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• GEOG 254: Georgraphy of Russia, Central Eurasia, and Eastern Europe

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Examines the Russian Federation, former Soviet satellites, and the European and Asiatic successor states. The region is the realm of Eurasian languages, historical schisms between eastern and western Europe, and the geographical legacies of the Tsarist and Soviet empires. Topics include terrain and environment, population, economic regions, resources, and geopolitics. These are studied in the context of environmental location and position between Eastern and Western power centers of the 21st century.
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• GEOG 255: Geography of Africa

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  A critical geographic analysis and understanding of Africa, and the continent's level of development against the background of traditional misconceptions about the region. Offers a survey of the human geography and physical resources of contemporary Africa in a historical and global context. Covers a broad range of topics, including Africa, in historical perspective, physical geography, human-environment interactions, population dynamics, culture and change, economic and agricultural development, urbanization and migration, and political geography.
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• GEOG 256: Geography of East and Southeast Asia

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  A critical geographic analysis and understanding of East and Southeast Asia including its natural environment, human landscapes, and historical geography, and how these aspects of place interact with each other in space. Examines East and Southeast Asia at multiple scales by providing a comprehensive analysis of spatial patterns within the region, across the region as a whole, and by considering how East and Southeast Asia interface with a globalizing planet. Explains the political and economic evolution of this region from the period of global colonialism, through the rise and fall of Marxist ideology to its current position as the emergent Asian Pacific Rim. Covers a broad range of topics, including: historical geography; physical geography; human-environment interactions; population dynamics; cultural geography; economic and agricultural development; urbanization and migration; and political geography. (Titled Geography of East Asia before 2014-15.)
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• GEOG 257: Georgraphy of West and Southwest Asia

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  A geographical exploration and analysis of South and Southwest Asia. A survey overview of the complex physical and human geographies of the region, including demographic transition, gender inequalities, issues of development in the postcolonial global era, religious diversity, the Israeli- Palestinian conflict, US foreign policy toward the region, the exploitation of resources (particularly oil), terrorism, and the rise of radical Islamist movements. (Titled Geography of South and Southeast Asia before to 2014-15.)
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• GEOG 261: Geography of Wine

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  The geography of the grape, its production, products, social significance, and consequences of the global wine trade are explored. Students develop an appreciation for the environmental constraints and characteristics of wines and wine regions. Field trips to visit wineries are an essential element. Verifiable proof of 21 years of age required for voluntary wine-tasting activities.
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• GEOG 316: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Presents automated methods for creating, maintaining, and analyzing spatial data. Includes (1) specialized GIS hardware and software; (2) vector vs. raster vs. object-oriented spatial data structures; (3) creation and manipulation of geographic data files; (4) database design and management concepts; (5) spatial analysis; and (6) cartographic design.Previously Offered As: (Also offered as RGPL 316; may not be taken for duplicate credit.)
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• GEOG 331: Population Geography

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Spatial variations in numbers, characteristics, and dynamics of human population, models, and theoretical constructs relevant to demographic structures and processes are studied, as well as major world and regional problems.
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• GEOG 333: Trade and Transportation

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Deals with the spatial aspects of transportation systems and their use. Discusses circulation, accessibility, time and distance concepts, and trade patterns.Previously Offered As: (Also offered as RGPL 333; may not be taken for duplicate credit.)
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• GEOG 334: Political Geography

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Geographic factors and conditions are analyzed as they relate to the character and function of states. Political institutions are evaluated in light of geographic conditions.
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• GEOG 341: Climatology

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Examines the elements of weather and climate on earth. The location and causes of global climatic regions are examined in relation to moving pressure and wind systems. Also considers the climatic history of the planet and recent human modifications of the atmospheric environment.Previously Offered As: (Also offered as RGPL 341; may not be taken for duplicate credit.)
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