COURSE CALENDARGE 105 |
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Week One
Chapter One: What Is Geography and Should We Care? Geography Studies the Why of Where, Roots: Whence We Came, The Modern Practice of Geography, Geography and its Disciplinary Neighbors, Understanding Change in Economy and Society.
Chapter Two: Geography and Development in an Era
of Globalization: Development
- What's in a Name?, Human Traditions and Development Processes,
Globalization as a Human Transition, Sustainabilty Issues.
Chapter
Three: Nature, Society, and Development: How are Places
Classified Environmentally? Use of the Environment, Centers of Use and
Habitation Modification, The Geographic Dimensions of Development,
Development Explained (at least in theory).
There is no quiz, or written assignment
for this week. Be sure to read the Week One Instructor's Notes.
Week Two
Chapter Four: The United States and Canada: The Physical and Human Contexts of Development: Land form Geography, Climate, Early Settlement: European Culture Cores, Westward Expansion and Receding Settlement Frontiers, Demographic Characteristics.
Chapter Five: The United States and Canada: The
Geography of Economic Development: Agriculture,
Resources for Industrial Growth and Development, This chapter will
carry over into next week's course work.
Your first
written assignment for this class is due this week. Please see your
Week Two Instructor's Notes for details.
Week Three
Chapter Five: The United States and Canada: The
Geography of Economic Development:
Manufacturing in the United States and Canada, Urbanization in the
United States and Canada.
Chapter Six: The United States
and Canada: Challenges in a Developed Realm. Income Disparity, African
Americans, Hispanic Americans, Other Minorities, Canadian Identity and
Unity, Melting Pot," Stew Pot, or What?
Quiz One is contained within the Week Three
Instructor's
Notes. All quizzes are
found in
the weekly instructor's notes.
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Week Four
Week Four Instructor's
Notes
Chapter
Seven: Latin America and the Caribbean, Physical Diversity, The Iberian
Heritage, The Colonial Period,
The Era of Independence, Modern Latin
America.
Chapter Eight: Mexico, Central America, and the
Caribbean: Lands of Contrasts: Mexico:
A Nation of Great Development Potential, Central America: Region of
Fragile Democracies and Widespread Poverty, The Caribbean: Region of
Cultural Diversity and Limited Physical Endowments.
The second essay is due this
week. Please see your weekly instructor's notes.
Week Five
Chapter
Nine: South America: Regions of Uneven Development: Andean South America, Lands of Physical
and and Social Fragmentation, Southern South America: Lands of Economic
Growth, Brazil: Latin America's Potential Economic Giant.
Quiz Two is found in the
Instructor's Notes for Week Five.
Week Six
Chapter
Ten: The European Habitat: Land
forms, Climate Regions, Hydrogeography, Mineral Resources,
Environmental Modifications, Environmental Crises, European Union
Environmental Policies.
Chapter
Eleven: Europe: Culture, Society, Economy, Religious Regions, Language Patterns,
Population, Standard of Living, Immigration, Europe's Cities, Primary
and Secondary Industries, Industrial Rejuvenation, Service Industries,
Agriculture.
The third essay is due this week. Please see your weekly instructor's notes.
Week Seven
Week
Seven Instructor's
Notes
Chapter
Twelve: Europe: Political Geography: Separation, Germany, France,
Switzerland and Belgium, Yugoslavia: A Balkan Tragedy, The United
Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Poland, Romania, The European Union.
Chapter
Thirteen: The In - Between Countries of Eurasia: Physical Geography,
and Historical Context: Physical
Geography, Historical Overview.
Quiz
Three is found in Week Seven of the Instructor's Notes.
Week Eight
Chapter
Fourteen: The In-Between Countries of Eurasia: The Geography of their
Political Economies: The Russian
Federation: Economic Policy and Society, Ukraine: A New Start, Belarus:
Stuck in Transition.
