GEOG 130 Developing Countries (3) An introduction to the geographic characteristics of the development problems and prospects of developing countries. Spatial distribution of poverty, employment, migration and urban growth, agricultural productivity, rural development, policies and international trade. Portraits of selected developing countries.

GEOG 140 Coastal Environments (3) Introduction to coastal environments, with emphasis on U.S. East Coast. Physical and ecological systems, beach processes, waves, currents, human impacts, coastal zone management and shoreline engineering. Case studies of coastal areas, including Ocean City, Maryland.

GEOG 170 Maps and Map Use (3) The use and interpretation of maps encountered in both "everyday" reading and in scientific literature. Development of skills in map reading, environmental analysis, interpretation and orienteering.

GEOG 201 Geography of Environmental Systems (3) A systematic introduction to the processes and associated forms of the atmosphere and earth’s surfaces emphasizing the interaction between climatology, hydrology and geomorphology.

GEOG 202 The World in Cultural Perspective (3) The imprint of cultural traits, such as religion, language and livelihood systems, on the earth’s landscape. The transformation of the earth’s surface as a result of cultural diversity, settlement patterns, political organization, cultural evolution, and population growth.

GEOG 211 Geography of Environmental Systems Laboratory (1) Two hours of laboratory per week. Pre- or corequisite: GEOG 201 or GEOL 100 or GEOL 120. A laboratory course to accompany GEOG 201. Analysis of the components of the earth’s energy balance using basic instrumentation; weather map interpretation; soil analysis; the application of map and air photo interpretation techniques to landform analysis.

GEOG 212 The World in Cultural Perspective Laboratory (1) Two hours of laboratory per week. Pre- or corequisite: GEOG 202. For GEOG majors only. Introduction to the basic methods and techniques employed in human geography.

GEOG 305 Quantitative Methods in Geography (3) A practical introduction to data sources and measurement, descriptive statistics, data collection, sampling and questionnaire design, field techniques, map use, computer use and data presentation.

GEOG 306 Introduction to Quantitative Methods for the Geographic and Environmental Sciences (3) Essentials in the quantitative analysis of spatial and other data, with a particular emphasis on statistics and programming. Topics include data display, data description and summary, statistical inference and significance tests, analysis of variance, correlation, regression, and some advanced concepts, such as matrix methods, principal component analysis, and spatial statistics. Students will develop expertise in data analysis using advanced statistical software.

GEOG 310 (old 321) Maryland and Adjacent Areas (3) The physical environment, natural resources, and population in relation to agriculture, industry, transport, and trade in the State of Maryland and adjacent areas.

GEOG 312 (old 320) The United States and Canada (3) The two countries as functioning geographic systems with important differences and key linkages. An examination of the cultural, environmental, and economic components and their spatial variation. Attention to the role of regions in national economies.

GEOG 313 (old 323) Latin America (3) A geography of Latin America and the Caribbean in the contemporary world: political and cultural regions, population and resource distribution, historical development, current levels of economic and social well-being, urbanization, development policies, migration trends, physical features and climates.

GEOG 328 Topics in Regional Geography (3) Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Selected topics in regional geography.

GEOG 330 (old 362) Cultural Geography (3) Prerequisites: GEOG 201 or GEOG 202 or ANTH 220/101 or ANTH 260/102 or permission of department. Not open to students who have completed GEOG 360. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: GEOG 360 or GEOG 362. Formerly GEOG 360. Impact of humans through ideas and technology on the evolution of geographic landscapes. Major themes in the relationships between cultures and environments.

GEOG 331 (old 361) Introduction to Human Dimensions of Global Change (3) Prerequisites: GEOG 201 or GEOG 202 or ANTH 220/101 or ANTH 260/102 or permission of department. Introduction to global-scale interrelationship between human beings and the environment. The development of global issues including but not limited to the environment, food, energy, technology, population, and policy.

GEOG 334 (old 350) The American Ci ty : Past and Present (3) Development of the American city from the early 19th century to the present . The internal structure of contemporary metropolitan areas, the spatial arrangement of residential, commercial , and other activities. Washington, D.C. and Baltimore examples.

