Geography 1200-World Regional Geography
Spring Semester, 2009

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COURSE SCHEDULE/Reading Assignment

 

Section One: Thematic Geography

 

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

 

Section Two: Africa and Southwest Asia

 

Feb 9 (M) North Africa/SW Asia I: The Geography of Islam           

Text pp. 297-306; 314-321

 

Feb 11 (W) North Africa/SW Asia II: The Geography of Oil           

Text pp. 322-331

 

Feb 13 (F) Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday Observed: No Class

 

Feb 16 (M) A Focus on Israel                                                          

Text pp. 337-346

Map Exercise 1 due

 

Feb 18 (W) The “Northeast” Region (Turkey, Iran & Iraq)              

Text pp. 346-350

 

Feb 20 (F) Sub-Saharan Africa I: A Musical Introduction                

Text pp. 353-364

 

Feb 23 (M) Sub-Saharan Africa II: Colonial Legacies                      

Text pp. 364-373

 

Feb 25 (W) Sub-Saharan Africa III: Regional Overview                  

Text pp. 400-411

Map Exercise 2 due

 

Feb 27 (F) A Focus on Nigeria                                                         

Text pp. 380-383

 

Mar 2 (M) A Focus on India                                                            

Text pp. 425-435

                                                                                               

Mar 4 (W) Section Summary and Exam Review                   

                                                                                               

Mar 6 (F) SECOND EXAM

 

Section Three: Eastern Asia and Europe

 

Mar 9 (M) East Asia I: Introduction to the Region                           

Text pp. 473-478; 502-506

 

Mar 11 (W) A Focus on China I                                                      

Text pp. 481-490

Map Exercise 3 due

 

Mar 13 (F) A Focus on China II                                                      

Text pp. 490-500

 

Mar 16-20 Spring Recess: No Class

 

Mar 23 (M) Japan and the Koreas                                                     

Text pp. 520-527

 

Mar 25 (W) Southeast Asia I: A Regional Overview                        

Text pp. 533-541

 

Mar 27 (F) Southeast Asia II: The Mainland Countries                    

Text pp. 551-560

Map Exercise 4 due

                                                                                               

Mar 30 (M) Southeast Asia III: The Insular Countries                      

Text pp. 560-569

 

Apr 1 (W) Europe I: An Introduction to Europe and the EU           

Text pp. 183-193                                                        

                                                                                               

Apr 3 (F) Europe II: The Regions                                                      

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

                                                                                               

Section Four: The Americas

                                                                                   

Apr 13 (M) North America I: An Overview                                      

Text pp. 53-63

 

Apr 15 (W) North America II: North American Regions                  

Text pp. 63-74

Map Exercise 6 due

 

Apr 17 (F) North America III: The North American Economy        

Text pp. 74-86

Project Due   

 

Apr 20 (M) North America IV: Focus on Canada                             

Text pp. 97-102; 107-110

                                                                                               

Apr 22 (W) Middle America I: An Overview and Mexico               

Text pp. 115-125; 162-166

Map Exercise 7 due

 

Apr 24 (F) Middle America II: The Caribbean                                 

Text pp. 125-134; 158-162

                                                                                                                                   

Apr 27 (M) South America I: A Regional Overview                        

Text pp. 134-142

Map Exercise 8 due  

                                               

Apr 29 (W) South America II: Focus on Brazil                                 

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.)