GEO - Geography

An introductory study with major attention to the principles and concepts of the subject.

Landforms, soil, flora, fauna, climate, water, minerals and the forces that shape earth's physical geography. Understanding latitude, longitude and the use of maps in the study of physical geography.

Preservation, conservation and exploitation of natural resources. Survey of global resources and their influence on society.

A survey of the resources, industry and commerce of the United States and foreign countries.

This course is aimed at teaching the applications of geographic information systems technology to a variety of biological issues including delimiting species and habitat distribution, identifying landscape-level relationships between abiotic and biotic factors and their spatial effects on populations, identifying potential effects of human activity on natural areas and populations, and developing management and regulatory policies including defining potential protected areas.