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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. This course introduces the principles, equipment, and techniques used to obtain and interpret aerial photography. The course examines the use of aerial photography in scientific research and its application to geographic, environmental, and planning problems at the local and regional levels. Students will plan and fly an airborne mission using modern equipment to acquire imagery. Photogrammetric techniques will be used to interpret the photography and study local problems. The class emphasizes the need for being able to think in a spatial context for a variety of environmental applications. ( CPA) Prerequisite: GEOG 245, or GEOG 345.
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3.00 Credits
3.s.h. An exploration of the impact which change has on the physical and human environments and the various ways in which geographers attempt to assess the nature of this impact. Discussion will employ a cross-cultural framework and focus upon themes such as urbanization, domestication, frontiers and population movements. ( LA) Prerequisite: SoS or GEOG 100.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. An exploration of the various regions of Anglo-America (Canada and the United States) with emphasis on the interrelationship of human and natural resources, and the development of land use and settlement patterns. Special emphasis on planning problems such as urbanization, population, and environmental impact. Provides students with an undertanding of the historical development and settlement of the American landscape. Practice in writing analytical reports centered on maps displaying current and historical patterns is emphasized. ( LA, S2, WS2) Prerequisite: SoS or GEOG 100.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. The patterns of land forms, soils, climate, and natural resources. Industrial development. Population distribution. Problems of urbanization. Studies of selected areas. Field trip. ( LA) Prerequisite: SoS.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. A regional study of Meso, and South America, based on the physical and cultural geographic factors. The Europeanization of the Western Hemisphere is studied with special emphasis to the influence of the Iberian (Spain and Portugal) patterns of settlement and land use. Contemporary demographic and economic problems, their significance, and political implications within the region are analyzed. Practice in writing analytical reports on various geographic patterns within the region is stressed. ( LA, S2) Prerequisite: SoS or GEOG 100.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. A regional survey of the cultural, economic, and physical geography of Europe. Particular attention will be given to the geography of languages, religions, cities, political systems and economic development. Special focus also upon the European Union, the NATO Alliance, the Nordic Council and other important institutions. Prerequisite: SoS or GEOG 100. ( LA, S2)
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3.00 Credits
Geography of the Soviet Union
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. This course deals with the physical setting, the cultural patterns, and the changing political and economic geography of Asia (excluding Russia). Various problems and potentials will be examined in an attempt toward a more basic understanding of the processes of change that are radically transforming the Asian scene. Practice in writing analytical reports on various geographic patterns within the region is stressed. ( LA, HO2, WS2) Prerequisite: SoS or GEOG 100.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. An examination of the distinctive features of the Southeast Asian environment and the socio-economic structure of the nations of the region. Special emphasis on the issues of critical concern to the contemporary economics of the region, such as population problems, land reform, ethnic pluralism, resource utilization, and modernization. ( LA, HO2) Prerequisites: SoS or GEOG 100.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. This course deals with the human and physical geography of China, Taiwan, Japan, and North and South Korea. Special attention is paid to environmental issues, problems of sustainable development, and cultural pluralism. Emphasis is also put on the historical development of cultural landscapes and ways in which these countries are assuming increasingly important roles in the global community. Practice in writing analytical reports on various geographic patterns within the region is stressed. ( LA, HO2, WS2) Prerequisites: SoS or GEOG 100.
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