Recent SemestersFall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024Class Size40 studentsCredits3 Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4E · CSU GE Area D5DescriptionIntroduces the significance and distribution of various cultural elements and the impact of human activities on the natural environment. Takes an issue-based, or topical approach to understanding and explaining spatial patterns of the key components of culture such as population, migration, settlement, development, ethnicity, gender, agriculture, geopolitics, land-use, globalization, language and religion. Emphasizes the analysis of current world events. 