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3.00 Credits
This course offers a study of the physical and human geography of East Asia, in context of the interrelationships between East Asian countries, their neighbors, and the world. This course will investigate major political, economic, social and environmental geography patterns, processes, and issues of China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Vietnam and Malaysia.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Any 100 level GEOG course The geography of environment, resources and population is studied in relation to history and the present economic and social system of the Russia/C.I.S. Offered alternate years, fall semester.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: GEOG 121 or GEOG 122 or GEOG 151 Physical and cultural patterns of selected countries of South America. Emphasis on current economic and political problems. (Formerly GEOG 358) (CGCL; CMCL; CSOC; CWRT)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Any 100 level GEOG course This course covers the character of the natural and cultural environments of the geographic regions of Europe. Offered once in three years
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: GEOG 151 The land and people of the United States intertwine to form a vast, complex, ever-changing fabric. As one of the great economic powers in the world, the U.S. must meet the challenges of governing a huge country of pronounced regionalisms, while living next door to the economic and political questions marks of Mexico and Canada. Students will explore such diverse topics as ancient mountain systems, environmental and resource issues, urban and rural immigrant populations and their historic and current distributions, regional cuisines and America’s appeal to the traveler. Alternate spring semesters.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: GEOG 121 or GEOG 122 or consent of instructor The geography of environment, resources and population is examined in relation to history, economic and regional land patterns of Canada. Offered alternate years, spring semester.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Any 100 level GEOG course The physical and cultural features of the African continent with special reference to the emerged political and regional patterns. Spring semester. (CGCL; CSOC)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor This course entails vigorous analysis of various topics of special interest. May be taken for credit more than once with change of topic. The course will be offered on an occasional basis.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: GEOG 213 or consent of instructor This course offers a solid background in the fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to explore the analytical capabilities of GIS and apply them to real-world situations. Application of GIS techniques to problems in a variety of fields, including land-use planning, natural resource management, transportation, and urban and regional planning will be examined. Students develop their own projects and work at a more advanced level solving spatial problems with GIS. Students will have the practical experience of using GIS programming skills to solve real-world problems in a customized fashion. Spring semester.
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3.00 Credits
In this meteorology course, which is designed and serviced by the American Meteorological Society (AMS), students will access and work with current weather maps delivered via the Internet, and will coordinate these maps with learning activities keyed to the day’s weather. This study of the atmosphere includes weather systems from local to global scales, severe weather and current weather applications. The course meets three times per semester for evaluation. All other activities are executed solely on the Internet, with the faculty mentor guiding the student in understanding the basic principles of meteorology and analyzing real-time weather data. Spring semester. (Formerly GEOG 402) May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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