Prerequisite(s): ECON 207, ECON 208, EAES 202, EAES 210, EAES 281 or EAES 283 or departmental approval. Distribution, flow and consumption of mineral resources. Political, economic and social implications of the geography of resources. Basic studies in industrial location, agricultural land use, problems of economic development and population-resource ratios. Examines world trend in production controls and market allocations.