GEOGRAPHY 111
HUMAN
GEOGRAPHY
FALL 2007
HOURS
AND ROOMS
Office: 140 Phillips
Hall
Tel: (715) 836-4471
Office hours: 12:00-12:50
pm M
1:00-1:50 pm TR
***Also available by appointment***
COMMUNICATION POLICY
For this class the primary source of communication is email! You are responsible for
checking your email at least once per day to find out any changes to deadlines, exam dates, the syllabus, or any
other important information. If you send me an email, it is my goal to
respond to every email within the next 24 business hours. For example, if
you send me an email on a Friday at 5pm, you can expect a reply from me by the
ensuing Monday at 5pm. It may happen that I am not able to respond within
24 business-hours so DO NOT RELY on receiving an immediate
response VIA EMAIL from me if you have an urgent issue (i.e. questions
about the next day's exam!)
NOTE:
Syllabus subject to revisions (via email or
announced in class)
COURSE GOALS
Geography is the "study of place," asking where things are, why they are there, how places are linked to other places, and how places can be grouped. This course will use a number of geographic "lenses"-- including economic geography, cultural geography, population geography, urban geography, and political geography to examine current global patterns and processes and how they vary geographically. The course readings and exercises will stress the development of basic geographic skills, such as map use, map production, interpretation of demographic and other statistical data, and to explore the "geography of everyday life" across the boundaries of both humans and nature.
1. Human Geography: Places and Regions in Global Context. Knox / Marston. 4th edition. (2007)
2. Goode's World Atlas: Espenshade, Edward. 21st edition (2005).
3. The BBC World News. You can check out what's going on in the world by visiting the BBC World News website. Or, the easiest way to keep up with world news events is to have them emailed directly to your UWEC email account.
To receive FREE daily email news briefs from the BBC:
1) Go to the BBC E-mail Services website
and click the 
icon.
2) Enter the required information and click 
.
3) Click the "World" box, complete the additional information below,
and click 
.
***We will have questions on the exams about major geography-related current events throughout the semester.***
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Exercise #1: Using Your Atlas (due Sept. 18) |
100 points |
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Map
Quiz (Sept. 20 / 21) |
100 points |
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Exercise #2: Geography of Your Possessions (due
Oct. 9) |
100 points |
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Midterm
I Exam (Oct. 11 / 12) |
200 points |
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Exercise #3: Ethnic/racial demographics (due
Nov. 6) |
100 points |
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Midterm
II Exam (Nov. 20, 21) |
200 points |
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Final
Exam (Section 004: ; Section 005: ; Section 006: ) |
200 points |
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Total |
1000 points |
GRADING SCALE
A 930-1000 B+ 870-899 C+ 770-799 D+ 670-699
A- 900-929 B 830-869 C 830-869 D 630-869
B- 800-829 C- 700-729 D- 600-629 F 599 and below
You are expected to attend class and it is ultimately your responsibility to acquire lecture notes from one of your classmates from any classes you miss. Some of the lecture information may be found by clicking on the on-line syllabus. Lectures, exercises, and exam study guides will also be on this web page (see SCHEDULE below), which can be accessed on any campus computer (call NET about accessing from home). Much of the information discussed will be in your book, however, NOT ALL of the content covered in lecture will be in your book or available on on-line. Therefore, it is in your best interest to attend class.
You will have three exams (200 points each) and a map quiz (100 points). The exams are multiple choice and cover current events, the readings, lectures, guest speakers, exercises, and videos. Exam study guides will be posted on the on-line syllabus (see SCHEDULE below). The final is cumulative. There are no make-up exams and any missed exams will be calculated into the final exam grade. For example, if you miss one of the 200 point mid-term exams, your final exam will be worth 200 additional points.
You will have three exercises, which you will do on
your own, NOT with any other student. They are due at the
start of class on the due date. Each of the three exercises is worth 100
points, totaling 300 points.
