Geography

GEG 101 World/Regional Geography (3-0) 3 hrs.
Analyzes the geography of the nations divided into regions of the world emphasizing their physical environments and their economic, political and social organization. IAI S4 900N

GEG 103 The Developing World (3-0) 3 hrs.
Surveys the technologically less developed regions of the World, including East Asia, South Asia, Middle and South America, Southwest Asia and North Africa, and Subsaharan Africa. Emphasis is placed on the spatial arrangement of resources, population, human institutions, economic activities, political patterns, religion, and cultural and physical landscapes. Each cultural realm is analyzed in respect to the larger international community with special attention to current events and issues. IAI S4 902N

GEG 104 The Developed World (3-0) 3 hrs.
Surveys the technologically more developed regions of the world, including Europe, the United States and Canada, the former Soviet Union, Japan and Australia and New Zealand. Emphasis is placed on the spatial arrangement of resources, population, human institutions, economic activities, political patterns, religion, and cultural and physical landscapes. Each cultural realm is analyzed in respect to the larger international community with special attention given to current events and issues. IAI S4 901

GEG 108 Cultural Geography (3-0) 3 hrs.
Provides a comprehensive overview of the relationship of land to life, emphasizing man's dependence on, and his manipulation of land for his survival. The subject of agriculture and other types of food production throughout the world will be of central importance. IAI S4 900N

GEG 111 Physical Geography (3-0) 3 hrs.
Examines the spatial distribution of elements of Earth’s four physical spheres: the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, the lithosphere, and the biosphere including landforms, climates, weather, vegetation, and soils. Consideration is given to the causes of these distributions and to their effects on human populations. IAI P1 909

GEG 112 Physical Geography Laboratory (0-2) 1 hr.
Applies the scientific method of observation, hypothesis formation, and experimentation to Earth’s four physical spheres: the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, the lithosphere, and the biosphere. IAI P1 909L
Prerequisite:
Prior or concurrent enrollment in GEG 111.

GEG 210 Economic Geography (3-0) 3 hrs.
Studies the spatial distribution and interaction of economic activities. Emphasis is on land use patterns, population movement, the principles governing the location of agricultural, manufacturing and commercial centers and the impact of economic activity on the environment. IAI S4 903N