Morton's Geography provides students with the opportunity to study the relationships between the physical earth and the societies that have inhabited it. Advanced courses focus on how cultures have adapted to, and utilized the resources of, their natural environment.
Courses
Covers the relationships between the elements of the physical environment and man. Attention is focused on the world problems stemming from the interaction of man, physical environment, atmosphere and natural resources. Field trips are an important part of the course. Lecture five hours per week. This course applies to the IAI General Education Core Curriculum Physical Science package.
The course offers a global survey for a better understanding and appreciation of geographical patterns. Each regional study characterizes physical and cultural features associated with the interplay of man and his environment. Lecture three hours per week. This course applies to the IAI General Education Core Curriculum Social/Behavioral Science package.
This course offers a geographic survey of the environmental and cultural aspects of the Third World and Non-Western portions of the Eastern Hemisphere. It emphasizes spatial arrangements of population, human institutions, economic activities and cultural landscapes. It underscores distinctive regional problems. Lecture three hours per week. This course applies to the IAI General Education Core Curriculum Social/Behavioral Science package.