HUNTER COLLEGE  of the CITY UNIVERSITY of NEW YORK
DEPARTMENT of GEOGRAPHY

Postcards from America:
A Geographer's View of Changing Landscapes
Spring 2017          GEOG 30603           GEOG 70509

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Instructor:   Anthony F. Grande
Email:   agrande@ hunter.cuny.edu
Office:   Room 1032 North Building
Telephone:   (212) 772-5265 or (212) 772-5266
Mailbox:   Geography Dept., Room 1006 North Bldg.
Office Hours:   Before and after class on Tuesdays and Fridays; also by appointment.
Classroom:   Room 1022 North Building

 

SYLLABUS

 

HANDOUTS

 

EXAM INFORMATION

 

REQUIRED ASSIGNMENTS

 

EXTRA CREDIT

GEOG 30603

      You may attempt all for extra credit. Late submissions will not be accepted.

      (a) Exam Extra Credit. For up to 5 extra credit points on each exam, describe and illustrate a topic relevant to that portion of the semester. (An assignment sheet will be distributed in class a week before each exam.)

      (b) Research Paper. For up to 5 points added to your term average and therefore influencing the final grade, write a short research paper consisting of a 5-page narrative plus on separate pages a bibliography and appropriate maps and illustrations on a pre-approved topic that deals with an aspect of the North American landscape or discusses the theories and concepts of landscape study. The paper must be concise, focused on the approved topic and show the geography behind the theme by incorporating at least one of the Five Themes of Geography as presented in class.  A minimum of two maps must be included in the paper, one showing the location of the topic within the US or Canada and the other a detail of the area or event being discussed.

GEOG 70509

      Late submissions will not be accepted.

      (A) Exam Extra Credit. For up to 5 extra credit points on the exam, describe and illustrate the assigned topic. Details will be distributed in class a week before the exam. ***You may also do the extra credit for undergraduate exams II and III to supplement your project grades.***

      (B) Select either Option B1 or B2 to add up to 5 points added to your term average and therefore influencing the final grade,

      (B1) Research Paper. Write a short paper consisting of a 5-page narrative plus on separate pages a bibliography and appropriate maps and illustrations on a pre-approved topic. The paper must be concise, focused on the approved topic and show the geography behind the theme by incorporating at least one of the Five Themes of Geography as presented in class A minimum of two maps must be included in the paper, one showing the location of the topic within the US or Canada and the other a detail of the area or event being discussed.

      (B2) In-class Presentation. Make a 20 minute PowerPoint supported presentation to the class on a pre-approved topic different from your project relating to landscape development in one region of the US or Canada. Scheduling will be by mutual convenience after the first exam. (A copy of the PowerPoint slides and a written summary of the presentation must be submitted to receive extra credit points.)

 

POWER POINT SLIDES

 

LINKS TO WEB SITES

  1. Atlas of Canada
  2. Canadian Atlas On Line
  3. Google Earth
  4. Census of Canada
  5. Census of the United States
  6. Historical Atlas of Canada
  7. Historical Atlas of the United States (Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States, by Charles O. Paullin, edited by John K. Wright. Paullin, Charles Oscar., Wright, John Kirtland, ed. 1891-1969., Carnegie Institution of Washington. Division of Historical Research, American Geographical Society of New York. [Washington, D. C., New York]: Pub. jointly by Carnegie Institution of Washington and the American Geographical Society of New York, 1932)
  8. Maps of the World - North America
  9. National Atlas of the United States
  10. National Atlas of Canada
  11. National Geographic – North America
  12. USDA Maps and Publications
  13. US Geological Survey
  14. USGS National Map

Last updated May 16, 2017 .