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You are responsible for the content of all lectures, assigned material and handouts. The textbook has a glossary of important terms and concepts.

Lectures & Readings:
 

Lecture Topic
Reading Assignments
     
I. Introduction: What is Geography?
 

I. Text: Chapters 1, 13 and the introductory pages to Parts I (p.53), II (p. 177), III (p. 339) and IV (p. 467) of the textbook entitled "The ... Tradition".

II. Geographers' Tools
 

II. Text: Chapter 2; Appendix 1 (p. 489-95).
Atlas: vi-xii, 1, 60, 226. (Atlas tables and indices: 245, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254 and on 371 and 372.
***E X A M 1 will cover Topics I and II.***
  

III. Biosphere and Human Impact
 

III. Text: Ch. 12 (Ecosystems, Impact on Water; Plants & Animals)
Atlas: various Environments, Natural Hazards, Vegetation maps.

IV. Weather and Climate: Physical Aspects and Human Impact
  

IV. Text: Ch. 4, 12 (Impact on Air and Climate)
Atlas: xii, 10-45.

V. Landforms: Physical Aspects and Human Impact
 

V. Text: Chapter 3, 12 (Impact on Land & soils; solid waste disp.)
Atlas: 4-9, 219-25, 250.

***E X A M 2 will cover Topics III, IV, and V.***

 
VI. Living on the Earth
 

VI. Text: Chapters 6, 8. Review the photos in Ch. 12.
Atlas: 1, 24-35, 59.

VII. Cultural Geography
 

VII. Text: Chapter 7; Atlas: 24-35.

VIII. Economic Geography: Location Analysis, Resources and Development
  

VIII. Text: Chapter 10. Skim Chapter 5. Review Chapter 8
(Individual Activity Space; Distance and Spatial Interaction sections); Atlas: 45-57.

IX. Urban Geography
 

IX. Text: Chapter 11; Atlas: 27, 226-44, 251.

X. Political Geography
 

X. Text: Chapter 9; Atlas: 2-3, 32-57, 58-59, 245-249.

***E X A M 3 (the Final) will cover Topics VI, VII, VIII, IX and X.***

 

Fall Term 2006