GEO 3350 Geography of Latin America

This course focuses on a geographical analysis of Latin America as a major world region.It examines the physical, environmental, and human (social, cultural, economic, demographic and political)factors that have shaped and continue to shape the region’s geography, and define its distinctiveness from other regions of the world. It also explores the nature, dyanamics, and dimensions of the social, economic, demographic, and political interactions between Latin America and other world regions (North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, etc)in the context of an increasingly globalized world, and the implications of these relationships for the geography of the region.
Credits: 3.0