The patterns of transportation and the geographic factors that have established them. Natural resources of the state, its leading occupations, and its geographic regions. May be taken for one to 6 hours of credit. Geography of the United States in past times with special attention to the westward movement. Contemporary world political problems in their geographic context.
Emphasis is placed on U.S. recreational patterns.
Offered as physical science. Offered as physical science. 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. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 2 hours per week.