Includes a weekly laboratory. A study of the local, national, and global economic life describing and explaining the geographic factor involved in the production, distribution, and consumption of the major commodities and resources of the world. Special emphasis is placed upon the global issue of the underdeveloped or Third World countries and theories, which have been developed to explain spatial structure. Conservation of Resources. Geographic principles applied to the analysis of resources and their efficient utilization.
Emphasis is on properly balanced development.
Geography of Canada. A regional and topical analysis of the physical, cultural and economic features of Canada. Environmental Remote Sensing and Air Photo Interpretation. A thorough examination of optical, infrared, and microwave methods for remote observation of Earth systems, with a focus on the use of aircraft and satellite data for addressing environmental problems. The course includes an overview of modern remote sensing systems for data collection at a variety of scales, as well as an introduction to digital image processing.