This is a lecture discussion course in which there is further development of the knowledge and understanding of some of the concepts of Agricultural Geography. The areas investigated will be the nature of agriculture including its products and global patterns; the physical and human factors influencing its conduct including climate and tax systems; theories and models of the organization of land use; farming systems; and changes and challenges to agriculture.
This is a lecture discussion course in which there is the investigation of the concepts of Urban Geography. These will include: the nature and origins of urban areas, their classification, site, situation rank size and hierarchies, functions and spheres of influence; nature, causes, modifications and models of urban morphology, causes and problems of urban growth and urbanization in developed and developing countries.
This is a lecture discussion course in which there is further development of the knowledge and understanding of some of the concepts associated with industrial location. Areas investigated will include: the structure and classification of economic activity, especially manufacturing and associated processes; the nature and effects of both internal and external factors, and site and situation, on the choice of location; models and theories of location, industrialization in developing countries.
This is a lecture discussion course in which there is further development of the knowledge and understanding of some of the concepts of population dynamics and distribution. The areas to be examined include: the major demographic characteristics of population; features of population distribution and density world-wide and by country; factors influencing distribution and density; features and factors influencing change through time and over space; problems and impact of population on the environment.
This is a lecture discussion course in which there is further development of the knowledge and understanding of some of the foundational concepts of the operation of the atmosphere. The course will focus on the major elements of the atmosphere identified as producing weather and climate, their major features, measurement, distribution, interactions and outcomes as experienced in day-to-day and average conditions. The representation of these elements and conditions in diagrams and maps will also be undertaken.
This is a lecture discussion course in which there is further development of the knowledge and understanding of concepts of that section of the Cycle of Erosion dealing with fluvial processes and forms. These include: the development of landforms through the operation of external agents, dominantly water; materials associated with and types and results of mass movement, main elements of the hydrological cycle and their operation and results, ground water and springs, river processes and channel and valley forms.
This is a lecture discussion course in which there is further development of the knowledge and understanding of some of the foundational concepts of Geography. The areas to be considered are: the Earth - the nature and effects of its shape, position in the solar system and consequences, the nature and formation of crustal rocks, theories of crustal movement and formation of structural forms, structural complexes, agents and process of weathering, and simple statistics.
This is a lecture discussion course in which there is further development of the knowledge and understanding of some of the concepts associated with that section of the Cycle of Erosion caused by marine processes. A study will be made of the oceans, their major features including location, nature, movements and impact on coasts; coastal evolution including processes, erosional and depositional forms, and stages of the cycle of erosion; classification of coasts, the analysis of ordnance survey maps on a large scale.