Students will undertake projects correlating the contributions made by various disciplines to the solution of urban problems. Geography of the United States in past times with special attention to the westward movement. Factors of settlement and emphasis upon changing environmental interrelationships. Contemporary world political problems in their geographic context. Development of the principles of political geography with emphasis upon the problems of Eastern Europe, Africa, and Southeast Asia.
Emphasis is placed on U.S. recreational patterns.
Offered as physical science credit. Examines the role of waves, rivers, wind, and tectonism in shaping and modifying the surface of the earth. Considers the way in which an understanding of landscape processes is essential to the effective solution of environmental problems. 4503 Aerial Photograph Interpretation introduction to principles of aerial photograph interpretation, interpretation of landforms, settlement patterns, urban structure, soil and vegetation distribution Application of basic aerial photo imagery to geography and landscape architecture. Interpretation of landform and cultural features.