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Last updated on: Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 06:00:00 am
GEO101
Introduction to Geography
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| 3 Credit Hours, 3 Lecture Hours |
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Electives: |
History & Government, Liberal Arts, Open/Free, Social Science |
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| Course Description | This course is a survey of the earth's political, social, cultural, and economic patterns and their relationship to the earth's physical features. The course will stress the location of nations and cities, rivers and seas, and it will examine the history and current political situation of each major area of the world. It will also discuss the exploitation of earth's resources with a view toward maintenance and restoration. | |
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GEO103
Urban Geography
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| 3 Credit Hours, 3 Lecture Hours |
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Electives: |
History & Government, Liberal Arts, Open/Free, Social Science |
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Prerequisites/
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Basic Reading Proficiency and Basic Writing Proficiency |
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| Course Description |
This course examines the development of cities in a historical context, including urban settlement, structure, spatial patterns, problems and policies. It will focus on why cities are where they are, why they develop with the form that they have, what functions they serve and the hierarchy that exists between them. Cities in the Merrimack Valley will be utilized as learning labs. | |
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