GEOG 3430 - Historical Geography of the United States

Over the past five hundred years, the "national" landscape has been profoundly altered by human activity. The rate of environmental and cultural change in the United States has been so great that the emerging new American society is totally transformed. This course will examine the forces responsible for the transformation and consider how they might shape the future. Topics which will be discussed are the land, people, boundaries, economy, networks and communities.