Suburbanization viewed both as an independent force and as a component of the larger urbanization process. Northern Virginia is used as a lab for suburban geographical study and student-initiated fieldwork projects. Design and production of full-color digital maps and information graphics, map cognition and use, and principles of desktop mapping. Methods and techniques of interpreting and using information contained in aerial photography, including applications to various aspects of the physical and cultural landscape. A capstone seminar for geography majors, integrating previous course work into a disciplinary framework.
Students produce and present original research papers.
Examination of the methods and techniques of interpreting and using information obtained by nonphotographic remote sensing systems, with particular emphasis on spaceborne platforms. Includes analysis of imagery for both physical and cultural environments. Physiographic features of the North American continent, their spatial distribution, and their influence on the cultural, demographic, and economic development of the United States and Canada. Internships are approved study programs with specific employers. Credit is determined by department.