CATALOG 1952-1953


 GPY. 489.-Economic Geography of the Near East. 3 hours. 3 credits.
Prerequisite: Permission of student's adviser. Not offered 1952-53.
 A geographic survey of Southwest Asia and Egypt organized around the economic
development of the area, with special reference to the significance of the Near East
in the economic and political problems of the modern world. A study of economic
regions, resources and potentialities.
 GPY. 490.-Field Course in Resource Utilization. 1 hour class, 1 day field
work per semester week. 3 credits. Prerequisite: ES/GPY. 382. Not offered
1952-53.
 An integrated study of the problems of local resources and their use in a desig-
nated unit area, such as a county or a city. The course consists of a combination of
classwork and fieldwork. Course to be offered either during the regular session, in
which case the field work will consist of an appropriate number of weekend trips, or
during the summer when it will operate as a continuous field trip in a selected area.
 GPY. 499.-Special Topics in Geography. 3 hours. 3 credits. Prerequi-
site: Permission of student's adviser. Offered 1, 2, 3.

 GRADUATE COURSES
 Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree with a major in geography or its equivalent.
 All candidates for a degree in geography are expected to take a field course and
appropriate seminars.
 Certain courses are available for major credit for both advanced undergraduate
and graduate students. These include: GPY. 448, 449, 486, 487, 488, 489. No grad-
uate major, however, may be complete without adequate credits at the 500 level.
 GPY. 500.-Field Course in Geography. 3 credits. Not offered 1952-53.
 Methods of geographical field work. Observation, classification, interpretation, note
taking, traversing and mapping of data. Areal analysis; landforms, climate, vegetation,
soils, resources, settlement patterns and land use. Eighteen work days of which not
less than twelve are field work. Required of all candidates for graduate degrees in
geography.
 GPY. 505.-Advanced Cartography. 3 hours. 3 credits. Open to under-
graduate students by Instructor's permission. Offered 1.
 Supervised training and practice in map compilation and drafting for the attain-
ment of advanced skill in cartographic techniques.
 GPY. 514.-Regional Climatology. 3 hours. 3 credits. Offered 1.
 Intensive study of climatic conditions and controls in selected regions; micro-
climatology; applications in agriculture, industry, merchandising, transportation, medi-
cine, and other fields.
 GPY. 523.-Geography of World Agriculture. 3 hours. 3 credits. Not
offered 1952-53.
 World distribution of crops and domesticated animals in relation to natural and
cultural conditions; discussion of problems of agriculture in terms of products, economic
organization and agricultural regions; significance in world affairs.
 GPY. 524.-Problems in Economic Geography. 3 hours. 3 credits. Pre-
requisites: GPY. 381 and GPY. 385. Offered 1.
 A lecture and research course analyzing the geographic and economic factors affect-
ing the industrial and commercial development of the leading countries of the world.
Students will be required to make intensive individual studies of selected subjects.

The statement "Offered 1" means offered first semester; 2, second semester; 3, summer session.