understand the place where you live. People settle in specific places because of the landscape. For example, cities are almost always built on a river or other reliable water supply. What is the history of the place you live? How has the geography affected the area? These are the questions to ask to gain a deep understanding of your home.

Yes my city is on a river.

6. Make Sense of Different Cultures

Human culture is fundamentally place-based: the land determines or influences the cuisine, clothing, architecture, even social relationships. Every aspect of a culture is affected by its geography.

Geography helps you understand and appreciate the incredible diversity of cultures around the world. Like with news, geography puts culture in context. To understand a people, you have to know something about their land.

This is why travel is so important. Once this Covid crap dies down, hit the road.

People who don’t own a passport have a limited view on the world.