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4.00 Credits
Introduction to the world's major regions, focusing on factors which give these regions their distinctive character. Such factors are derived from complex interrelationships between the pattern of human activity and the physical landscape within any given region. Adopts National Geography Standards (1994) as basis for geographic understanding.
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to components of the earth's surface environment. Emphasis on the structure and dynamic nature of landform features and processes, and on mechanics of the earth's atmosphere, including the study of meteorological principles and climatological patterns. Offered: Fall and Spring.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to theory and use of digital maps in Geographic Information Science (GISc). Topics include map projections and coordinate systems, vector and raster data models, vector data input and editing, attribute data input and management, and map output. Offered: Spring.
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4.00 Credits
Extended exploration into theory and concepts of Geographic Information Science (GISc), focusing on analytical operations. Topics includes vector data query, feature measurement, map overlay, feature buffering, raster data analysis, terrain mapping, spatial interpolation, spatial modeling, and network analysis. Prereq: GEOG 216. Offered: Fall.
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1.00 Credits
Overview of the geography discipline, including definition of various components that make up this interdisciplinary academic field. Through lectures, readings, and hands-on experiments, students are introduced to the traditional and new techniques which spatial analysis, used by geographers, incorporates into problemsolving in an increasingly complex world. Offered: Fall.
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to remote-sensing principles and applications in various fields. Includes how the electromagnetic spectrum interacts with the earth to create the visible world. Instruction in the interpretation of aerial photographs and an introduction to active (Radar) and passive (Earth Observation Satellite) sensor systems. Offered: Fall, on rotation.
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4.00 Credits
Directed reading and research on a selected topic in geography designed to give preparation in special areas not fully covered in regular course offerings. May be repeated once. Prereqs: Junior standing, permission of the instructor, and geography major/minor status. Offered: Fall and Spring.
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4.00 Credits
Geographic examination of the world's economy. Topics include global patterns of production and distribution, economic development, transportation, location analysis, and the globalization of the world's economic systems. Offered: Spring, on rotation.
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4.00 Credits
Geographic perspective of the past, present, and future of the American city. Topics include the historic roots of cities, development of the U.S. urban system, transportation, and the shaping of cities; social, political, and economic dynamics of urban areas; urban growth, decline, and revitalization; suburbanization; and challenges facing cities in the twenty-first century. Co-listed as POLS 360 and SOCI 360. Offered: Spring, on rotation.
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4.00 Credits
Focus on statistical information design, particularly as related to the display and representation of geographic data. Multimedia output will involve both print and electronic formats, to include experience developing interactive and animated map products. Prereq: GEOG 216 and GEOG 270. Offered: Spring.
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