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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 10-24-1995 |
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GCU141
1995 Fall – 1997 Summer II |
LEC
3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load Acad |
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Introduction
to Economic Geography |
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Production,
distribution and consumption of various types of commodities of the world and
relationships to the activities of man. Prerequisites: None. |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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GCU141 1995
Fall – 1997 Summer II |
Introduction to Economic Geography |
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Describe the field of economic geography. (I) |
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Describe the issues related to the growth in world
population. (II) |
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Describe the limits of various natural resources, and
relate to patterns and problems of energy consumption. (III) |
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Describe the impact of modern technology on transportation
and communication. (IV) |
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Describe the spatial organization of agriculture. (V) |
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Describe the role of the city in economic activity,
including the problems caused by urban sprawl. (VI) |
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Describe the production and locational
considerations and costs of locating an industry. (VII) |
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Describe the regional patterns of world trade and their
impact on the world economy. (VIII) |
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MCCCD
Official Course Outline: |
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GCU141 1995
Fall – 1997 Summer II |
Introduction to Economic Geography |
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I. The field of economic
geography A. Principles of spatial
interaction B. World development
problems C. Economic systems D. How economic development
is measured II. World population A. Processes B. Pressures III. Economic geography of
resources A. Types of resources and
their limits B. Patterns and problems of
energy consumption C. Environmental
degradation and its cost IV. The role of
transportation and communications A. Forms of transportation B. Transportation costs C. Routes and networks D. The age of automobiles E. Communication technology
V. The spatial organization
of agriculture A. Agriculture revolution B. Modes of production C. Factors affecting
agriculture D. Von Thunen's
model VI. The city in economic
activity A. Central place theory B. Models of urban land use
C. Patterns and problems of
urban sprawl VII. Industrial location A. Production costs B. Locational
costs C. How and why firms grow D. World regional patterns VIII. World economic
situation A. International trade B. Regional patterns of
world trade |