80 courses in the 1985–86 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
An introduction to human geography through a survey of some of the concepts, methods, techniques and applications of geographic analysis to man’s cultural environment. Directed towards the man-land theme and the location analysis theme.
Emphasis on the natural environment as an integrated system. Selected aspects of weather-climate, water, soils, biota, landforms along with flows of energy, water and matter and their effects on the subsystems of the natural environment.
An introduction for first year geogra-° phers to: Geography as a profession, different approaches to solving geographical problems, research report writing, and to the Geography program at the University of Waterloo.
Prereq: First year Geography Majors only or 1st year Arts students intending to major in Geography or consent of instructor
A study of the Third World under topics such as: population issues, planning and practices; education and health in the social development process; urbanization and industrialization; planning for rural and urban development in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
An introduction to the Geography of Europe which examines agricultural, industrial and urban problems. Lectures, discussions and visual presentations based on field experience of instructors.
Basic concepts involved in the analysis and use of existing types of cartographic products. Background theory of the production and reproduction of topographic and thematic maps, including historical development, collection of data and symbolization.
Lab fee $15-$25.
The roles of geomorphological and soit forming processes in creating and modifying landscapes. The utility of geomorphological information in our everyday lives.
Prereq: GEOG 102
Study of the atmospheric regime. The
general circulation model of the atmos-
phere together with processes involved.
climatic classification; effect of climate
on human activities and on the distribu-
tion of natural vegetation and soils. Prereq: GEOG 102
An analysis of the locational structure of economic activities in the context of regional development, with the use of case studies. Basic concepts and tools are used to analyse the location structure of primary, secondary and tertiary activities.
Prereq: A 1st year human geography course
The approach of the regional geographer is illustrated by reference to one or more world regions. Political, social and historical processes are studied as they affect man’s perceptions of his environment and the identification of culture regions.
Prereq: A 1st year human geography course.
Introduction to the geography of the Soviet Union, with a focus on selected problems in urbanization, industrialization, resource use and regional. economic development in a planned economy.
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The geography of modern Africa south of the Sahara in the context of changing attitudes to the continent on the part of the “developed” countries. Attention will focus on problems of the physical, social and economic environments.
Study in depth of selected areas of the world’s climatic regions, emphasizing characteristic problems as well as their physical, cultural and economic interrelationships: resource use, population pressure, urban and rural land use, human impact on the earth.
Focuses on population shifts, environmental issues, and regional economic development in the context of the nation and selected regions.
An analysis of the factors behind the rapid urbanization of selected areas in Asia, Africa and Latin America, with an examination of related problems of urban planning and development control policies.
Prereq: Any Faculty of Environmental Studies course.
Population geography and its relationship to demography and human ecology. Analysis of the growth, diffusion, and distribution of human popula-
_ tions throughout the world.
An introduction to some basic concepts
in urban studies emphasizing a system-
atic approach to processes and prob-
lems of urban development in Canada. Field trip fee $5-$10.
Basic characteristics of various remote sensing techniques and their application in the broad field of geographic and environmental studies. Emphasis on the analysis and interpretation of air photos in 3 dimensions.
Lab fee $20.
Course Deecriptians Geography
Ontario Environment ; Emphasizes field work and field trips in exploring the evolution of S. Ontario landforms. The identification of landforms, landform assemblages and their relationships. The meaning and utility of this information in terms of the contemporary and future environment will be stressed.
Prereq: Third and fourth year students only with GEOG 201A or consent of instructor
Lab fee $10-$15.
Study of the land based hydrological cycle and water balance with Canadian emphasis. Focus on snowcover, glacier ice, ground ice, streams and lakes and their physical, ecological and socioeconomic significance.
Prereq: GEOG 201A and B or consent of instructor
Social research and the planning « * process, interview and self administered surveys; questionnaire design; profile data; sampling; data processing; nonsurvey data collection techniques; practical applications.
Prereq: Second or third year students with ENV S 271 or consent of instructor
Cross-listed as PLAN 307.
Students may receive credit for only one of GEOG 307 and PLAN 307.
Manufacturing and transportation in the context of economic development at regional and urban scales. Empirical focus on Canada and the U.K.
Prereq: GEOG 202 or consent of instructor ‘
The geographical dimensions of agricultural systems. Diffusion of innovations, regional evolution of agricultural structure and vertical integration. Comparative study of programs of government intervention in agriculture in Canada and Europe. Some field trips.
Prereq: GEOG 202 or consent of instructor
Geography
The theory and application of multivariate statistics, with particular emphasis upon the use of the computer.
Prereq: ENV § 271 or consent of instructor
Cross-listed as PLAN 316.
