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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. Emphasizes 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.
Emphasizes 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 514 - Geography of the United States and Canada
Credits:
4.00
Historical and regional geography of Canada and the U.S.
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. Incorporates discussions focusing on both the
physical and human geography of the region, as well as on
selected regional problems and issues.
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. Emphasizes 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
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. Gives
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
Investigates 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.
Emphasizes 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 586 - Historical Geography of North America
Credits:
4.00
An introduction to major themes, important scholars, and
commonly used research techniques in historical geography.
Course is reading and research oriented. Focus will be on
North America. (Also listed as HIST 512.) Writing intensive.
GEOG 587 - Place and Popular Culture
Credits:
4.00
Explores the role geography plays in popular culture--such
as in literature, motion pictures, television, music, the
news media, and advertising--and the ways in which popular
culture shapes people's perceptions about places. Writing
intensive.
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 658 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Credits:
4.00
An introduction to the use of geographic information
systems (GIS) for natural resources and related fields.
Data models/structures, map projections, data
input/output/storage, data analysis/modeling,
interpolation, and data/quality standards. Hands-on using
ArcView 3.x GIS software. Permission. (Also offered as NR
658.)
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.) Writing intensive.
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
Emphasizes the spatial development of the world economy
and the evolution into today's "globalized" economy.
Topical emphasis includes 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
multispectral 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 digital remote sensing, including
multispectral 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 applications. Use
of ERDAS image-processing software. Knowledge of PCs
required. Prereq: GEOG 757 or equivalent and permission.
(Also offered as NR 759).
GEOG 760 - Geographic Information Systems in Natural Resources
Credits:
4.00
Introduces 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. Writing intensive.
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.