GEOG 1720 - Human/Cultural Geography

3 Credits

This course covers the geographic study of the world cultural areas. Topics include: cultural geography (patterns of language and religion, folk customs, globalization, popular culture), political geography (formation of countries, conflict over land), populations (growth, distributions, migrations, characteristics), global economic activity, and development. Case studies from many parts of the world will be analyzed and key geographic concepts will be reviewed. 3C/3/0/0

Prerequisite(s): READ 0721 or READ 0724 or EAPP 0860 with a grade of “C” or better or appropriate assessment score

Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) Goal Area(s): Goals 5 & 8