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COURSE SYLLABUS
1. TITLE OF COURSE: Human Geography
PREFIX/NUMBER: GEO 106 CREDIT HOURS: 3
2. PREREQUISITE: REA 090 or permission of the instructor
3. RESOURCES NEEDED:
TEXT: TBA
SUPPLIES:
4. COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Introduces geographic perspectives and methods with applications to the study of human activities. Emphasizes the distribution of humans, adjustments to the natural environment, and land use practices.
5. COURSE GOAL:
The student will examine the interaction between people and place through the exploration of cultural regions, land use, language, religion, and the changing political and economic systems of the world.
6. COURSE OBJECTIVES:
I. Identify global forces to change.
II. Appreciate the diversity of local adaptation to global change.
III. Understand the role of geographers in explaining the occurrence and interrelationships of economic, cultural, and physical elements in the landscape.
IV. Enhance the ability to think, speak, and write critically about issues that affect people and places around the world.
V. Learn how to think spatially and understand and create thematic maps.
VI. Gain an appreciation for the geographical imagination.
7. COURSE OUTLINE
I. Introduction to Geography
II. Population
III. Migration
IV. Folk and popular culture
V. Ethnicity
VI. Political geography
VII. Development
VIII. Agriculture
IX. Industry and Services
X. Urban patterns
XI. Resource problem
8. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:
To be successful in this course, students are expected to participate in discussions, readings, in-class writing, and peer review activities. The instructor may assign point values to such activities.
9. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Pueblo Community College has adopted a policy of academic conduct as described in the Student Handbook. Violation of academic integrity may be defined to include the following: cheating, plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, complicity in academic dishonesty, and personal misrepresentation. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. Sanctions for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor.
10. ADA NOTICE:
Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information.
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