Geography 400
Geography of the United States & Canada
Course Webpage
***Final - Monday, June 5, 1:30pm
Study Guide available here***
Spring 2006
Monday and Wednesday: 2:30-4:18 PM, Derby Hall Room 1080.
Larry Brown, Instructor
Kevin Grove, TA
Larry Brown, Instructor
1176 Derby Hall; 614-292-2320 or 614-395-7045
Office Hours: Available any time in office and not otherwise busy.
E-mail: brown.8@osu.edu (Best way to reach); mailbox in Derby 1035
Kevin Grove, TA
Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 01:30 PM - 03:00 PM; other times by appointment.
Office: Derby Hall Room 1070, 292-2705 (Also, Derby Hall 0155, 292-1333)
E-mail: grove.80@osu.edu (Best way to reach); mailbox in Derby 1035
Course News
Final - Monday, June 5, 1:30pm
Study Guide available here
Exercise 2 - Due Wednesday, May 24! Available here
Map Quiz 2 -- Monday, May 15! Study Guide available here
***Refer to 'Census Tables and Maps' under 'Course Materials' for helpful information for Map Quiz 2***
Midterm - Wednesday, May 3! Study Guide available here
Exercise 1 - Due Wednesday, April 19! Available here
Map Quiz 1 -- Wednesday, April 12! Study Guide available here
Dr. Word's Words of the Day!!!
Course Materials
Lecture Notes Power Point Slides
Readings
Article 1 - “Weak Salmon Run Shuts the Northwest’s Fisheries”
Article 2 - “Reduced Salmon Season Is Felt at Wharf and Table”
Questions for Articles 1 & 2
Article 3 - "Letter from Pittsburgh"
Article 4 - "Arts and Science Remake the Steel City"
Article 5 - "A Steel Town Finds Lost Jobs Tough to Replace"
Questions for Articles 3 - 5
Article 6 - "Bush Rode Suburban Tide"
Article 7 - "Take a Ride to Exurbia"
Questions for Articles 6 & 7
Article 8 - "Waterways Through Time"
Questions for Article 8
Article 9 - "Battle over Unauthorized Immigration"
Article 10 - "Plentiful, Productive, and Illegal"
Article 11 - "Columbus Becoming a Mini Melting-Pot"
Questions for Articles 9-11
Article 12 - "Delaware County's Growth Corridor"
Article 13 - "School Districts Brace for Boom"
Article 14 - "Bypass to the Boonies"
Questions for Articles 12-14
Article 15 - "Magic Ring"
Questions for Article 15
Article 16 - "Title IX"
Larry's comments on Article 16
Questions for Article 16
Article 17 - "Aging Quebec"
Questions for Article 17
*** N.B. - Questions are to guide your reading of each article, and do not have to be responded to literally. Questions on the midterm and final referring to these articles will be either of the multiple choice or true/false variety.
Grade Distributions
Map Quiz 1 (key included)
Census Tables and Maps (from census.gov)
Percent change in US MSA population, 1990-2000
Map, change in apportionment since 1930
Tangentially Related Material
Yet another example of how Geography 400 is preparing you for the real world
More debates over redistricting and gerrymandering in Ohio
Geography - at the forefront of current events!!!
Good thing you're taking Geography 400: now you can understand the debates over redistricting in the state of Ohio and gerrymandering
Gas and the presidential vote
From "Democrats Eager to Exploit Anger on Gas" New York Times April 21, 2006
Larry Brown says:
"This is a very interesting graphic linking the 2004 presidential vote to gas consumption. Who would have guessed??"
Larry Brown eats crow!!!
Find out the real story behind Eddie Rickenbacker
The Weakerthans
Canadian indie folk/punk group based in Winnipeg. Winnipeg has been hit hard by deindustrialization and the shift from Fordism to post-Fordism. The city provides a backdrop for many of their songs confronting issues of life, social justice and ethics in contemporary post-industrial, neoliberal social order.
- Many good links (and a few downloads) for the critically inclined among us!
Unofficial fan site with lyrics
-See especially 'One Great City!' from Reconstruction Site and 'My Favorite Chords' from Left and Leaving, both deliciously caustic takes on life and its possibilities in Winnipeg and Canada following the dismantling of the welfare state.