GEO-150 Europe, Russia, North America, Middle America, South America, and Australia / New Zealand Instructor: Tom Broxson Library 138 Office Hours: 11:00-12:00 M,T,W,Th, F and by appointmentE-mail: tbroxson@pierce.ctc.eduOffice Phone: (253) 840-8491
GEO-150 Europe, Russia, North America, Middle America, South America, and Australia / New Zealand Instructor: Tom Broxson Library 138 Office Hours: 11:00-12:00 M,T,W,Th, F and by appointmentE-mail: tbroxson@pierce.ctc.eduOffice Phone: (253) 840-8491
Course objectives:
To gain an appreciation of the world’s lands and people. There are no prerequisites, and an effort is made to make the material accessible to the broadest possible range of students. Historical and contemporary geographical questions are considered in the context of the cultural, physical, and biological landscape. Emphasis is placed on understanding and critically thinking about the historical and geographical roots of each region's social, economic, and ecological problems. The class can serve as a basic preparation for travel, business, government service, journalism, or volunteer work, as well as for elementary or secondary school teaching. Numerous slides, maps, and videos will illustrate each topic.
Course description:
An introduction to the rich variety of peoples, traditions, and landscapes in the geographic realms of Europe, Russia, North America, Middle America, South America, and Australia / New Zealand. Emphasis is on the origins and evolution of the diverse cultural heritages of these regions, their interactions with the world as a whole, and on present interaction between these peoples and their environments.
Textbook:
Realms Regions and Concepts in Geography
H. J. de Blij, Peter O. Muller
Atlas:
You will find an Atlas very helpful for this course, and if you do not already own one you should consider buying one and keeping it along with other basic reference books like a dictionary and thesaurus.
Student's responsibilit...
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