Students' knowledge of geography and geography careers

This article addresses the knowledge of geography and geography-related car eers of sixth and ninth grade students in six Florida schools. For geograph y knowledge no sex differences were noted for the total sample, ninth grade African American males outperformed African American females, achievement differed by school, and students knew most about skills and least about phy sical geography. Students' career knowledge increased with grade level; mal es were more knowledgeable than females; African American females were the least knowledgeable; sex-related differences became more pronounced in nint h grade; and the most frequently cited careers were cartographer, explorer, meteorologist, and news person.