GEOG 478 — Tropical Biogeography
Geography and Resource Development · University of Ghana
In this course we will deal with biogeography processes and vegetation development and distribution. The soil – vegetation system as a basis for land resource utilization and conservation in the tropics will be examined. The outline includes the tropical forests and savannas, their structure, diversity, productivity and distribution, tropical highland vegetation, the soil-vegetation system and its utilization, the forest savanna gradient in West Africa, and introduction to quadrant techniques for field survey and analysis.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 400
- Semester
- Semester Two
Other courses on this programme
- GEOG 322 — Introduction to Resource Analysis
- GEOG 324 — Regional Geography of West Africa, with Special Reference to Ghana
- GEOG 326 — Research Methods
- GEOG 328 — Geography of Gender and Development in Africa
- GEOG 342 — Climatology
- GEOG 344 — Geographic Information Systems
- GEOG 450 — Long Essay
- GEOG 451 — Regional Development
- GEOG 452 — Techniques of Regional Science
- GEOG 453 — Geography of the Developing World
- GEOG 454 — Spatial Organisation
- GEOG 455 — Rural Resources Development: Theories and Policies
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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).