| source University of Toronto, Mississauga (X) |
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department Geography (X) |
(Formerly Introduction to Geography)
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(Formerly Canada Regions Resources)
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(formerly Cities and Geography)
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This course examines the link between people and places from a global perspective. The course will cover topics related to population patterns and processes, geographic theories related to population and sustainability, as well as the tools used by geographers to study population size, composition and migration. [
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This course uses economic principles and geographical analysis in order to understand the global economic map of the early 21st century. Topics covered include transnational corporations, state policies, new technologies, trade agreements and inequalities. [
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The climates of the globe are created from the kinds of weather systems which usually occur. This course surveys the weather systems of the globe and the geography which helps to transform them into regional climates. It uses just enough physics to show you how it all works and how we can make informed assessments about ideas on climatic change. [
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(Formerly Hydrosphere Dynamics)
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(Formerly Ecosystem Geography)
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The problem of retail location. The spatial structure of consumer demand and retail facilities. Shopping centres and retail chains. Techniques for site selection and trade area evaluation, location strategies, retail planning. [
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(Formerly Geographic Information Processing and Mapping)
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The purpose of this course is twofold. First, it will expose students to the philosophies, theories and methods associated with qualitative research. Second, it will provide students with the opportunity to engage in qualitative research design and practice. Specific methods and issues to be discussed include; archival research, surveys, structured and semi-structured interviews, focus groups, data analysis and interpretation, as well as ethics. [
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(Formerly GGR261H Geographical Data Analysis)
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(Formerly GGR334H: Water Resources Management)
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Analysis of past and present plant and animal distributions, and of the environmental and biological constraints involved. The course emphasizes the impact of continental drift, Quaternary climatic changes and human interference on contemporary patterns. [
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(Formerly Soil Management)
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Wetlands are an integral part of our biosphere, playing fundamental roles in the modification of water quality, biodiversity and the global carbon cycle. This course focuses on the definition, classification, hydrology and biogeochemistry of wetland systems. The latter part of the course builds on this physical foundation by introducing management issues associated with wetland preservation, restoration and creation. [
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A geographical, multi-scale perspective on the relationships between land cover change and the distribution, movement, dispersal, abundance, and diversity of avian and mammalian species. Landscape measures such as dominance, contagion, shape, patch/edge measures, connectivity will be considered in relation to land use/land cover change and distribution of selected species. The juxtaposition of cover types will be analyzed and changes in landscapes related to selected species. Various research methods are discussed and work is done using, geographic information systems to analyze landscapes in conjunction with bird and mammal count data. [
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A companion course to
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In this course students will be introduced to approaches in social geography that examine the links between gender and urban environments. Specific topics and issues to be covered include, for example, poverty, work, sex trade, human trafficking and safety. Topics will be explored across multiple scales including bodies, home, neighbourhood and community.
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This course centres on the physical principles involved in the occurrence and movement of water on and beneath the Earth's surface. Watershed-scale hydrologic systems are investigated, along with basic principles of fluid mechanics. Open channel hydraulics, soil water and groundwater processes are investigated. The importance of understanding water movement in the environment by exploring the relationship of hydrology to other environmental sciences is stressed. [
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Systems approach to hillslope geomorphology studies; processes of erosion and deposition; mass wasting; slope forms of humid and arid regions; process-response models; applied aspects. [
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The classical tradition in glaciology is to relate the physics of glacier flow to the annual gains and losses of snow and ice over the glacier area. In this course, we explore an evolving modern tradition, in which the emphasis is to relate changing snow and ice conditions to glacier hydrology, its contribution to local water supply and how all this relates to climate change. Research skills are developed in assignments, one of which includes the option to visit a glacier research site. [
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Problem solving using geographic information systems (GIS). Essential distributed computing aspects of GIS are presented. Among topics covered are the use of logic in spatial analysis, line-of-sight analysis, route selection, site selection, and landscape analysis. Hands-on assignments are emphasized. [
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Modern theoretical spatial economics. Land use theory, central place theory, locational analysis, and transport processes. Planning and policy questions. [
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