Students may receive credit for only one of GEOG 316 and PLAN 316.
Advanced quantitative analysis and sampling in a spatial context. A selection of techniques from gravity models, linear programming, nearest neighbour analysis, Markov chain analysis, graph theory, simulations, and trend surface analysis.
Prereq: ENV S 271 or consent of instructor
Cross-listed as PLAN 318.
Students may receive credit for only one of GEOG 318 and PLAN 318
Critical appraisal of a selection of
descriptive and evaluative regional anal
ysis techniques. Economic considerations of regional development. Reliability and applicability of data; input-output analysis; cost-benefit analysis; planning, programming and budgeting systems; and social area analysis.
Prereq: ECON 101, 102 or consent of instructor
Cross-listed as PLAN 319.
Students may receive credit for only one of GEOG 319 and PLAN 319
Canadian issues. Selected problems relating to nationalism, regionalism, environmental quality, urbanization, regional disparities and resource davelopment.
A geographical analysis of selected regions and current problems. The theme chosen in any given year will vary.
Specific themes related to environmental, social and economic development problems of tropical Africa, South and South-East Asia, Caribbean and Latin America will be selected for seminars and discussions.
Prereq: First or second year courses related to Third World studies or consent of instructor
The Geography of culture and the role of cultural factors in environmental relationships.
A detailed investigation of selected issues in man’s relations with the natural environment. Given as a seminar, issues will be partially selected on the basis of the interests of participants.
Prereq: GEOG 330 or consent of instructor.
“GEOG 332 W 3C 05
Topics in Population Geography: Health and Disease Population geography concepts and issues in studying health related problems. Areal variations and associations of diseases and environment. Topics include: morbidity, mortality patterns, “population at risk”, malnutrition, poverty, access to modern health care, and alternative health care systems. Regional case studies from the developing countries.
Prereq: 2nd year students or higher
The changing geographics of settlement and resource use from the Discoveries to the early nineteenth century.
Prereq: A second year human geography course or consent of instructor
The changing geographies of settlement and resource use in the nineteenth and
_early twentieth centuries.
Prereq: A second year human geography course or consent of instructor.
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GEOG M45 F 3XC 05 Political Geography A study of differences from place to place in political phenomena. Subjects covered include the interrelationships of states and nations, centripetal and centrifugal “forces” within states, electoral geography, boundary and frontier problems, the location of capital cities, internal organization of states, external relations, and geopolitics.
Prereq: A second year human geography course or consent of instructor
Theories, models, and research procedures in the study of internal urban structure. Focuses on city-wide processes, urban land use, spatial economics, interaction systems, decision-making, urban growth, and the processes of development and redevelopment.
Prereq: GEOG 202 or 251 or consent of instructor
Field trip fee $5-$10
Theories, models and research procedures dealing with the growth and support of urban centres and city systems and their role in regional development. -
Comparative study of the natural, economic and cultural environments of / the rural-urban fringe-in the Westem World. Emphasis on the use, ownership, development and management of land and the interrelationships between the resource base and urban demands on it.
Prereq: GEOG 202
Reviews selected theories, methods, and terminology related to economic, behavioural, institutional and decisionmaking aspects of resources and envi ronmental problems.
Prereq: ENV § 271 or consent of instructor
Field Trip fee $10-$15
History of the conservation movement; ecological principles of conservation and resource management. Analysis, use and planning of recreational resources.
Prereq: ENV S 200
Cross-listed as PLAN 357.
Lab fee $10-$15
Students may receive credit for only one of GEOG 367 and PLAN 357
Water Planning and Management: Strategies and Experiences Benchmark theory and principies of comprehensive water planning and integrated river basin management. Selected international to local scale case studies.
Prereq: GEOG 356 or consent of instructor
Lab fee $10-$15.
Issues related to energy resources. The course examines both Canadian energy management problems and international issues such as cartels and relationships between energy and economic development.
Prereq: GEOG 202 or consent of instructor
Equipment, materials and techniques involved in the practical construction of maps and cartographic illustrations. Conventional drafting and plotting procedures, symbolization of data and map editing for reproduction.
Prereq: GEOG 160
Lab fee $15-25.
The principles of air photo interpretation utilizing specific criteria visible in the conventional air photo. Examples from local and foreign environments. Prereq: GEOG 275 and either GEOG 201A or EARTH 121-122 or SCI 100 Lab fee $20
Theoretical and practical aspects of remote sensing (RS). Interaction between electromagnetic radiation, environmental media and sensors. Analysis of non-photographic systems like RADAR and LANDSAT. Methods of RS data processing and analysis and studies of physical and human environments. .
