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GEOG 102 Elements of Cultural Geography

This course will focus on how human populations have utilized the Earth and its resources in the process of demographic and technological ‘advancement.’ Specific attention will be paid to the interdisciplinary study of demography, sustainable development, the history of migration, and examples of socio-political struggles over territory and natural resources. A series of global case studies will provide a framework for this analysis and students will undertake research on, and present about, a country of their own choosing.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Eligible to enroll in ENGL 121

Hours Weekly

3 hours weekly

Course Objectives

  1. 1. Apply specific geographic terminology, methodology, and definitions.
  2. 2. Analyze the relationship between demography and social and economic development for countries around the world.
  3. 3. Evaluate the relationships between human activities and social and environmental impacts, and the success of policies enacted to modify these activities and impacts.
  4. 4. Identify the spatial patterns of industrialization and of production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
  5. 5. Analyze spatial and demographic relationships, global patterns of language, and worldviews of Universalizing religions versus folk religions.
  6. 6. Evaluate the causes and ethical dilemmas of social conflicts, including political geography, resources, religion, and ethnicity.

Course Objectives

  1. 1. Apply specific geographic terminology, methodology, and definitions.
  2. 2. Analyze the relationship between demography and social and economic development for countries around the world.
  3. 3. Evaluate the relationships between human activities and social and environmental impacts, and the success of policies enacted to modify these activities and impacts.
  4. 4. Identify the spatial patterns of industrialization and of production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
  5. 5. Analyze spatial and demographic relationships, global patterns of language, and worldviews of Universalizing religions versus folk religions.
  6. 6. Evaluate the causes and ethical dilemmas of social conflicts, including political geography, resources, religion, and ethnicity.