COURSE DESCRIPTIONS: TRANSFER COURSE DISCIPLINES
SECTION I - Y: GEOGRAPHY (GEO)
TRANSFER CODE DESIGNATIONS
CODE A = AGSC approved transfer courses in Areas I-IV that are common to all institutions.
CODE B = Area V courses that are deemed appropriate to the degree and pre-major requirements of individual students.
CODE C = Potential Area V transfer courses that are subject to approval by respective receiving institutions.
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GEO / 100 / WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY / 3 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3
CODE - A
PREREQUISITE: As required by program.
This course surveys various countries and major regions of the world with respect to location and landscape, world importance, political status, population, type of economy, and its external and internal organization problems and potentials.
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GEO / 101 / PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY I / 3 / 3 / 1 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 4
CODE - A
PREREQUISITE: As required by program.
Physical Geography I is the first in a two part sequence including topics such as weather and climate relative to the earth and relationships between the earth and sun. Laboratory is required.
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GEO / 102 / PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY II / 3 / 3 / 1 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 4
CODE - A
PREREQUISITE: As required by program.
Physical Geography II is the second in a two part sequence including topics such as landforms, landscapes, soil, and vegetation of the earth. Laboratory is required.
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GEO / 201 / PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY / 3 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3
CODE - A
PREREQUISITE: GEO 100.
This course surveys the science of location, with emphasis on human activities as it relates to agricultural and industrial activities, and cities as market and production centers. Emphasis will be placed on human networks.
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GEO / 200 / GEOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICA / 3 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3
CODE - C
PREREQUISITE: GEO 100.
This course is a survey of the geography of the United States and Canada with special emphasis on land usage, mineral resources, industrial development, and social and economic adaptation of man and the natural environment.
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GEO / 220 / PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY / 3 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3
CODE - C
PREREQUISITE: As required by program.
This course is an introduction to natural features of the earth. It concentrates on weather, climate, soil, and vegetation associations, on landforms and on the forces that have been active in shaping the earth's surface.
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GEO / 225 / MAPS AND MAP INTERPRETATION / 0 / 0 / 2 / 4 / 1 / 3 / 3
CODE - C
PREREQUISITE: Must have computer experience.
This course is a study of the various types of maps used, such as aerial/satellite photography, topographical, city and county utility usage, etc. Emphasis will be placed on developing computer generated GIS type maps.