Geography 1200-World Regional Geography
Spring Semester, 2009
COURSE SCHEDULE/Reading Assignment
Jan 12 (M) Introduction to World Regional Geography
Jan 14 (W) Where is it? Why is it there?
Text pp. 1-6
Jan 16 (F) “Region” as Concept
Text pp. 7-11
Jan 19 (M) Martin Luther King’s Birthday Observed: No Class
Jan 21 (W) Cultural and Social Geographic Issues
Text pp. 12-20
Jan 23 (F) Physical Geographic Perspectives
Text pp. 20-28
Jan 26 (M) Global Economy and Development
Text pp. 29-35
Jan 28 (W) Global Population Patterns
Text pp. 35-40
Jan 30 (F) Humans and the Environment
Text pp. 41-48
Feb 2 (M) Urban Trends
Article 1
Feb 4 (W) Section Summary and Exam Review
Feb 6 (F) FIRST EXAM
Feb 9 (M) North Africa/SW
Text pp. 297-306; 314-321
Feb 11 (W) North Africa/SW
Text pp. 322-331
Feb 13 (F) Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday Observed: No Class
Feb 16 (M) A Focus on
Text pp. 337-346
Map Exercise 1 due
Feb 18 (W) The “Northeast”
Region (
Text pp. 346-350
Feb 20 (F) Sub-Saharan
Text pp. 353-364
Feb 23 (M) Sub-Saharan
Text pp. 364-373
Feb 25 (W) Sub-Saharan
Text pp. 400-411
Map Exercise 2 due
Feb 27 (F) A Focus on
Text pp. 380-383
Mar 2 (M) A Focus on
Text pp. 425-435
Mar 4 (W) Section Summary and Exam Review
Mar 6 (F) SECOND EXAM
Section Three: Eastern
Asia and
Mar 9 (M)
Text pp. 473-478; 502-506
Mar 11 (W) A Focus on
Text pp. 481-490
Map Exercise 3 due
Mar 13 (F) A Focus on
Text pp. 490-500
Mar 16-20 Spring Recess: No Class
Mar 23 (M)
Text pp. 520-527
Mar 25 (W)
Text pp. 533-541
Mar 27 (F)
Text pp. 551-560
Map Exercise 4 due
Mar 30 (M)
Text pp. 560-569
Apr 1 (W)
Europe I: An Introduction to
Text pp. 183-193
Apr 3 (F)
Text pp. 196-205
Map Exercise 5 due
Apr 6 (M) Regional Focus: TBA
Article 2 (TBA)
Apr 8 (W) Section Summary and Exam Review
Apr 10 (F) THIRD EXAM
Apr 13 (M)
Text pp. 53-63
Apr 15 (W)
Text pp. 63-74
Map Exercise 6 due
Apr 17 (F)
Text pp. 74-86
Project Due
Apr 20 (M) North America IV: Focus on
Text pp. 97-102; 107-110
Apr 22 (W) Middle America I: An Overview and
Text pp. 115-125; 162-166
Map Exercise 7 due
Apr 24 (F) Middle America II: The
Text pp. 125-134; 158-162
Apr 27 (M)
Text pp. 134-142
Map Exercise 8 due
Apr 29 (W) South America II: Focus on
Text pp. 148-158; 174-180
May 1 (F) Section Summary and Exam Review
May 7 (R) Final Exam (2:45-4:45 p.m.)