Don't wait until the last minute to do these exercises, because you may not be able to overcome unforeseen difficulties. No excuses will be accepted for problems that could have been solved by starting the exercise earlier (such as a computer crash). For this reason, exercises handed in late will continually lose 10% off the maximum grade for every business day they are late for up to five business days. Late assignments are not accepted beyond five (5) business days. No exceptions. However, even if an exercise is late, always turn it in, because receiving partial credit is far better than receiving no credit at all. All assignments with more than one page must be stapled together or five (5) points will be subtracted.
If you have any technical computer questions, contact the NET Help Desk at 836-5711 or helpdesk@uwec.edu The Help Desk is very experienced at answering technical questions; contact them before you contact me!
Extra credit is most effectively used as an "insurance policy" as opposed to a "grade bailout" resource. Simply, it is better to use extra credit proactively rather than reactively. By attending and / or studying a pre-approved event, and writing a 1 to 2-page double-spaced report on the geographic aspects of an approved geographically / culturally related event (listed below), you can receive up to 10 points of extra credit for each report - THREE reports maximum. Reports grades are based on:
1. Relevance to geography (3 points)
NOTE: indicating something "occurred in a place" does not show relevance to geography on its own
2. Relevance to class (3 points)
3. Degree of analysis / critical thinking (3 points)
4. Sheets of paper stapled together (1 point) --if two pages
Reports are due and MUST be received no more than 7 DAYS after the event. **All extra credit assignments are due by Wednesday, November
21.**
Additional possibilities for extra credit that are not listed may be
added only with prior approval.
Events: Other
extra credit opportunities will be posted as they become available
· Eau Claire International Fall Festival: Saturday, September 15 10am-6pm Downtown Eau Claire
· Oktoberfest: Friday thru Sunday, September 14-16 Chippewa County Fairgrounds
· International Folk Fair: Sunday, November 4, 2007
Forums and other Presentations: Speakers and presentations appropriate for extra credit will be announced throughout the semester
Films: Thursday through Sunday, 6pm and 8:30pm—Davies Theatre
Nov 1 – 4: Pan’s Labyrinth – During the Spanish civil war, a little girl is uprooted to a military outpost in rural Spain commanded by her new stepfather.
Others to rent: Hotel Rwanda,
The Constant Gardener, The Last King of Scotland, El Norte (The North),
Water, Blood Diamond,
Maria Full of Grace
Other
Possibilities: Other films may be approved but only with prior
approval by me
International Grocery Stores:
You can also visit either a Hmong or Mexican grocery store in the area and write up your geographical / globalization impressions (don’t forget to buy something!). Choose ONE of the following:
Mexican grocery store: Supermercado Sandoval (2824 London Rd)
Hmong / Asian grocery stores: LOriental Store (1607 Bellinger, at 5th & Madison)
Long Cheng Market (1619 Bellinger St)
Ameriental Foods Store (416 Putnam)
If changes are made to the syllabus, the class will be
informed via the class e-mail list or in class.
