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This course will introduce students to the discipline of human geography. Students will be exposed to the major research traditions in human geography including: population, cultural, political, economic, urban and regional geography, amongst other topics. Throughout the course Vancouver resources...

Have you ever wondered why the weather, climate, and landscape where you live differs from other places in the world? This course introduces Earth's atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere, and investigates the relationships and connections between them. Students explore tectonic...

The regional geography of Canada explores the similarities and differences among the regions of our country. Students will gain an understanding of the landscape, the environment and the economy as we survey Canada from Long Beach to Labrador and from Baffin Island to Burlington. Students will...

A survey of the evolution of the city from the Greco-Roman period to the present. The course topics include the internal structure of the city; industrial, commercial, and residential land use; transportation and the planning of the urban environment. An application of the concepts to Vancouver and...

British Columbia is a richly endowed and diverse province. In this course the province's human and physical geography is explored. Topics covered include regions, climate, natural hazards, geomorphology, biogeography, history, resource development, Aboriginal issues, cultural diversity, and...

Environmental geography explores the relationships between people and the world they inhabit. Students will be introduced to the key concepts and theories of environmental studies: physical and biological processes, population, biogeography, resource management, and environmental ethics. Case...

The culturally diverse Asia-Pacific region has experienced extraordinary change over the last century. To understand those changes, this course applies a geographic lens to the study of topics including demography, culture, ecology, settlement patterns, identity, industry, agriculture, political and...

This course is an introduction to the studies of the atmosphere (meteorology), climate (climatology), and vegetation distribution (biogeography). Topics covered include atmospheric processes, local and global weather, air pollution, world climates, plant-climate interactions, urban climates, past...

An introduction to the dynamic forces and processes responsible for shaping the surface of the Earth and the development of landforms (geomorphology). Topics covered include the internal structure of the Earth; plate tectonics; volcanism; Earthquakes; mountain building; the effects of water, ice and...

This number is reserved for geography courses that may be offered from time to time by: a) College geography faculty who may wish to present a course in their specialty which may be of limited interest, or b) visiting geography lecturers.Prerequisite(s): Will be announced in the Registration Guide...