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3.00 Credits
Examination of processes that create environmental and atmospheric hazards, the spatial and temporal discontinuities associated with hazards, and societal aspects that affect and compound disasters. Historical and contemporary case studies are utilized to investigate the interaction between society and natural hazards. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: GEOG 101 or GEOG 105 or GEOG 206 or GEOL 120 or consent of the department. Credits: 3
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3.00 Credits
Examination of natural hazards with a focus on Southeast Asia. Tsunamis, monsoons, typhoons, flooding, droughts, and urban hazards are explored. Interactions among the following three major systems are analyzed with respect to shaping these hazards: the physical environment, social and demographic characteristics, and components of the built environment. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: GEOG 101 or GEOG 105 or GEOG 206 or GEOL 120 or consent of the department. Credits: 3
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Forest species regeneration, growth and mortality. Past and present environmental conditions, disturbances, and forest processes. Tree identification, forest measures, and field methods. Lecture, laboratory, and field experience. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: GEOG 322 or BIOS 103 or BIOS 104, or consent of department. Credits: 3
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4.00 Credits
Crosslisted as BIOS 422X. Chemical and physical properties of soils affecting vegetation, segregation of natural plant communities, and managed systems. Lecture, laboratory, and field experience. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: BIOS 103 or BIOS 104, and GEOG 302, or consent of department. Credits: 4
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3.00 Credits
Geographic perspective on overpopulation, immigration, environmental degradation, development, and human rights. Fundamentals of fertility, mortality, migration, and composition. Discussion of both conceptual and empirical approaches focusing on national and international population and public policy issues. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: 3 semester hours in geography or sociology, or consent of department. Credits: 3
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3.00 Credits
Crosslisted as ANTH 435. Exploration of how various languages express spatial relationships by using different parts of speech, how culture shapes ways of organizing and using space in daily and ritual behavior, and the mental organization of spatial knowledge, with emphasis on universal patterns that generate cultural and individual realizations. Credits: 3
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3.00 Credits
Crosslisted as GEOL 442. Systematic study of geologic processes affecting the evolution of the earth's surface. Emphasis on glacial, fluvial, and coastal processes and their relationship to the development of landforms under diverse climates of the past and present. Lecture, laboratory, and field trips. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: GEOG 101 and GEOG 102, or GEOL 105, or GEOL 120, or GEOL 120 and GEOL 121. Credits: 3
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3.00 Credits
Study of political phenomena in a real context. Emphasis on temporal and spatial attributes of the state. Core areas and capitals, boundaries, administration of territory. Geopolitics, power, multinational organizations, and modern theories about states. Geographic concepts applied to in-depth analysis of selected conflict regions. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: 3 semester hours in geography or political science or consent of department. Credits: 3
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3.00 Credits
Human-environment geography perspective on natural resource planning, environmental conservation, and sustainable development throughout the world. Advanced analysis of environmental issues in a variety of geographic contexts and at scales ranging from local to global. Emphasis on critical and analytical thinking skills. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: GEOG 101 or GEOG 253 or consent of department. Credits: 3
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3.00 Credits
Study of processes and policies in landuse and land development decisions. Mapping and GIS decision-making techniques applied to the analysis of land-use patterns and management conflicts at national, state, regional, and local government scales. Lecture, laboratory, and field experience. Credits: 3
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