Course Schedule

This is a tentative schedule; links to lecture notes will be uploaded frequently.

Week Date Region Topic Reading Due
1 Mar 28 Introduction Geographers' toolkit P. 1-41
 
Mar 30   Physical systems    
2 Apr 4   Uneven development
 
Apr 6 North America Population/urbanization Ch 3 MQ1
3 Apr 11   Economic geography    
Apr 13   Nine nations   HW
4 Apr 18 Latin America Natural resources
Ch 4, 5  
Apr 20 Europe Urbanization and EU Ch 1 MQ2
5 Apr 25   Regions, Balkanization    
Apr 27   Midterm   Guidelines
6 May 2 Russia Political geography Ch 2  
May 4 SW Asia & N Africa Religion geography Ch 7 MQ3
7 May 9   Middle East conflicts    
May 11 Subsaharan Africa Environment and culture Ch 6 MQ4
8 May 16 South Asia Green revolution Ch 8  
May 18 SE Asia & Oceania Environment Ch 10, 11 Essay
9 May 23 East Asia Environment geography Ch 9  
May 25   Human geography
  MQ5
10 May 30   Development and conflict
   
Jun 1 Special Topics Globalization   Peer review
11
Jun 8   Final   Guidelines

Note: HW = homework, and MQ = map quiz.

Final examination is scheduled on June 8 from 11:30 AM to 1:18 PM.

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