The Mid Term Exam is
found in the Instructor's Notes for Week Eight. Because this is the
week for the mid term exam this class will only cover one chapter of
new material for this week. Topics from Chapter Fourteen are included
on the mid term exam. Read the instructions carefully for the mid term
test. You may need to go to the Companion Web Site for this course
to answer the some of the test questions.
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Week Nine
Week Nine Instructor's Notes
Chapter Fifteen:
Central Asia
and Afghanistan: Historical and Geographical Context of Economy and
Environment: Natural Regions,
Central Asian Heritage, Society and Culture, De - Modernization, Modern
Afghanistan, Post 9/11 Impacts on Central Asia and Afghanistan.
The fourth essay is due this week. Please see your weekly instructor's notes.
Week Ten
Chapter
Sixteen: Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands: Isolation and
Space: Australia, New Zealand,
The Pacific Islands.
Quiz Four is in the Instructor's Notes for Week Ten.
If you have not thought
about your term paper for this class now is a good time to do so. The
class term paper is due at the end of Week Fourteen.
Week Eleven
Week Eleven Instructor's Notes
Chapter Seventeen: Asia: A Physical and
Human Overview: The Monsoon
Climate: Wet and Dry Seasons, Population and Favored Environments,
Cultural Diversity: Past and Present, Colonial and Modern Economies,
Developmental Indicators.
Chapter Eighteen: Japan: Resources Compensating for Scarcity,
Human Resources: The Hybrid Culture, The Japan Model, The Consequences
of the Japan Model, Japan's Third Transformation: Charting a New Course
The fifth essay is due this week. Please see your weekly instructor's
notes.
Week
Twelve
Week Twelve Instructor's Notes
Chapter
Nineteen: China and its Pacific Rim Neighbors: Environmental Diversity, Spatial
Evolution of the Chinese Culture, East Meets West, Transformations
Under Communism, Transformation of Agricultural Production, Industry
and Regional Economic Growth, Urbanization and Migration, Population
Contours, Environmental Sustainability, Challenges to China's Future,
China's Pacific Rim Neighbors.
Quiz Five is in the
Instructor's Notes for Week Twelve. This is the final ten point quiz
for this class.
Week Thirteen
Week Thirteen Instructor's Notes
Chapter
Twenty: Southeast Asia: Development Diversity: Areal Organization and Environmental
Patterns, Pre - European Culture and Economy, Colonization and
Development, Modern Economic Growth and Stagnation.
The sixth essay is due this week. Please see your weekly instructor's notes.
Week Fourteen
Week Fourteen Instructor's Notes
Chapter
Twenty-Two: The Middle East and North Africa: Physical and Cultural
Environments: Physical Geography
of the Region, Land Use Patterns, Historical Overview.
Chapter
Twenty-Three: The Mediterranean Crescent: Maximizing Limited
Resources: Large States,
Integrated Economies, Small States, Unique Economies.
Chapter
Twenty-Four: The Gulf States: Living on Oil: Regional Characteristics, Development
and the Petroleum Economy, The Impact of Oil, Petroleum Powerhouses,
Isolation and Globalization.
Your term paper for this class is due
at the end of this week. Please submit it to your instructor via email
attachment.
The seventh and last ten point essay for this class is due this week. Please see your weekly instructor's notes.
Week Fifteen Instructor's Notes
Chapter
Twenty-Five: Africa South of the Sahara: Legacy of Continuity and
Change: Environmental Diversity,
Pre colonial Africa, European Colonialism, Contemporary Sub - Saharan
Africa, Development Trends in Sub - Saharan Africa.
Chapter
Twenty-Six: West, Central, and East Africa: Diversity in Development: The Physical Environment, West
Africa, Central Africa, East Africa.
Chapter Twenty-Seven: Southern Africa: Development in Transition: Physical - Environmental Characteristics of the Region, Countries of Southern Africa, South Africa: Country in Transition:
The Final Exam is found in the Instructor's Notes for Week Fifteen.
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