This course is an introduction to the basic concepts and techniques of Geography. Global patterns of and interactions among climate, landforms, environmental alteration, economic, demographic and cultural phenomenon are stressed. GEO 103 Human Geography 3 cr. A survey of the global patterns and significance of human distributions. Demography and foodways, language and religion are the bases for identifying distinct regional cultures.
Stress is placed on problems related to crowding, ethnicity, and alteration of the environment.
GEO 201 Geography of Europe 3 cr. An examination of the physical and cultural landscapes of Europe, their causes and consequences. Attention is focused on the political, social, and economic developments over time that has created regional divisions from Iceland to the Russian border. The meaning of Europe's ethnicity and boundaries is stressed.