GEOG 331 — Arid Lands
Geography and Resource Development · University of Ghana
We will look at the location and extent of arid and semi-arid lands and bases of delimitation, causes and types of arid lands, the physical background and natural resources of arid lands, problems of occupance of arid lands, and the arid and semi-arid lands of the world and the physical environment and natural resources. Other topics are the population of arid lands; Man versus aridity: early cultures and their adjustments to arid environments.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 300
- Semester
- Semester One
Other courses on this programme
- GEOG 211 — Introduction to Geographic Thought
- GEOG 212 — Geomorphological Processes and Landforms
- GEOG 213 — Introduction to Weather and Climate
- GEOG 214 — Principles and Methods of Cartography
- GEOG 321 — Soils and Biogeography
- GEOG 323 — Regional Geography of Africa (One region outside West Africa)
- GEOG 325 — Theory and Practice of Geography
- GEOG 327 — Introduction to Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems
- GEOG 111 — Introduction to Physical Geography
- GEOG 112 — Introduction to Human Geography
- GEOG 322 — Introduction to Resource Analysis
- GEOG 324 — Regional Geography of West Africa, with Special Reference to Ghana
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 2 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Humanities (2017).