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Show Arts, Letters and Science GEOGRAPHY Courses of Instruction I. Physical Geography—Relationship and motions of the earth and the effects of these and other factors such as climate, soil, land features, vegetation, and animals on man's activities. A W S (5) Staff II. World Regional Geography (formerly Geog. 10)—Consideration of major regions as bound together by environment, culture, or politics. Should be taken prior to regional courses. Any of the 5 hour upper division regional courses may be substituted for this course if approved by departmental advisor. A W S (5) Staff 23. Geography of North America—The Geography of North America is designed to acquaint the student with the space and time relationships between man and his environment in North America. Emphasis is given to man's economic activities and utilization of resources, i.e. agriculture, mining, manufacturing, transportation as well as population distribution and regional similarities and differences in cultural and natural landscape. W (5) Murphy, Wahlquist 101. Geography of Utah (formerly Geog. 2)—A study of the physical environment and activities of man in Utah. Prerequisite: Geography 1. S (3) Buss 102. Geography of Climates—Study of weather and climate elements and distribution of climatic types over the world. Three lectures and one laboratory period per week. Prerequisite: Geography 1. (offered alternate years.) S (4) Murphy 104. Cartography—Development of skills in compilation and construction of maps, charts, graphs, etc., as geographic tools. One lecture and two laboratory periods per week. Prerequisite: Geography 1 or consent of the instructor (offered alternate years.) W (3) Buss, Sebor Geography 105 through Geography 111 provides a general survey of the physical and human environment and a more intensive analysis of a particular continent or region. Prerequisite: Geography 1 or 11 or Junior standing. 105. Geography of Latin America—(offered alternate years.) W (5) Wahlquist 107. Geography of Europe—(offered alternate years.) S (5) Sebor, Wahlquist 109. Geography of Asia—(offered alternate years.) A (5) Murphy (5). 111. Geography of Africa- Arts, Letters and Science (offered alternate years.) W Murphy 124. Economic Geography—Resources, production, commerce, economic problems of major regions of the earth; emphasis also on U.S. and Russia positions and on the under developed countries. (Same as Economics 124.) S (5) Staff 126. Urban Geography—Study of cities as elements in the landscape, their distribution, location, and structure as related to their physical setting, economic function, and cultural inheritance. S (3) Sebor 140. Field Methods—Gathering, mapping, and the utilization of geographic data. One lecture and two laboratory periods per week. Prerequisite: Geography 1, plus 10 additional hours of Geography, (offered alternate years.) S (3) Buss, Sebor 160. History of Geographic Thought—(offered alternate years.) A (3). Wahlquist 190. Seminar—A W S (1). Staff 195. Special Problems—A W S (2-3 to maximum of 5.) Staff GEOGRAPHY CURRICULUM (Example Only) Title A W S Course Freshman Geography 1 Physical Geography 5 Geology 21 General Geology 5 English 1, 2, 3, Basic Communications 3 3 3 Health Education 1 Personal Health Problems 2 Physical Education Freshman Activities 1 1 1 Physics 5 Introduction to Physics 5 Math 18 Trigonometry 5 Electives Selected 7 5 3 16 16 17 124 125 |