I. Geography: Its Nature and Perspective
Chapter 1, 3 weeks
A. Geography as a field of inquiry
B. Evolution of key geographical concepts and models associated with notable geographers
C. Key concepts underlying the geographical perspective: location, space, place, scale, pattern, regionalization, and globalization
D. Key geographical skills
E. Geographical technologies such as GIS, remote sensing and GPS
F. Sources of geographical ideas and data: the field, census data and satellite imagery
B. Evolution of key geographical concepts and models associated with notable geographers
C. Key concepts underlying the geographical perspective: location, space, place, scale, pattern, regionalization, and globalization
D. Key geographical skills
E. Geographical technologies such as GIS, remote sensing and GPS
F. Sources of geographical ideas and data: the field, census data and satellite imagery
II. Population
Chapters 2-3, 6 weeks
A. Geographical analysis of population
B. Population growth and decline over time and space
C. Population movement
B. Population growth and decline over time and space
C. Population movement
III. Cultural Patterns and Processes
Chapters 4-7, 8 weeks
A. Concepts of culture
B. Cultural differences
C. Cultural landscapes and cultural identity
B. Cultural differences
C. Cultural landscapes and cultural identity
IV. Political Organization of Space
Chapter 8, 2 weeks
A. Territorial dimensions of politics
B. Evolution of the contemporary political pattern
C. Changes and challenges to political-territorial arrangements
B. Evolution of the contemporary political pattern
C. Changes and challenges to political-territorial arrangements
V. Agriculture and Rural Land Use
Chapters 9-10, 3 weeks
A. Development and diffusion of agriculture
B. Major agricultural production regions
C. Rural land use and settlement patterns
D. Modern commercial agriculture
B. Major agricultural production regions
C. Rural land use and settlement patterns
D. Modern commercial agriculture
VI. Industrialization and Economic Land Development
Chapters 11-12, 3 weeks
A. Growth and diffusion of industrialization
B. Contemporary patterns and impacts of industrialization and development
B. Contemporary patterns and impacts of industrialization and development
VII. Cities and Urban Land Use
Chapters 13-14, 3 weeks
A. Development and character of cities
B. Models of urban systems
C. Models of internal city structures
D. Built environment and social space
B. Models of urban systems
C. Models of internal city structures
D. Built environment and social space