GEOG 340 Geomorphology (3) Survey of landform types and role of processes in their generation. Frequency of occurrence and implications for land utilization. Emphasis on coastal, fluvial, and glacial landforms in different environmental settings. Landform regions of Maryland.

GEOG 342 (old 347) Introduction to Biogeography (3) Prerequisite : GEOG 201. Recommended: GEOG 211. The principles of biogeography, including the pat terns, processes and distributions of living organisms from local to global scales, aspects of ecophysiology, population and community ecology and evolutionary biology. Spatial processes in the biosphere will be covered.

GEOG 345 Climatology (3) The geographic aspects of climate with emphasis on energy-moisture budgets, steady-state and non steady-state climatology, and climatic variations at both macro-and micro-scales.

GEOG 372 Remote Sensing (3) Principles of remote sensing in relation to photographic, thermal infrared and radar imaging. Methods of obtaining quantitative information from remotely sensed images. Interpretation of remotely-sensed images emphasizing the study of spatial and environmental relationships.

GEOG 373 Geographic Information Systems (3) Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Characteristics and organization of geographic data; creation and use of digital geospatial databases; metadata; spatial data models for thematic mapping and map analysis; use of geographic information system in society, government, and business. Practical t raining with use of advanced software and geographic databases.

GEOG 375 (old 371) Computer Cartography (3) Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: GEOG 371 or GEOG 370. Formerly GEOG 370. Principles of cartographic database, earth-mmap relations, map design, symbolization and color usage. Practical skills of making different thematic maps using simple software packages.

GEOG 384 Internship in Geography (3) Prerequisite: GEOG 305; and GEOG 310; and permission of department. Corequisite: GEOG 385. Supervised field training to provide career experience. Introduction to professional level activities, demands, opportunities. Placement at a public agency, nonprofit organization, or private firm. Participation requires application to the internship advisor in preceding semester.

GEOG 385 Internship Research Paper (3) Prerequisite: GEOG 305; and GEOG 310; and permission of department. Corequisite: GEOG 384. Seminar conducted on campus. Research paper related to the student’s internship.

GEOG 396 Honors Research (3) Prerequisite: permission of department. Senior standing. For GEOG majors only. Formerly GEOG 397. First course in the departmental honors sequence. Student development of a potential research topic under the guidance of a faculty advisor, culminating in a written and oral presentation of a research proposal.

GEOG 397 Honors Thesis (3) Senior standing. For GEOG majors only. Formerly GEOG 399. Second course in the departmental honors sequence. Student research under the auspices of a faculty advisor, culminating in a research paper to be defended orally before the geography honors committee.

GEOG 398 Special Topics in Geography (3) Prerequisite : permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: GEOG 298 or GEOG 398. Formerly GEOG 298. An introductory course dealing with special topics in geography.

GEOG 410 (old 454) Washington, D.C. : Past and Present (3) Development of the Washington, D.C. area from its origin as the Federal Capital to its role as a major metropolitan area. The geographic setting, the L’Enfant Plan and its modification, the federal government role, residential and commercial structure. The growth of Washington’s suburbs.

GEOG 412 Historical Geography of North America (3) An analysis of the changing geography of the U. S. and Canada from the Colonial Period to the 1920’s. The settlement, expansion and socioeconomic development of the U. S., and comparisons with the Canadian experience. Immigration, economic activities, industrialization, transportation, urbanization, and regionalization.

GEOG 418 (old 448) Field and Laboratory Techniques in Environmental Science (1-3) Prerequisite: GEOG 201 or GEOL 100 or AGRO 105 or ENCE 221 or permission of department. Lecture and laboratory learning each week. A variable credit course that introduces field and laboratory analyses in environmental science. Individual learning contracts are developed with instructor.

GEOG 431 (old 421) Culture and Natural Resource Management (3) Basic issues concerning the natural history of humans from the perspective of the geographer. Basic components of selected behavioral and natural systems, their evolution and adaptation, and survival strategies.

GEOG 432 (old 430) Location Theory and Spatial Analysis (3) Theories and procedures for determining the optimal location of industrial, commercial and public facilities. Techniques to evaluate location decisions. The provision of services within regions and metropolitan areas. Emerging trends.

