Field and laboratory study of Geographical Information Systems and Global Positioning Systems. The relationship between earth and state. World political phenomena studied from a geographic point of view including international boundaries, territorial seas, and landlocked states. Geography of Population and Settlement. The impact of technology and population growth on natural resources.
Attention is drawn to the distribution of population and settlement in relation to the environment.
Four lectures and one lab per week. Geography of Urban Planning. Analysis of the organization and interrelationships of urban-city space. Emphasis on spatial planning of rural-urban environments for improved quality of life. Physiography of the United States.