Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4E · CSU GE Area D5DescriptionThis course is an introduction to the world's major geographic regions and the environmental issues they face as seen though the lens of modern geographic tools like Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Topics will include: survey of population distribution, cultural patterns, political structures and strife, and economic development; general land use patterns and resource utilization and their correlation with environmental elements including weather, climate, water resources, and landforms; interpretation of maps and other geographic imagery; and an emphasis on geography's uniquely spatial perspective within an interdisciplinary approach.Usually HeldMon Wed 10:00am–11:15am, Mon Wed 10:00am–11:20am, Tue Fri 11:30am–1:00pm, Tue Thu 10:00am–11:20am 