The human and physical geography of the United States and Canada with special emphasis on the distribution of population and natural resources, migration patterns, location of major economic activities, and the variety of regional identities within the US and Canada. Student participation for credit based on the academic relevance of the work experience, criteria, and evaluative procedures as formally determined by the department and the Cooperative Education program prior to the semester in which the work experience is to take place. Admission at discretion of faculty advisor. Individualized practical experience in public bureaucracies, political groups, administrative agencies or law firms. Group seminars are held periodically under the supervision of faculty.
Credits are commensurate with the level of the student's involvement.
Junior standing and GEOG 100S or 101S or permission of the instructor. A geographical analysis of the interrelationships among physical, cultural, economic, and political factors in Asia excluding the Middle East. A geographical analysis of the interrelationships among physical, cultural, economic, and political factors in Latin America. Junior standing, GEOG 101 or equivalent, or permission of the instructor. Scientists, planners, and conservationists are increasingly turning to the field of landscape ecology for resolving debates over land conservation, biodiversity, habitat protection, and forest management.