Courses-GEO

Geography Courses

GEO-1100: Geography of North America - 3 hours
Spatial patterns and relationships in the United States and Canada. Focus on physical environment, population, cultural and economic relationships. Field trips may be required.

GEO-1200: World Geography: Cultural Patterns - 3 hours
Distribution of population and cultural characteristics (language, religion, political systems, and lifestyles) in urban and rural settings around the world. Field trips may be required. IAI: S4 900N.

GEO-1300: The Developing World - 3 hours
Current realities and problems associated with the Developing World. The economic, spatial, and political context of the Third World. Field trips may be required. Cross-listed with ECO-1300 and POS-1300. IAI: S4 902N.

GEO-3015: Meteorology and Climatology* - 4 hours
Cross-listed with EAS-3010.

GEO-3100: Introduction to Archaeology - 3 hours
Cross-listed with EAS-3100.

GEO-3200: Topics in World Study - 3 hours
A regional study of economic, cultural, physical, and political patterns. Spatial interpretations of historical and present national and regional issues. The part of the work studied depends upon interest and importance in world events. Course may be repeated if part of the world studied is different. Prerequisite: Completion of GEO-1100 or GEO-1200 or GEO-1300 with a ‘C’ or better.

GEO-4100: Political Geography: Geography of Power - 3 hours
Factors which tend to unify or disrupt the territory of a political unit. World geopolitical patterns; spatial relationships with special focus on boundary problems. Field trips may be required. Prerequisite: Completion of GEO-1100 or GEO-1200 with a ‘C’ or better.

GEO-4200: Economic Geography: Economics of Location - 3 hours
Spatial patterns and theories of production, exchange, and consumption; industrial, agricultural, and urban location. Field trips may be required. Cross-listed with ECO-4200. IAI: S4 903N.

GEO-4300: World Urban Patterns - 3 hours
Survey of urban forms and functions from a geographic perspective. The variety of urban landscapes as exemplified by the world's premier cities. Prerequisite: Completion of GEO-1100 or GEO-1200 with a ‘C’ or better. Field trips may be required.

GEO-4310: Statistical Methods for Behavioral Sciences - 3 hours. Cross-listed with PSY-4310. GEO-4400: Natural Resource Management - 3 hours
Human use of the earth's resources - land, minerals, air, water, vegetation, and wildlife. Prerequisite: Completion of EAS-1105 with a ‘C’ or better. Field trips may be required.

GEO-4415: Physical Geology - 4 hours
See EAS-4415.

GEO-4425: Hydrology and Soils - 4 hours
See EAS-4425.

GEO-4435: Historical Geology - 4 hours
See EAS-4435.

GEO-4500: Map Making and Design - 3 hours
Map making and interpretation skills. Introduction to Geographic Information Systems and computer mapping. Field trips may be required. Prerequisite: Completion of GEO-1100 or GEO-1200 with a ‘C’ or better. Cross listed with EAS-4500.

GEO-4700: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems - 3 hours
An introduction to the concepts and principles of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) methods and related spatial analysis techniques of both raster and vector systems.

GEO-4950: Independent Study in Geography - 1-6 hours GEO-4990: Internship in Geography - 3 hours
Supervised involvement in geography and environmental studies related work experience. Open to Geography Majors with department approval. Prerequisite: CIS-1000; 9 hours of GEO or EAS credit at Concordia; 3.0 GPA in Geography and Environmental studies courses; Senior standing.