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GEOG 240.3
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Urban-Economic Geography
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): GEOG 130 or 113; or instructor’s permission.

An introduction to economic and urban geography as a social science. Survey of the spatial organization of activity in the city, as well as a study of spatial organization and globalization of economic activity at regional, national and international scales.

Note: Students with credit for GEOG 249 may not take this course for credit.

GEOG 261.3
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Foundations of Social Geography
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): GEOG 130 or 114; or instructor’s permission.

Explores the geographic dimensions of various facets of identity such a gender, race, class, ability, sexuality, and describes the theoretical frameworks which geographers have used to analyze them.

GEOG 271.3
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Regional Biogeography
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): GEOG 120 or 111 or 210; or BIOL 253 or PL SC 213.

A regional treatment of world plant communities emphasizing vegetation types, environmental parameters, faunal assemblages, and modification by human activities.

GEOG 280.3
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Environmental Geography
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): GEOG 120 and GEOG 130; or instructor’s permission and one of GEOG 120 or 130; or 3 credit units in geography; or GEOL 121 or 122.

An introduction to the geographic perspectives on resources and the environment. This course introduces environmental geography as an integrative science to explore the relationships between human and physical systems.

Note: Geography majors are encouraged to take GEOG 120 and 130 before registering in this course. GEOG 280 satisfies the natural science requirement for Program Types A, B and D.

GEOG 301.3
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Quantitative Methods in Geography I
1(3L)
Prerequisite(s): 12 credit units in GEOG.

Content will focus on the use of statistics in geographical research and on their use in a spatial context in human and physical geography. Topics are covered in univariate and bivariate statistics. Weekly take-home labs and course content emphasize geographical subjects.

Note: Students with credit for an equivalent statistics course or GEOG 303 may not take this course for credit. Students who wish to use this course toward an Arts & Science credit should first refer to Statistics Course Regulations in the Arts & Science section of the Calendar.

GEOG 302.3
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Quantitative Methods in Geography II
1(3L)
Prerequisite(s): GEOG 301.

Content will focus on the use of statistics in geographical research and on their use in a spatial context in human and physical geography. Topics are covered in spatial and multivariate statistics. Weekly take-home labs and course content emphasize geographical subjects.

Note: Students with credit for an equivalent statistics course or GEOG 303 may not take this course for credit. Students who wish to use this course toward an Arts & Science credit should first refer to Statistics Course Regulations in the Arts & Science section of the Calendar.

GEOG 306.3
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Canadian Rural Geographies
1/2(2L-1S)
Prerequisite(s): 3 credit units of senior Human Geography (GEOG 240 or 261 or 280); or 3 credit units of senior Regional Geography (GEOG 202 or 204); or instructor’s permission.

Designed to help students understand processes and outcomes of changing economic, social and environmental relations in Canadian rural areas. Changes will be examined in terms of different sectors of rural economies, characteristics of environmental and landscape features, as well as alterations in social relations.

Note: Students with credit for GEOG 398 Canadian Rural Geographies may not take this course for credit.

GEOG 320.3 (Formerly 220)
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Cartography
1/2(3L-3P)
Prerequisite(s): GEOG 222, or equivalent background and permission of the department.

History of map making, map projections; relief representation, graphics and statistical mapping, drafting, map design and map reproduction, analysis of map series and sources.

GEOG 321.3 (Formerly 221)
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Landscape Analysis
1/2(3L-3P)
Prerequisite(s): GEOG 222; GEOG 235 or GEOL 308 (GEOL 308 may be taken concurrently); or instructor’s permission.

Introduces students to the techniques of interpreting landscapes using aerial photographs. The class consists of three major components: lectures, fieldtrips and hands-on laboratory exercises. Photogrammetry and the recognition landforms and plant associations are the principal topics examined in this course. This will be a team-taught course.

GEOG 322.3 (Formerly 412)
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
1/2(3L-2P)
Prerequisite(s): GEOG 222, or equivalent background and permission of the department.

Introduces students to the use of computer-based Geographic Information Systems for the management and analysis of spatial data for map production. Topics include vector and raster data structures, spatial data acquisition, geo-referencing, spatial interpolation, overlay analysis, and modelling. Students obtain practical experience with Geographical Information Systems through a series of exercises.

Note: Students with credit for GEOG 412 may not take this course for credit.

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