Cultural Geography Syllabus for 2011-2012
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Course

GEOG-1302-001 Cultural Geography

Prerequisites

RDNG 0331-minimum grade of C or a score on a state-approved test indicating college-level reading skills

Course Description

Elements of geography with emphasis on culture regions.

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Hours

(3 sem hrs; 3 lec)

Class Type

Online Course

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

Marston, Sallie A., Paul L. Knox, and Diana M. Liverman. World Regions in a Global Context: Peoples, Places, and Environments. Fourth Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice-Hall, 2010.

Farmer. Brian R. Understanding Radical Islam: Medieval Ideology in the Twenty-First Century. New York: Peter Lang Publishing, 2006.
 

Supplies

\ Access to reliable computer and internet.

Student Performance

After studying the material presented in this course, the student will be able to:

1. The student will develop a greater appreciation for the subject of geography in today's global community.
2. Trace the development of the spatial distribution of the major landmasses on the earth.
3. Explain Earth/Sun relationships.
4. Explain different classifications of climate and what factors work together to create those climates.
5. Explain the major and minor elements of weather and climate.
6. Explain plate tectonics and the formation of landforms.
7. Explain the workings of the hydrologic system.
8. Explain the spatial distribution of human activities on a global basis.
9. Explain the basics of latitude, longitude, and cartography.
10. Explain geographic linkages between human and physical geography in regional contexts.
11. Explain the five basic themes in geography.

 

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Grading Criteria

\ Synopsis of Grading
\ Three Exam scores (highest two scores fo the first three exams, plus the final)
\ Total: 100%

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\ \ Makeup Exams. There are no makeup exams without prearrangement with the instructor. If a student misses an exam, that exam automatically becomes the one that the student must drop. If the student misses a second exam, then the student must arrange with the instructor to take an essay makeup exam. \

\ \ Course Requirements: Grading Exams: \ \ There will be three major examinations during the semester plus a final exam. Exams will be multiple choice and cover both the readings and the videos. Students will be allowed to drop their lowest grade on one exam other than the final. No one may drop the final exam. Each exam is worth 33 1/3% of the final grade. \ \ Makeup Exams. There are no makeup exams without prearrangement with the instructor. If a student misses an exam, that exam automatically becomes the one that the student must drop. If the student misses a second exam, then the student must arrange with the instructor to take an essay makeup exam. \

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\ 90-100 = A

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\ 80-89 = B

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\ 70-79 = C

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\ 60-69 = D

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\ Below 60 = F

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\ Students will exhibit competence in the following areas:
\ Understand the development of the spatial distribution of the major landmasses on the earth.
\ Explain Earth/Sun relationships.
\ Explain different classifications of climate and vegetation types and what factors work together to create those climates and vegetation patterns.
\ Understand the spatial distribution of vegetation types
\ Explain the major and minor elements of weather and climate and the spatial distribution of weather and climate patterns.
\ Explain plate tectonics and the formation of landforms.
\ Explain the workings of the hydrologic system.
\ Explain the spatial distribution of human activities on a global basis.
\ Explain the basics of latitude, longitude, and cartography.
\ Explain geographic linkages between human and physical geography in regional contexts.
\ Explain the five basic themes in geography.
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