Students study the geographical structure of population, urbanization, agriculture, industrialization and regional links in China, Japan, and Korea. The cultural diversity and regional organization, emphasizing the spatial structure and contemporary dynamics of population, agriculture, urbanization, and economic development, primarily of the nations of Southeast Asia. This course emphasizes the dynamic spatial organization of Africa south of the Sahara. Individual countries will be studied in view of their geographic characteristics and problems. Introduces students to remote sensing of human and physical patterns on the earth's surface from aircraft and spacecraft.
Emphasis is on the interpretation of imagery from imaging scanners and camera systems.
Acquisition, processing, and analysis of satellite digital data for the mapping and characterization of landcover types. Introduces students to the application of statistical methods to geographic problems with some computer use in their solution. Attention given to analysis of areal data and areal sampling. Prerequisite, Geography 70. Stresses the spatial analysis and modeling capabilities of organizing data within a geographic information system.