Explores regional and world scale patterns of resources, climate, applied technology and trade, political alignments, and other aspects of the current world. All world political units are analyzed from a regional perspective.
Students gain significant knowledge of world spatial relationships.
Explores the influence of culture on perceptions, decisions, and interpersonal relations on both planetary and local scales of life. A broad range of cultural topics are considered, including the origins of culture, human development, political and social organization, religions and languages, and evolving human landscapes. For students lacking a geography background, prior enrollment in GEOG 100 is highly recommended. May include workshops, seminars, field trips, special problems, independent study, etc. May be repeated when topics are different.