GEOG 5440 - Studies in Economic Geography

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Western Michigan University

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Description:

Presents world patterns of agriculture, manufacture, or transportation which link global production and consumption. In any term, the course focuses upon one of these three economic sectors. Agriculture. Describes and analyzes the distribution of major crops and livestock, and their combinations in common farming operations. The spatial organization of agriculture through time is analyzed for selected areas. Industry. Evaluates the general distribution and locational factors associated with selected industries, giving particular attention both to models of industrial location and to the empirical interrelation of economic, technological, and political elements affecting the locational decision. Transportation. Emphasizes the historical evolution of transport systems in developed and developing nations, transport factors in location theory, techniques of transport analysis, the urban transport problem, and competitive and complementary characteristics of transport modes in differing political systems. < Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: GEOG 2050 and GEOG 2440 or consent of department. Notes: Prerequisites applicable to all 5000-level courses in Geography include 14 credit hours of geography, or consent of advisor and/or instructor Credits: 2 to 3 hours

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wmich.edu

Phone Number:

(269) 387-1000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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