Treatment of resources such as water, forests, grasslands, soils, minerals, wildlife, and scenery. Philosophy of conservation. Nature and utilization of the resources which sustain the world's population. A systematic analysis of the geographic distribution of organisms from historical. Emphasis is placed on the principles and the methods of biogeography.
Special reference is made to biogeographic regions.
A systematic analysis of soil morphology, weathering, factors of soil formation and soil-forming processes. Emphasis is placed on soil landscapes and the field study of soils. Special reference is made to current systems of soil classification. GEO 328 - Geography of the Far East, Cr. 2. The Sino-Japanese Realm.