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WEEK |
Class Dates |
TOPIC |
Readings |
EXERCISES AND EXAMS |
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1 |
Sept. 4-7 |
WHY? |
CH. 1 (pp. 1-41) Appendix A (pp. 494-504) |
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2 |
Sept. 10-14 |
Mapping (Cont'd) |
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BRING YOUR ATLAS!! EXERCISE 1 EXERCISE #1: DUE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER
18 |
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3 |
Sept. 17-21 |
GLOBALIZATION: Intro |
CH. 2 (pp. 43-50, 54-83) |
Map Quiz: SeptEMBER 20 / 21 |
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4 |
Sept. 24-28 |
Economic Geography |
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EXERCISE 2: WORKSHEET; SPREADSHEET |
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5 |
Oct. 1-5 |
Population I: Demographics |
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EXERCISE #2: DUE TUESDAY, OCTOBER
9 EXAM I STUDY GUIDE |
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6 |
Oct. 8-12 |
Demographics (Cont'd) |
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MIDTERM I: OCTOBER 11 /
12 |
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7 |
Oct. 15-19 |
Population II: Migration |
CH. 3 (pp. 108-127) |
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8 |
Oct. 22-26 |
Migration (Cont'd) |
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EXERCISE 3 |
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9 |
Oct. 29- Nov. 2 |
Cultural Identity |
CH. 5 (pp. 172-211) |
EXERCISE #3 DUE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 |
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10 |
Nov. 5-9 |
Cultural Identity (Cont'd) |
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11 |
Nov. 12-16 |
Ethnic
Conflict Geopolitics |
CH. 9 (pp. 349-389) |
EXAM II STUDY GUIDE |
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12 |
Nov. 19-21 |
Mid-Term II Exam |
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MIDTERM II: NovEMBER 20 / 21 Wednesday, November 21: ***ALL EXTRA CREDIT DUE*** |
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13 |
Nov. 26-30 |
NATURE & SOCIETY / Ag & FooD |
CH. 4 (pp. 130-139) CH. 8 (pp. 301-342) |
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14 |
Dec. 3-7 |
Nature & Society / Ag & Food (Cont’d) |
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15 |
Dec. 10-14 |
URBAN GEOGRAPHY / Review |
CH. 10 (pp. 386-421) CH. 11 (pp. 423-466) |
FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE |
FINAL EXAM:
SECTION
004
(11:00am TR): 11:00am
WEDNESDAY, DEC 19
SECTION
005
(9:00am MWF): 10:00am
MONDAY, DEC 17
SECTION
006 (2:00pm
TR):
3:00pm TUESDAY, DEC 18
The Final is in
this classroom and cannot be rescheduled by me (only by your
Dean)
ACADEMIC
MISCONDUCT (CHEATING)
Academic misconduct (cheating) at any level WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. According to the UW-System Chapter 14 Code, Academic Misconduct is defined as (but not limited to):
1. Cheating on an
examination
2. Collaborating with
others in work to be presented, contrary to the stated rules of the course;
3. Submitting a paper
or assignment as one’s own work when a part or all of the paper or assignment
is the work of another;
4. Submitting a paper
or assignment that contains ideas or research of others without appropriately
identifying the sources of those ideas;
5. Stealing
examinations or course materials;
6. Submitting, if
contrary to the rules of a course, work previously presented in another course;
7. Tampering with the
laboratory experiment or computer program of another student;
8. Knowingly and
intentionally assisting another student in any of the above, including
assistance in an arrangement whereby any work, classroom performance,
examination or other activity is submitted or performed by a person other than
the student under whose name the work is submitted or performed.
NOTE: Cutting and pasting information from the Internet without citing the correct source is considered to be plagiarism. For more detailed information on academic misconduct, terms, definitions, and penalties, please visit: http://www.uwec.edu/sdd/chap14code.htm
Any student who has a disability and is in need of classroom accommodations, please contact the instructor and the Services for Students with Disabilities Office in Old Library 2136 at the beginning of the semester to ensure we can provide any needed services.
As members of this class, we are members of a larger learning community
where excellence is achieved through civility. Our actions affect everyone in
our community. Courtesy is reciprocated and extends beyond our local setting,
whether in future jobs, classes, or communities. Civility is not learned
individually, it is practiced as a community.
THE BACCALAUREATE
DEGREE
The
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Goals |
Projects |
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1.
Understanding of a liberal education. |
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2.
Appreciation of the University as a learning community. |
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3.
Ability to inquire, think, and analyze. |
All
exercises |
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4. Ability
to write, read, speak, listen. |
Lectures
and readings |
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5.
Understanding of numerical data. |
Exercises
2, 3 and 4 |
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6.
Historical consciousness. |
Exercise
4 |
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7.
International and intercultural experience. |
Entire
course |
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8. Understanding
of science and the scientific methods. |
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9.
Appreciation of the arts. |
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10.
Understanding of values. |
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11.
Understanding of human behavior and human institutions. |
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