This course is a survey of geographic patterns in the western United States and Canada that introduces students to the similarities and differences that exist from place to place. Emphasis is given to environmental conditions, cultural patterns, regional economies, the interplay between these phenomena, and how they have evolved through time.  The course is designed to help you appreciate the nature of regions and the relationships between people and their environment, and understand the forces that have contributed to the existence of distinctive patterns on the land.

Geog 222 sample course syllabus.pdf (pdf format.)

This course is taught by Dr. Dawn Bowen in the Department of Geography at the University of Mary Washington. Please contact Dr. Bowen for more information on the course.

Photograph: Bow Lake in Banff National Park, Alberta. (Photograph by Dawn Bowen.)