GEOG 131 - Introduction to Global Geography

3 Credit Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Laboratory Hours

This foundation course for the study of geography will introduce students to key areas of the discipline, including climate, weather, soils, land and resource management, GIS, cartography, geomorphology, agriculture, human migration and settlement patterns, urban development, as well as the influence of geographic factors on social organization and development. The course will also include disciplinary applications such as the role of geography in the explorations and discovery of natural resources. Field trips will be used to illustrate key themes and are an integral component of the course.