GEO 335 - Geography of Latin America

Institution:

William Paterson University of New Jersey

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Description:

The course emphasizes Latin America's unique physical features, natural resources, demographic characteristics, and cultural patterns; the impact of European colonial expansion upon native societies, land tenure and modernization of the rural sector, cash crops and development, mining and industrialization, the growth of cities, foreign debt, and structural adjustments and development. The course also examines relationship patterns between Latin America and the United States.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wpunj.edu

Phone Number:

(973) 720-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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