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GEOG 401 - Regional Geography of the Western World
Credits:
4.00
Major culture areas of the Western world and the unique
interaction of human and physical phenomena that produces
the distinctive character of these areas. Emphasis on the
manner in which people of different cultures have made use
of the opportunities and solved the problems existing in the
major regions occupied by Western culture: Europe, Russia,
the Americas, and Australia and New Zealand.
GEOG 401H - Honors/Regional Geography of the Western World
Credits:
4.00
See description for GEOG 401.
GEOG 402 - Regional Geography of the Non-Western World
Credits:
4.00
Major culture areas of the non-Western world and the unique
interaction of human and physical phenomena that produces
the distinctive character of these areas. Emphasis on the
manner in which people of different cultures have made use
of opportunities and solved problems existing in the major
regions occupied by non-Western cultures: the Middle East
and North Africa, Africa south of the Sahara, Oriental Asia
and the Pacific Islands.
GEOG 402H - Honors/Regional Geography of the Non-Western World
Credits:
4.00
See description for GEOG 402.
GEOG 473 - Elements of Weather
Credits:
4.00
Basic principles of weather phenomena and the physical
processes underlying these phenomena. Emphasis on weather
patterns of New England. Lab.
GEOG 512 - Geography of Canada
Credits:
4.00
Examines the natural and human landscapes of
Canada from both a topical and regional perspective.
Emphasis will be placed on understanding the national
character and regional uniqueness of this country, as well
as its role in the world.
GEOG 513 - Geography of the United States
Credits:
4.00
Geographical diversity of the U.S.: its physical setting,
historical development, and contemporary spatial
organization. Distinctive character and problems of major
American regions; recent changes in economic, demographic,
and social conditions. (Not offered every year.)
GEOG #514 - Geography of Canada and the United States
Credits:
4.00
Historical and regional geography of Canada and the United
States. Geographical diversity of the two countries; the
development of distinctive culture regions; physical
setting; resource base; settlement; population growth;
economic development. Contemporary issues and problems.
The particular relationship between the two countries.
GEOG 520 - Geography of Latin America and the Caribbean
Credits:
4.00
Explores a broad geographical understanding of Latin America
and the Caribbean as a distinct region of the world. The
course will incorporate discussions focusing on both the
physical and human geography of the region, as well as on
selected regional problems and issues.
GEOG #531 - Geography of Western Europe and the Mediterranean
Credits:
4.00
Regional and topical analysis of Western Europe and the
Mediterranean. The geographical diversity of Europe in the
context of physical setting and historical development.
Present-day problems. (Not offered every year.)
GEOG 540 - Geography of the Middle East
Credits:
4.00
Environmental, cultural, political-geographic, and
ecological foundations of the Middle East. Selected regional
problems and issues, e.g., geographical dimensions of the
Arab-Israeli conflict, oil, urbanization, population,
growth, and nomadism. (Not offered every year.)
GEOG 541 - Geography of Japan
Credits:
4.00
Examination of Japan's environmental setting historical
geographic evolution, distinctive cultural geographic
patterns, population and settlement characteristics,
internal spatial differentiation, economic growth, political
geographic structure, and global importance. (Not offered
every year.) Writing intensive.
GEOG 545 - Geography of Southeast Asia
Credits:
4.00
Spatial similarities, differences, and interrelationships
between places and peoples will be explored within the
states of the region. Emphasis on the cultural, demographic,
political, and economic expressions in these places and the
complex blending of ethnicity and policy, cooperation and
disassociation.
GEOG 570 - Climatology
Credits:
4.00
General survey of climate classification and the
geographical distribution of climate types, interpretation
and applications of climate data, and climate change over
geologic time and issues of global warming. (Not offered
every year.)
GEOG 572 - Physical Geography
Credits:
4.00
Basic principles underlying the study of landforms. Emphasis
is place on their spatial distribution and the processes
that shape the landscape. May be repeated. Special fee.
(Not offered every year.)
GEOG 573 - Biogeography
Credits:
4.00
The course explores the introductory concepts of plant
geography and biogeography, two interconnected disciplines
that document and explain the changing distributions of
plants and animals from both a spatial and temporal context.
The course will give equal emphasis to ecology (biomes,
climates, soils), evolution (migration, speciation,
dispersal), and applied biogeography and plant geography.
GEOG 581 - Human Geography
Credits:
4.00
Differentiation of the world in terms of population, race,
language, religion, political territory, and economic life.
Collection and critical use of empirical data; emphasis
on spatial and ecological analysis.
