GEOG 101 Introduction to World Geography

This course will focus on the effects of spatial relationships on the earth's human population. We will study the location of people, relative to each other. The student will examine the physical environment and how it influences spatial decision-making processes. We will analyze the geo-economic relationships which influence the earth's settlement patterns. The student will develop an understanding of the increasingly interdependent and interconnected world in which we live, and the relationship between the actions of the individual and the impact which these actions have on other places in the world.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Eligible to enroll in ENGL 121

Hours Weekly

3 hours weekly

Course Objectives

1. Apply specific geographic terminology, methodology, and definitions.
2. Develop an understanding of the relationships between human activities and the physical environment.
3. Analyze how local and global climate change affects populations and their social and environmental worldviews.
4. Analyze globalization with respect to economics, politics, the environment, and/or global cultures and populations.
5. Identify energy sources that are alternatives to petroleum, and describe their advantages and disadvantages.
6. Analyze the impact and effects of globalization to the physical environment and the ethical debates surrounding this impact.

Course Objectives

1. Apply specific geographic terminology, methodology, and definitions.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • mid-tern and final exam

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Assignment rubric
2. Develop an understanding of the relationships between human activities and the physical environment.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • TED talk responses, (Vicki, Arroyo, Rob Hopkins)

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Assignment rubric
3. Analyze how local and global climate change affects populations and their social and environmental worldviews.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • TED Talk Responses (James Balog, Vicki Arroyo, Hans Rosling), climate change assignment

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Global Competency Rubric

   Global Competency

   • GC1
   • GC2
4. Analyze globalization with respect to economics, politics, the environment, and/or global cultures and populations.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • TED talk response (Pankaj Ghemawat)

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Global Competency Rubric

   Global Competency

   • GC3
   • GC4
5. Identify energy sources that are alternatives to petroleum, and describe their advantages and disadvantages.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • TED talk response (Rob Hopkins), climate change assignment

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Assignment rubric
6. Analyze the impact and effects of globalization to the physical environment and the ethical debates surrounding this impact.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • TED talk responses (Pankaj Ghemawat, Hans Rosling, Parag Khanna)