Geography

Courses

GEO 100: World Regional Geography

Subject
Credits 3
Theory Credit
3

This course surveys various countries and major regions of the world with respect to location and landscape, world importance and political status, population, type of economy, external and internal organization and relations, problems and potentials.

GEO 101: Principles of Physical Geography I

Subject
Credits 4
Theory Credit
3
Experimental Laboratory Credit
2

This course qualifies as a Natural Science elective. Physical Geography I is the first in a two-part sequence including topics such as weather and climate relative to the earth and relationships between the earth and sun. Laboratory is required.

GEO 102: Principles of Physical Geography II

Subject
Credits 4
Theory Credit
3
Experimental Laboratory Credit
2

This course qualifies as a Natural Science elective. Physical Geography II is the second in a two-part sequence including topics such as landforms, landscapes, soil and vegetation of the earth. Laboratory is required.

GEO 200: Geography of North America

Subject
Credits 3
Theory Credit
3

This course is a survey of the geography of the United States and Canada with special emphasis on land usage, mineral resources, industrial development, and social and economic adaptation of man and the natural environment.

Prerequisites

GEO 100

GEO 201: Principles of Human Geography

Subject
Credits 3
Theory Credit
3

This course surveys the science of location, with emphasis on human activities as it relates to agricultural and industrial activities, and cities as market and production centers. Emphasis will be placed on human networks.

Prerequisites

GEO 100

GEO 220: Principles of Physical Geography

Subject
Credits 3
Theory Credit
3

This course is an introduction to natural features of the earth. It concentrates on weather, climate, soil, and vegetation associations, on landforms and on the forces that have been active in shaping the earth’s surface.