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3.00 Credits
The spatial aspects of the interaction between humans and their physical environment are examined through the analysis of selected problems from resource capacity to pollution. The perceptions of environmental hazards of human settlements are examined to illuminate environmental decision-making. Either semester. (Formerly GEOG 196) (CNSN)
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3.00 Credits
An inquiry into the theoretical and empirical approaches to the study of human spatial analysis is presented. The major topics covered include population, race, language, religion, politics, urbanization and economics. Each semester. (Formerly GEOG 110) (CGCL; CMCL; CSOC)
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3.00 Credits
This course in human geography introduces the geographical study of the current cultural and social systems in the non-Western world (in Africa, Asia and Latin America). Emphasis is placed on the diversity of cultural frameworks and their strategies for dealing with problems. Fall semester. (Formerly GEOG 160) (CGCL; CMCL; CSOC)
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3.00 Credits
The study of regional geography of the developed world (including Anglo-America, Europe and the Soviet Union, Australia and Japan) investigates how humans have used the resources available to them to obtain a high standard of living in different physical and cultural milieux. This high standard of living is reflected in land-use patterns that are similar in their broad outlines but different in detail. Spring semester. (Formerly GEOG 170)
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Prerequisite: Open to all freshmen with a writing placement score of 3 or above or a SAT score of 500 or above or who have completed ENGL 101. Students with 24 or more transfer credits will have this requirement waived. First Year Seminars (FYS) are writing-intensive, topic courses that introduce students to academic thought, discourse and practices. FYS courses prepare and orient students toward productive and fulfilling college careers by actively engaging them in a specific academic area of interest. Students will improve their writing, reading, research and basic information and technology skills while learning to work both collaboratively and independently. These courses will fulfill the First Year Seminar requirement and may fulfill other requirements for the core curriculum. Each course may fulfill different requirements and topics may change each semester. Only one FYS course may be taken for credit. (CFYS)
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3.00 Credits
Maps are valuable tools for displaying, interpreting and analyzing patterns of human-environment interactions. This course introduces the basic concepts and procedures necessary to design, construct, interpret, update and present straightforward and effective maps using computer techniques. Students will practice skills of georeferencing and digitizing raster-based images at various scales to produce vector-based map layers for integration into geographic information systems (GIS). This course provides the necessary background for more advanced courses in GIS. Fall semester.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: GEOG 121 or GEOG 100 or GEOG 122 or GEOG 120 or EASC 100 or AVSC 105 This course is designed to provide students with a basic understanding of how weather works, in a highly visual, hands-on and largely nonmathematical manner. Physical and chemical processes that occur in the atmosphere and interactions with the land and ocean surfaces on Earth lead to the weather (thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, etc.). Long-term persistent changes in weather patterns lead to climate change, which can disrupt travel plans, recreational activities, energy (fuel and electricity) resources, and ecosystem health, among other things. The main objective of this course is to introduce the meteorological concepts responsible for weather phenomena and the impact of disruptions of “normal” weather on life on Earth. The course will conclude with discussions of how human activities depend on and may be altering weather patterns, including the greenhouse effect, severe storms, hurricanes, aviation meteorology, air pollution, the ozone “hole” and winter weather. Two hours of lecture and one two-hour laboratory period weekly. Fall semester.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: GEOG 121 or GEOG 122 or consent of instructor Study of the elements and controls of climate emphasizing their effect on humans and the environment, and human’s response to and modification of climate. The world distribution of climatic regions. Instrumentation and practice in observing, data presentation and analysis. Spring semester. (Formerly GEOG 204)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: For majors or minors in geography only; GEOG 121 or GEOG 151 This course provides a survey of spatial techniques that geographers use to define, research and analyze geographic issues and phenomena. Students will learn to identify real-life geographic problems at a range of spatial scales, from the local to the global. Instructional methods will emphasize hands-on exposure through local field problems and field trips, access to library resources and journals, instrumentation, basic surveying, and professional presentation skills. Spring semester.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: _ _ _ _ 199; Open to all sophomores and juniors who have completed ENGL 101, and the speaking skills requirement. Students with 54 or more transfer credits will have this requirement waived. Cannot be taken if _ _ _ _ 299 is taken for credit. Second Year Seminars (SYS) are speaking-intensive, topic courses that build on the academic skills and habits introduced in the First Year Seminar. SYS courses engage students in a specific academic area of interest and provide them with the opportunity to reinforce, share and interpret knowledge. Students will improve their speaking, reading, research and basic information and technology skills while building the connections between scholarship and action that are required for lifelong learning. These courses will fulfill the Second Year Seminar requirement and may fulfill other requirements for the core curriculum. Each course may fulfill different requirements and topics may change each semester. Only one SYS course may be taken for credit. (CSYS)
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