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266 FRESNO STATE COLU:GE
Courses
GEOGRAPHY
Note: Geogmpb3' course. except Geog 5 aud 108, «ount ns socinl science (not as
physical science) in fulfillment of general education requirements.
3, Economic Geography (3)
World distribution of significant commodities, their uses in cultures; agricultural
and mineral resource patterns; regionalizntion of economic activity; implications
for contemporary society.
4. World Geography (3)
Not open to students with credit in Geog 2. Cultural and physical features; economic
development; resources; man-land relationships. The approach is by continents
and/or cultural regions.
5. Meteorology (3) (Former Gaol 20)
Weather 3[1\llysis; factors basic to weather forecasting and climatological studies.
(One 2-hour Saturday field trip required)
6. Geography Laboratory (I)
Practical ex rei es in use of atlas, longitude and latitude, earth-sun relations,
time, climatic clements and topographic maps. One C\vo-h<>W' field trip .requi1·ed.
108. Climatology (3) (Former Geol 120)
Prerequisite: Geog 5 or equivalent. Climates of the earth and their significance
to man.
109. Natural Vegetation Regions of the World (3)
P.re.requi~ire: penni. ion f iostructo ·. Geo!,ll':lphic character, distribution, and
coviromnem:al relationships of nacnral vegetational fc:tcnres of the rnnin land masses,
land forms, and climatic regions of the world.
111. Map Interpretation (2)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Interpretation of foreign and domestic
maps; symbols, scale, methods of showing topography, vcgemtion, culture, land
use; soils, water and wate.t' le"els; charactCJ:istics of projections.
112. Aerial Photograph Interpretation (2)
Prerequisite: permission of inst.roctor. Aerial photogr:lphs as :1 means of determining
culture, topography, and vegetation; scale, use of index, vertical and oblique
photographs, and stereoscopes.
115. Cartography (3)
Use of instruments for dntfting and lett · ring of maps; construction and use of
standard map projections; relief representation and map reproduction; cartographic
source materials. and literature; field trips.
116. Political Geography (3)
Power factors in international relations; concepts of space, resources, industry,
agriculture, technology, population, and food supply; cultural groups related to
states and their association.
120. Urban Geography (3)
The .region as a geographic wlit; urban settlements as regional centers; cityregion
relationships; morphology and structure of villages, towns and cities, and
their internal functional · relationships; case studies.
Object Description
| Title | 1964-65 General Catalog |
| Creator | Fresno State College |
| Format | PDF Document |
| Date of publication | 1964-05 |
| Subjects | California State University, Fresno. Curricula. Catalogs |
| Object type | Document |
| Location | Fresno, California |
| Language | eng |
Description
| Title | Page 266 |
| Full Text Search | 266 FRESNO STATE COLU:GE Courses GEOGRAPHY Note: Geogmpb3' course. except Geog 5 aud 108, «ount ns socinl science (not as physical science) in fulfillment of general education requirements. 3, Economic Geography (3) World distribution of significant commodities, their uses in cultures; agricultural and mineral resource patterns; regionalizntion of economic activity; implications for contemporary society. 4. World Geography (3) Not open to students with credit in Geog 2. Cultural and physical features; economic development; resources; man-land relationships. The approach is by continents and/or cultural regions. 5. Meteorology (3) (Former Gaol 20) Weather 3[1\llysis; factors basic to weather forecasting and climatological studies. (One 2-hour Saturday field trip required) 6. Geography Laboratory (I) Practical ex rei es in use of atlas, longitude and latitude, earth-sun relations, time, climatic clements and topographic maps. One C\vo-h<>W' field trip .requi1·ed. 108. Climatology (3) (Former Geol 120) Prerequisite: Geog 5 or equivalent. Climates of the earth and their significance to man. 109. Natural Vegetation Regions of the World (3) P.re.requi~ire: penni. ion f iostructo ·. Geo!,ll':lphic character, distribution, and coviromnem:al relationships of nacnral vegetational fc:tcnres of the rnnin land masses, land forms, and climatic regions of the world. 111. Map Interpretation (2) Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Interpretation of foreign and domestic maps; symbols, scale, methods of showing topography, vcgemtion, culture, land use; soils, water and wate.t' le"els; charactCJ:istics of projections. 112. Aerial Photograph Interpretation (2) Prerequisite: permission of inst.roctor. Aerial photogr:lphs as :1 means of determining culture, topography, and vegetation; scale, use of index, vertical and oblique photographs, and stereoscopes. 115. Cartography (3) Use of instruments for dntfting and lett · ring of maps; construction and use of standard map projections; relief representation and map reproduction; cartographic source materials. and literature; field trips. 116. Political Geography (3) Power factors in international relations; concepts of space, resources, industry, agriculture, technology, population, and food supply; cultural groups related to states and their association. 120. Urban Geography (3) The .region as a geographic wlit; urban settlements as regional centers; cityregion relationships; morphology and structure of villages, towns and cities, and their internal functional · relationships; case studies. |
