Economic Geography

Outline [Indicative only -- Refer to the syllabus for a specific semester for the actual course outline.]

Class 1: Patterns & Processes of Globalization CH 1
Class 2: Uneven Development in the Global Economy

Class 3: The Nature of Economic Development CH 14
Class 4: Development Strategies

Class 5: International Trade & Foreign Direct Investment CH 11
Class 6: Trade Barriers/Multinational Trade Groups

Class 7: Economic Development & Population Patterns CH 3
Class 8: Population and Growth in the US Economy

Class 9: Location Theory CH 5
Class 10: Firms, Industries, and Cycles

Class 11: Down on the Farm: Geography of Agriculture CH 6
Class 12: US Farming: Patterns & Problems

Class 13: Global Agribusiness
Class 14: Exam #1

Class 15: Manufacturing Field Trip
Class 16: Manufacturing Geography CH 7

Class 17: Technology & Changing Industrial Geographies
Class 18: The Automobile Industry

Class 19: The Electronics Industry
Class 20: The Geography of Services CH 8

Class 21: Producer Services in the Global Economy
Class 22: The Geography of Money

Class 23: Transportation Costs & Economic Geography CH 9
Class 24: Airline Deregulation and Its Effects

Class 25: Information Technology & Economic Geography
Class 26: International Trade Patterns CH 13

Class 27: The Rise of the Second World
Class 42: Exam #2