GEOG110 World Geography
Department of Social & Behavioral Science: Geography
- I. Course Number and Title
- GEOG110 World Geography
- II. Number of Credits
- 3 credits
- III. Number of Instructional Minutes
- 2250
- IV. Prerequisites
- None
- Corequisites
- None
- V. Other Pertinent Information
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This course meets the General Education requirement for Social Science.
This course meets the General Education requirement for Diversity.
This course meets the General Education requirement for Critical Thinking. - VI. Catalog Course Description
- This thematic survey helps students understand the contemporary world through an analysis of physical/environmental and cultural regions around the world. Students examine problems of social and technological change, political geographic disputes, and human-environmental interaction.
- VII. Required Course Content and Direction
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Course Learning Goals
Students will:
- use their understanding of geography as a synthesizing discipline to explain how physical geography shapes the human experience of a place and how human action shapes the broader environment [Social Science];
- analyze situations or global interactions from the perspective of people in other nations and cultures, recognizing a diversity of ideas and how values systems differ [Diversity];
- evaluate the impact of colonialism and/or globalization on world cultures using specific examples;
- differentiate among sources frequently used in geographical analysis (including maps, data tables, remote sensing, and site investigation) to identify issues and/or solve problems [Critical Thinking]; and
- identify ways location intelligence informs decision-making in societies.
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Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities
The following thematic topics will be incorporated into the course:
- Geography as a synthesizing discipline
- Location intelligence
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and applied geography
- Spatial perspective and themes of geographic study
- Physical and cultural geographic patterns and analysis
- Colonialism
- Globalization
- Cultural resistance/persistence and multiculturalism
- Climate change and environmental distress
- Global realms and regions, including (but not limited to): China and East Asia; Sub-Saharan Africa; Northern Africa and Southwestern Asia (Levant, Iran, Turkey), South Asia, Pacifica, Europe, Russia, Central and South America
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Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals
Attainment of course learning goals may be assessed by one or more of the following:
- Primary and/or secondary source analyses
- Written assignments
- Discussion responses
- Journals
- Exams
- Case study analyses
- Research-based reports
- Field experiences
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Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:
See course syllabus.
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Review/Approval Date - 5/05; Core Goals/Objectives added 5/05; Revised 5/07; New Core 8/2015; Revised: 4/18/2023