GEOG 433 Transportation Networks (3) The theory and practice of analyzing transportation networks, including nodes, links, routes, flows and regions. Examples drawn from different transportation nodes.

GEOG 434 (old 450) The Contemporary City (3) The contemporary urban system: towns, cities and metropolitan areas and their role as concentrations of social and economic activity. Patterns of land-use: residential, employment, commercial activity, manufacturing, and transportation. Explanatory and descriptive models. International comparisons.

GEOG 435 (old 422) Population Geography (3) The spatial characteristics of population distribution and growth, migration, fertility and mortality from a global perspective. Basic population-environmental relationships; carrying capacity, density, relationships to national development.

GEOG 436 Issues in Urban Transportation (3) Spatial patterns of personal travel, movement of goods, and public transit services in cities. Transportation and land use. Public policy issues; transportation access, energy use, and neighborhood disruption. Methods of data collection and analysis, travel demand surveys.

GEOG 437 (old 423) Political Geography (3) Geographical factors in the national power and international relations; an analysis of the role of geopolitics and geostrategy with special reference to the current world scene.

GEOG 440 Advanced Geomorphology (3) Prerequisite: GEOG 340 or GEOL 340 or permission of department. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: GEOG 440 or GEOG 441. Formerly GEOG 441. A quantitative investigation of the fundamental geomorphic processes shaping modern landscapes, with emphasis on coastal, fluvial or glacial processes. Discussion of historical environments. Field, instrumentation and laboratory analyses.

GEOG 442 (old 447) Biogeography (3) Prerequisite: GEOG 347 or equivalent. Recommended: GEOG 123. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: GEOG 484 or GEOG 447. Formerly GEOG 484. Current Biogeographical topics of global significance, including a consideration of measurement techniques, and both descriptive and mechanistic modeling. Topics may include: scale in biogeography, climate and vegetation, global carbon cycle, biodiversity, interannual variability in the biosphere, land cover, global biospheric responses to climate change, NASA’s Mission to Planet Earth and Earth Observation System.

GEOG 445 Applied Climatology (3) Prerequisite: GEOG 345 or permission of department. Components of earth’s radiation balance and energy budgets: radiation, soil heat flux and the evaporation process. Measurement and estimation techniques. Practical applications of microclimatological theory and techniques.

GEOG 456 The Social Geography of Metropolitan Areas in Global Perspective (3) Prerequisite: permission of department. A socio-spatial approach to human interaction within the urban environments: ways people perceive, define, behave in, and structure world cities and metropolitan areas. Cultural and social differences define spatial patterns of social activities which further define distinctions in distribution and interaction of people and their social institutions.

GEOG 471 Advanced Computer Cartography (3) Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: GEOG 371. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: GEOG 471 or GEOG 481. Formerly GEOG 481. Advanced topics and skills of computer map mapping using more sophisticated software package. Map projection evaluation and selection, coordinate system conversion, techniques of quantitative thematic mapping, map design and generalization, hypermedia and animated cartography. Emphasis on designing and making cartographically sound sophisticated thematic maps.

GEOG 472 Remote Sensing: Digital Processing and Analysis (3) Prerequisite: GEOG 306, GEOG 372 or equivalent. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: GEOG 472 or GEOG 480. Formerly GEOG 480. Digital image processing and analysis applied to satellite and aircraft land remote sensing data. Consideration is given of preprocessing and processing steps including calibration and geo-registration.  Analysis methods include digital image exploration, feature extraction thematic classification, change detection and biophysical characterization. One or more application examples may be reviewed   

GEOG 473 Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analysis (3) Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: GEOG 373. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: GEOG 473 or GEOG 482. Formerly GEOG 482. Analytical uses of geographic information systems; data models for building geographic data bases; types of geographic data and spatial problems; practical experience using advanced software for thematic domains such as terrain analysis, land suitability modeling, demographic analysis, and transportation studies.

GEOG 478 Problems in Cartography and Geographic Information Science (3) Prerequisite: GEOG 371 and GEOG373. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Special topics in cartography and geographic information science

GEOG 498 Topical Investigations (1-3) Restricted to advanced undergraduate students with credit for at least 24 hours in geography and to graduate students. Any exceptions should have approval of department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Independent study under individual guidance.