Historical Geography

Catalog description

Historical geography applies the tools of geography to the phenomena and events of the past. Maps, statistics, and an understanding of how people interact with the physical world allow the historical geographer to achieve a new perspective on historic events. This class will be grounded primarily in the historical geography of North America, the Caribbean, and Mexico, and will also consider the general topics of history of place, change over time, the nature and uses of maps, and spatial analysis.