Prereq: GEOG 275
Lab fee $10-$15
The roots and evolution of geographic ‘
thought, conceptual approaches and
pathways. Past traditions, current issues.
and future trends. The politics and soci-
ology of geography as an art, science.
and profession. . Prereq: Any 3 GEOG term courses or
consent of instructor
The development of a research proposal under the supervision of an appropriate faculty member. Normally taken in the third year.
Prereq: Honours Geography students only
One week field camp in which a
specific area will be analysed from a
geographic point of view. individual or
group analysis of specific field prob-
lems. Four Year General students may
take this course only in fourth year. Estimated cost to student: $125-$150.
Characteristics of the main principles of climatic and climatogenetic geomorphology. Examination of processes and forms related to the periglacial environment.
Prereq: One of GEOG 300, GEOG 302 or EARTH 342 or consent of instructor
Glacial and fiuvioglacial erosion and deposition and their effects on landscapes. Focus on the environmental influences of glaciation and on practical applications of glacial geomorphdtogists’ techniques and information. . Prereq: One of GEOG 300 or EARTH 342
Course Descriptions
Advanced study of numerical map anal-
ysis and computer mapping techniques. Prereq: GEOG 160 and ENV S 271
Advanced study of techniques of map production and design. Technical aspects include photo mechanics, scribing, process photography, typography, proofing and printing processes. Theoretical topics include the map as a communications system, advanced map design and principles of information selection and generalization.
Prereq: GEOG 360
Lab fee $35
An analysis of the range of techniques used by geomorphologists. This course will involve intensive field surveying, mapping and laboratory work. Prereq: GEOG 300, EARTH 342 or consent of instructor . . Field-trip expenses: $15 per student.
Advanced study of the atmosphere as a natural resource system. Emphasis on weather modification and economic, social and political aspects of climate.
Prereq: GEOG 338 (WLU) or equivelent
A field and lecture course including the radiation and energy balances of various surfaces, the principles of turbulent energy exchange, and the biotic response to the energy environment. These concepts will be illustrated through the collection and examination of field data.
Prereq: GEOG 2014/8
The environmental implications of existing and potential recreational demands. Recreational travel, site capability, economic and ecological impact models will be considered as well as the behavioural aspects of amenity resources.
Prereq: GEOG 356
Geography
and industries A companion course to GEOG 311, Emphasis on decision-making, multinational corporations, technological change, and analysis of the locational patterns of specific industries.
Prereq: GEOG 311
Energy management emphasizing ecological and economic approaches. Issues related to managing conventional energy resources and development of alternatives. Techniques for studying energy issues are also presented. Prereq: GEOG 359 and either GEOG 311 or GEOG 356 or consent of instructor
Detailed study of physical, cultural, economic and political geography, including the development of cities, problems of agriculture, changing industrial patterns, distribution of trade, regional disparities, and planning on the city, regional and national levels.
Seminar on geographical regional “synthesis as applied to Canada. Study of regions at different scales. Issues of continuing Canadian concern.
Prereq: GEOG 322
A continuation of Geography 349 and 350 with an emphasis on student projects.
Prereq: GEOG 350 and GEOG 349 or consent of instructor
An analysis of factors affecting soil
development and classification. Tech-
niques of soil survey and land classifi-
cation. Emphasis on fieldwork. Prereq: GEOG 201A
The nature of rural land problems and a critical evaluation of the methods of rural land use planning, in both metropolitan areas and underdeveloped or depressed rural regions.
Prereq: GEOG 315 and/or GEOG 352
Principles of earth resource analysis using remotely sensed imagery and digital data with emphasis upon satellite platform sources. The coordination of supplemental imagery and ground truth missions with satellite data in a multistrategy perspective.
Prereq: GEOG 376
Lab fee $10-$15.
GEOG 475A,B,C F,W.S 2S 0.5 each Special Reading and Seminar on Selected Topics A brief outline must be filed with the - Associate Chairman, Undergraduate Studies.
Prereq: 3 full credits in GEOG and consent of instructor
Current philosophical and methodological trends in geographical thought. New and resurgent developments in various sub-fields and issues in related disciplines including professional plan-- ning, architecture, future studies, environmental psychology and public administration.
Prereq: GEOG 381 or consent of instructor
Organizational concepts in geography for instructional purposes. Conceptual frameworks for teaching environmental studies. Educational principles, theory and practice related to geography. Prereq: Environmental Studies students in third or fourth year, or consent of instructor
Preparatory work and first draft of thesis.
Prereq: GEOG 390; only fourth year’ Honours students
A letter grade for GEOG 490A will be submitted only after the completion of GEOG 4908. ‘.
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Completed thesis. Prereq: GEOG 390 and GEOG 490A; only fourth year Honours students
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