Characteristics of colonizations, settlement patterns, resource development and culture groups in the evolving regional pattern. The biophysical basis of natural resource management, cultural diversity and economic development in Amazonia are explored. Appreciating the complexity and variability of soils, vegetation, aquatic ecosystems and climate in the region offers clues for understanding human settlement and development as well as the potential and limitations of the rich natural resource base. GEO 1010 Geography for a Changing World. The spatial organization of society.
Emphasis is placed upon the political regions of the world.
A study of the development and distribution of landforms, climates, minerals, soils and water resources. Interrelationships among the elements of the physical environment and regional patterns formed by these elements are analyzed against the background of man's utilization of them. Laboratory in physical geography. Available for laboratory science credit. A study of physical landscapes with emphasis on the physical landscapes of the United States.