GEOG 582 - Economic Geography
Credits:
4.00
Investigation of the manner in which resources and space
have been organized for the production of goods and
services: agriculture, the extractive industries,
manufacturing, and the tertiary sector. Empirical studies,
theories of location, and location models. Major
contemporary problems and issues in agriculture
and food supply, energy sources, industrial readjustment,
and the global economy. (Not offered every year.) Writing
intensive.
GEOG 583 - Urban Geography
Credits:
4.00
Spatial structure of cities and the city system. Emphasis on
the North American city and its problems: land use,
transportation, political fragmentation, physical
environment, and residential patterns. Trends in
urbanization in the developed and developing worlds.
Global cities. (Not offered every year.)
GEOG 584 - Political Geography
Credits:
4.00
Interactions between geographic and political phenomena at
the sub-national, national, and international levels.
Emphasis on geographical aspects of current political
problems within and between states. (Not offered every
year.) Writing intensive.
GEOG 585 - Social Geography
Credits:
4.00
Introduces and explores the field of social geography, or
the study of human spatial behavior and the derived
geographical patterns from the point of view of society.
Focuses on the geographical or spatial dimensions of our
population's symbolic interactions, including thematic
considerations of spatial behavior as a form of social
interaction and the ways that social and geographical
systems of identity operate together. (Also offered as SOC
585.)
GEOG 590 - Introductory Cartography
Credits:
4.00
Map design, usage, and production; uses a broad range of map
sources (aerial photography, remote sensing, geographic
information systems, and traditional maps) as a basis for
discussion. Includes several sessions using desktop mapping
tools, as available.
GEOG #610 - Geography of New England
Credits:
4.00
The distinctive physical setting of New England, its
settlement and development during the past three
centuries, and the present-day problems and
opportunities of the region. One Saturday field excursion
near end of term. Special fee. (Not offered every year.)
GEOG 673 - Environmental Geography
Credits:
4.00
Survey of the interactions between humans and earth's
physical environments. Attention focused on the geographical
distribution of environmental problems. Topics include
resource utilization, economic factors, population growth,
food supplies, and air and water pollution. (Not offered
every year.)
GEOG 685 - Geography of Population and Development
Credits:
4.00
A regional approach to the study of population geography
with concern for the interaction between the focus of
economic growth and the components of population change and
development. Considers the environmental impact of
developing trends in the developed and developing worlds and
the relationship of these trends to sustainable growth and
population patterns. Writing intensive.
GEOG 686 - World Economy and Globalization
Credits:
4.00
Emphasis is on the spatial development of the world economy
and the evolution into today's "globalized" economy. Topical
emphasis will include the processes of global economic
production changes, the role of transnational corporations,
and the role of the state in globalization.
GEOG 757 - Photo Interpretation and Photogrammetry
Credits:
4.00
Practical and conceptual presentation of techniques for
using remote sensing, specifically aerial photographs, in
natural resources. Includes photo measures of scale, area,
parallax and object heights; flight planning; photo
geometry; an introduction to the electromagnetic spectrum;
and photo interpretation and mapping. Concludes with an
introduction to digital remote sensing including
multi-spectral scanners, radar, and thermal imagery and a
brief discussion of geographic information systems (GIS).
Applications to forestry, wildlife, land-use planning, earth
sciences, soils, hydrology, and engineering. Prereq:
algebra. Special fee. Lab. (Also listed as NR 757.)
GEOG 759 - Digital Image Processing for Natural Resources
Credits:
4.00
Introduction to practical remote sensing including
multi-spectral scanners (Landsat and SPOT) radar and
thermal imagery. Hands-on image processing including
filtering, image display, ratios, classification,
registration, and accuracy assessment. GIS as it
applies to image processing. Discussion of practical
application. Use of ERDAS image processing software.
Knowledge of PCs and DOS required. Prereq: GEOG 757 or
equivalent and permission. (Also listed as NR 759.)
GEOG 760 - Geographic Information Systems in Natural Resources
Credits:
4.00
Introduction to the use of geographic information
systems (GIS) for use with natural resources including
data input, manipulation, storage, analysis, and display.
Accuracy of spatial data and use of digital elevation
models. Discussion of practical applications. Use of PC
Arc/Info software. Prereq: permission. Lab. (Also listed as
NR 760.)
GEOG 795 - Special Project
Credits:
2.00 or 4.00
Readings, library, archival, and fieldwork. Primarily for
geography seniors. Prereq: permission.
GEOG 796 - Special Topics
Credits:
4.00
Special Topics in Geography: A)Climatology; B)Environmental
Geography; C)Urban Geography; D)Political Geography;
E)Population Geography; F)Economic Geography; G)Cultural
Geography. Prereq: permission.
GEOG #797 - Seminar
Credits:
4.00
Exploration of geography as a research discipline.
Definition and investigation of research problems.
Primarily for geography seniors.