GEOG 110 - Cultural Geography

    Recent Professors
    Margaret A. Kaluzny
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025
    Class Size
    40–45 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4E · CSU GE Area D5
    Description
    The study of the use and understanding of space within and between culture groups of the world. Interpretation of cultural landscapes resulting from the interactions of humans with features and processes of the physical environment and with one another. Special attention is given to the concepts of location, place, distribution, circulation, and region. Focus on the concepts of culture region, cultural origin, cultural diffusion, cultural ecology, cultural interaction, and cultural landscape as applied to the analysis of specific culture traits, including those of popular culture. Additional topics include: demography, languages and religions, urbanization and landscape modification, political units and nationalism, and economic systems and development.