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UNION COUNTY COLLEGE WORLD GEOGRAPHY—GEO 201 I will not be teaching this course during the Fall Semester 2008 SPRING SEMESTER 2008 GENERAL INFORMATION: INTERNATIONAL STUDIES PROGRAM This course, World Geography (GEO 201), is a required course in the International Studies program. Follow the International Studies Program link for a complete description of the program. International Studies is an option to the Liberal Arts Curriculum at Union County College. The four specialization courses within this program are:
GEO
201** World Geography
EARLY CHILDHOOD/ELEMENTARY EDUCATION PROGRAM Most students taking World Geography (GEO 201) are Early Childhood/Elementary Education Majors. See the program description in the UCC Catalog. World Geography World Geography is an introduction to the physical and political geography of the world. It explores how the physical features, natural resources, and climate connect with economics and politics to shape the various human cultures on this planet. The major world geographic regions are explored. Co-requisites: ENG 101. Three lecture hours per week. Three credit hours.
Required Text: Getis,
Arthur, Judith Getis, and Jerome D.
Fellmann, Week
1. Introduction Week 2. Maps, read Getis Chapter 2 Week
3. Physical Geography:
Landforms, read Getis, Ch. 3 Week
4: Physical Geography:
Weather and Climate, read Getis, Ch.4 Week
5: The Geography of
Natural Resources, read Getis, Ch. 5
Week 6: Test
No. 1
Week
6: Population Geography, read Getis, Ch.
6 Spring Recess March 3 through 9
Week
7: Population Geography
continued. Read Getis, Ch. 6. Week
8: Cultural Geography:
Religion, Getis, Ch. 7 Week
9: Spatial Interaction, Getis, Ch. 8 Week
10: Political Geography, Getis, Ch.
9
Week 11: Test
No. 2
Week
12: Economic Geography, Getis, Ch.
10 Week
13: Urban Geography, Getis. Ch. 11 Week
14: Human Impact on the
Environment, Getis, Ch. 12 The last day of classes for this course May 6. On May 8, the Basic Skills tests are given. FINAL EXAMINATION: THE FINAL EXAM IS GIVEN DURING THE FINAL EXAMINATION WEEK BEGINNING MAY 12. THE FINAL EXAM HAS BOTH OBJECTIVE AND MULTIPLE CHOICE PARTS. IT IS COMPREHENSIVE. HALF OF THE FINAL EMPHASIZES MATERIAL COVERED SINCE THE SECOND HOURLY EXAMINATION. THE OTHER HALF COVERS THE EARLIER MATERIAL. STUDENT EVALUATIONS:
Tests
40%
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