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  • 3.00 Credits

    Urban Geography is concerned with promoting a greater understanding of the development, structure, functioning, and distribution of centers of human social, economic, and political activity, cities, through the application of spatial theories and models of human behavior. Although there are no course prerequisites, this course (as with virtually all other 300-level courses) is not recommended for freshmen.
  • 3.00 Credits

    The focus is on causes of climate, climate regions, climate change, and advantages and limitations of climate to human geography. The influences that the climate system has on plants, soils, water supply, human adaptations, urban living, and agricultural economics are examined. This approach provides valuable background material to other advanced courses in geography and to other related courses in the natural sciences. This course is a general education, natural science elective.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course concentrates on the climatologically and spatial aspects of global warming and the growing importance of the science of global warming to policymakers. The aim is to introduce the causes, methods of analysis, and policy implications of global warming. This course is a general education natural science elective.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course serves as an introduction to Cartography. The successful student will become proficient in the collection, manipulation, generalization, and the proper visual presentation of geographic data. Emphasis is placed on the proper use of the graphic elements and visual variables, and on appropriate means of data manipulation. Students study the nature of cartography, the geographic coordinate system, map scale, map projections, map design, symbolization, data manipulation, the major classes of maps, and map reproduction. This course is laboratory intensive and emphasizes cartography in the ArcGIS computer environment. (4 c.h., 3 s.h.)
  • 3.00 Credits

    Geographic information systems (GIS) are a major tool for the analysis of spatial data. Based on the material covered in Introduction to GIS, this course considers in depth the theoretical, conceptual and practical aspects of the collection, storage, manipulations, analysis and display of spatial data. Laboratory projects involving student use of vector-based GIS systems to develop, implement and analyze geographic databases are required.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Current world and national problems are analyzed within the framework of systematic political geography. Attention will be focused on world trouble spots, elections, boundary friction, resource allocation, population pressure, and military strategy from a geographical stand-point. Elements of Cultural Geography or a basic Political Science course would be valuable preparation for this course, but are not prerequisite.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed to give the student a basic, systematic background in population geography with in-depth analysis of certain selected demographic factors as they specifically relate to areal phenomena. Special attention will be given to selected areas and their current population problems and the geographic factors which have produced or modified these problems.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Emphasis on the concepts and techniques used to study and evaluate the air and water environments, solid waste, toxic and hazardous wastes for the purpose of achieving environmental quality. Predominant attention will focus on planning and management principles, but administrative, economic and legal constraints will also receive due consideration.
  • 3.00 Credits

    An examination and application of the methods associated with land use planning, especially in the small town and rural context. Emphasis is placed upon the tools and techniques associated with land use planning such as interpretive maps, soil surveys, remote sensors, and computers. Legal aspects of land use planning will also be presented.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Remote Sensing of the Environment is a course designed to introduce the field of remote sensing, as well as teach you the fundamentals of analysis of remotely sensed images. The primary focus in lecture will be on the variety of remote sensing platforms, the fundamentals of image acquisition, and the physical laws dictating satellite orbits and energy transfers used in remote sensing. In laboratory, the focus will be on applying the fundamentals learned in lecture to analysis data and interpret various types of images.
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