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  • 3.00 Credits

    (S) Examination of origins, evolution and significance of Greenhouse Theory of climate change. Investigation of other theories advanced to account for climate shifts. Evaluation of evidence suggesting a climatic warming of unprecedented magnitude is under way and that anthropogenic increase in greenhouse gasses is responsible. Fulfills: LASR. (3 cr. hr.) Frequency code S = offered in spring Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
  • 3.00 Credits

    (S-C) A global and local analysis of the physical environment as a tourism development resource. An examination of such natural systems as the rain forest, ocean and desert as tourism resources and the environmental impact of tourism on the viability of these niches. Regional and local studies of the environment as a basis for tourism development will be drawn from Amazonia, East Africa, Central America, the Caribbean and North America. Also listed as REC 315. Fulfills: LASR. (3 cr. hr.) Frequency code S = offered in spring; C = offered at least once every two years Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Principles and methods of spatial data collection, processing, analysis and display. Introduction to cartography, Geographic Information Systems and Global Positioning Systems. Fulfills: LASR. (3 cr. hr.) Frequency code F = offered in fall Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
  • 3.00 Credits

    (S-C) Introduction to computer graphics. Development, use of original, commercial programming to produce two and three-dimensional images on the department's graphics terminal, plotter and line printer. Emphasis upon skills used in cartography, business and the sciences. Prerequisite: MCS 186. (3 cr. hr.) Frequency code S = offered in spring; C = offered at least once every two years Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Introduction to desktop computer mapping. Practical experience in using computer mapping techniques to create thematic maps that graphically display data. Database organization, manipulation and analysis for efficient production of publication quality maps for communicating spatial information. Prerequisite: CAP 100. Lecture/Lab Hours: Three lectures and/or demonstrations, one two-hour laboratory. Also listed as CAP 327. (4 cr. hr.) Frequency code F = offered in fall Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
  • 3.00 Credits

    (S) Desktop computer-based Geographic Information System (GIS) Applications. Practical experience using GIS software to learn geographic data management, thematic mapping, basic map and database querying, as well as map creation and report writing. Prerequisite: CAP 100. Lecture/Lab Hours: Three lectures and/or demonstrations, one two-hour lab. Also listed as CAP 328. (4 cr. hr.) Frequency code S = offered in spring Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
  • 3.00 Credits

    (O) Selected topics. May be taken more than once as subtitle changes. Prerequisites: Designated by department as appropriate for content and academic level of credit. (1-4 cr. hr.) Frequency code O = offered occasionally Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
  • 3.00 Credits

    (S-C) Planning, execution and delivery of a GIS-based project, which demonstrates mastery of tools of GIS in a substantive application tailored to field of interest. Prerequisite: GRY/CAP 327 or GRY/CAP 328. Also listed as CAP 330. (4 cr. hr.) Frequency code S = offered in spring; C = offered at least once every two years Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Application of quantitative techniques to solution of geographical problems. Included are the study of point pattern analysis, geographical sampling, a real association and ecological analysis. Lecture/Lab Hours: Three lectures, one two-hour laboratory. Fulfills GE 1; LASR. (4 cr. hr.) Frequency code F = offered in fall Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
  • 3.00 Credits

    (F-C) The spatial analysis of tourism as a component of economic development. A regional comparison of the marketing of tourism resources in the developed and less developed countries of the world. Examination of the resources necessary for the development of tourism and an analysis of the economic and environmental impact on a location as a result of marketing those resources. Also listed as REC 415. Fulfills: LASR. (3 cr. hr.) Frequency code F = offered in fall; C = offered at least once every two years Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
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