Geographic analysis of the American South, with emphasis upon the dynamic character of Southern development. Provides an understanding of the present-day South and its potentialities. Meaning and nature of various types of regions and their value as planning units. Emphasis is upon resource interrelationships in units such as watersheds, counties, states, and urban hinterlands.
Emphasis is placed on urban areas and their evolution and functional areas.
The relationship of transportation media and patterns to settlement is emphasized. Understanding the role of various disciplines in the study of urban problems. 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.