GEOGRAPHY


FOR 4624C Forest Health Management. F.
 Credits: 4; Prereq: 4 FY or higher.
An integrated, tree- and forest-oriented study of forest
health emphasizing the ecological and economic roles
of the biotic agents and abiotic factors that incite dys-
function and the biological and ecological basis for
the maintenance of forest health through integrated
management of these agents and the forest.
FOR 4754C Forest Operations and Wood Utilization.
F.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: 4 FY or higher.
An introduction to the various operations associated
with maintaining, protecting, and managing forests
and forest products, including interactions with silvi-
cultural systems, costs, and environmental factors.
FOR 4854 Agroforestry. S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: 4FY or 4AG.
Concepts and principles of agroforestry, including its
complexity and diversity, improved agroforestry tech-
niques in temperate and tropical zones, recent
research problems and methodologies of agroforestry
research, and the potentials of agroforestry in land
management and development.
FOR 4905 Individual Problems. F, S, SS.
 Credits: 1 to 4 credits; may be repeated with change of
topic up to maximum of 8 credits; Prereq: Departmentally
controlled.
Individual study of a selected topic related to forest
resources and conservation as contracted with the
instructor at the start of the term.
FOR 4932 Senior Seminar in Forest Resources and
Conservation. S.
 Credits: 1; Prereq: 4FY.
 Interactive student-lead discussions on assigned top-
 ics of current relevance to natural resource profes-
 sions. Content (issues) and communication skills
 development are the dual objectives.
 FOR 4934 Topics in Forest Resources and
 Conservation. F, S, SS.
 Credits: 1 to 4; may be repeated with change of con-
 tent up to a maximum of 8 credits. Departmentally con-
 trolled.
 Selected topics in forestry, wood science, range, recre-
 ation, wildlife and fisheries. Topics include special
 current issues and in-depth study of topics not cov-
 ered in other courses.
 FOR 4941 Internship in Forest Resources and
 Conservation. F, S, SS.
 Credits: 1 to 4tt; may be repeated with change of
 experience up to a maximum of 8 credits. Departmentally
 controlled.
 FOR 4943C Senior Practicum in Forest Resources
 and Conservation. F, S, SS.
 Credits: 1; Prereq: 4FY and consent.
 Senior level forest management project including
 information gathering and analyses, plan develop-
 ment, and oral presentation.
 FOR 4944 Research Practicum in Forest Science. F, S,
 SS.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: 4FY and consent.
 Plant and conduct research under supervision of
 research faculty. Tailored for students with careers in
 forest science.
 FOR 4949 Cooperative Education in Forest Resources
 and Conservation. F, S, SS.
 Credits: Itt; may be repeated with change of work
 program up to a maximum of 3 credits. Departmentally
 controlled.
 Practical co-op work experience related to forest
 resources and conservation under approval of indus-
 trial, business, institutional or government agency
 supervisor.


WIS 4443C Wetland Wildlife Resources. S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: WIS 3401C or equivalent.
Principles and problems associated with the conserva-
tion and management of wildlife in wetland environ-
ments, with special emphasis on multiple use man-
agement strategies of wetland resources.





 INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF 1996-97
Caviedes, C.N., Chair; Antonini, G.A.; Fik, T.J; Golant,
S.M.; Goldman, A.C.; Lamme, A.J.; Malecki, E.J.;
McDade, B.E.; McLean, M.; Mossa, J.; Smith, N.J.H.;
Thrall, G.I.; Waylen, P.R.
Undergraduate Coordinator: E.J. Malecki
Graduate Coordinator: P.R. Waylen
Office: Turlington Hall 3141 (392-0494)
Geography: Regional
GEA 2210 Geography of the United States and
Canada. F.
 Credits: 3.
A comprehensive and systematic survey of the physi-
cal, economic and social character of the geographic
regions of the United States and Canada; the signifi-
cance of these countries in the economic and political
affairs of the world.
GEA 2270 Geography of Florida. F, S, SS.
 Credits: 3.
 The geographic conditions and human adjustments in
 the major regions in Florida. The natural environment,
 population, routes of communication, industries,
 resources, and strategic location in their geographical
 and historical aspects.
 GEA 3223 Historical Geography of the United States.
 F,S.
 Credits: 3.
 A survey of the cultural geography of the American
 past. Characteristics of colonizations, settlement pat-
 terns, resource development and culture groups in the
 evolving regional pattern. (H)
 GEA 3410 Geography of South America. F.
 Credits: 3.
 A comprehensive and systematic survey of the popu-
 lation, natural resources, geographic regions, and
 potentialities of South America; the significance of this
 region in the economic and political affairs of the
 world. (I, S)
 GEA 3500 Geography of Europe.
 Credits: 3.
 A comprehensive and systematic survey of the popu-
 lation, natural resources, geographic regions and
 potentialities of Europe; the significance of this region
 in the economic and political affairs of the world. (I, S)
 GEA 3600 Geography of Africa. F.
 Credits: 3.
 A comprehensive and systematic survey of the popu-
 lation, natural resources, geographic regions, and
 potentialities of Africa; the significance of this region
 in the economic and political affairs of the world. (I, S)
 GEA 4465 Amazonia. S.
 Credits: 3.
 The biophysical basis of natural resource manage-
 ment, cultural diversity and economic development in
 Amazonia are explored. Appreciating the complexity
 and variability of soils, vegetation, aquatic ecosystems
 and climate in the region offers dues for understand-
 ing human settlement and development as well as the
 potential and limitations of the rich natural resource
 base.


tt Grading is on S-U basis only.


Geography: Systematic
GEO 1010 Geography for a Changing World. F, S, SS.
 Credits: 3.
The spatial organization of society. Emphasis is placed
upon the political regions of the world. (I, S)
GEO 2200 Physical Geography. F, S, SS.
 Credits: 3.
A study of the development and distribution of land-
forms, climates, minerals, soils, and water resources.
Interrelationships among the elements of the physical
environment and regional patterns formed by these
elements are analyzed against the background of
man's utilization to them. (P)
GEO 2200L Physical Geography Laboratory. F, S.
 Credits: 1; Coreq or Prereq: GEO 2201 or GEO 2200.
Laboratory in physical geography. Available for labo-
ratory science credit. (P)
GEO 2201 Physical Landscapes. F, S.
 Credits: 3.
A study of physical landscapes with emphasis on the
physical landscapes of the United States. Considers
the materials composing landscapes, processes fash-
ioning landscapes, resources, and influences of physi-
cal landscapes on society. (P)
GEO 2410 Social Geography. F, S, SS.
 Credits: 3.
Introduction to geography as a social science. Various
social concepts presented from a spatial perspective. (S)
GEO 2420 Environment and Culture. F, S, SS.
 Credits: 3.
 An introduction to cultural geography with an
 emphasis upon the development and spatial arrange-
 ment of the major societies of the modern world. (I, S)
 GEO 2500 Global and Regional Economies. F, S, SS.
 Credits: 3.
 This course highlights contemporary perspectives,
 themes and research in economic geography, focusing
 on issues and problems associated with regional and
 global economic and demographic change. Regional
 variations and disparities in growth and development
 are analyzed and policy implications discussed. (S)
 GEO 2610 The North American City: Its People and
 Geography. F, S.
 Credits: 3.
 Introduction to the geography of housing locations
 among the diverse populations of North American
 cities. Origins, patterns and explanation of such hous-
 ing locations. Implications for North American urban
 communities. (S)
 GEO 3250 Climatology. S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: Introductory atmospheric science

 or physical geography, or permission of instructor.
 Genesis of regional climates and their global distribu-
 tion. Emphasis on world regional climatology; sec-
 ondary topics: applied climatology and climate
 change. (P)
 GEO 3280 Principles of Geographic Hydrology.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: GEO 2200 or permission of
 instructor; Coreq: GEO 3162.
 Examines the effects of physical geography on the
 land-based portion of the hydrologic cycle at the
 regional and basin scales. Includes discussion of pre-
 cipitation, infiltration, and runoff. (P)
 GEO 3315 Geography of Crop Plants. S.
 Credits: 3.
 Study of the biological structure, means of survival,
 propagation and distribution of plants, with emphasis
 on their relationship to the culture and diffusion of
 man throughout the world and his part in their devel-
 opment and improvement. (B)


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