Human Geography

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

Class 1: Introduction
Class 2: Tools of Geographers: Location, Place, Region Chapter 1
Class 3: Tools of Geographers: Maps

Class 4: Population Distribution Chapter 2
Class 5: Population Growth
Class 6: Population Decline: Focus on Italy

Class 7: Migration: Push & Pull Factors Chapter 3
Class 8: Immigration to the USA
Class 9: Folk Culture Chapter 4

Class 10: Global Culture
Class 11: Languages Chapter 5
Class 12: Geography of English

Class 13: Exam #1
Class 14: Introduction to the Geography of Religion
Class 15: Religion and the Landscape Chapter 6

Class 16: Religious Conflict
Class 17: Ethnicity and Race
Class 18: Ethnic Geography in the USA Chapter 7

Class 19: Political Geography: Geography of States Chapter 8
Class 20: Electoral Geography
Class 21: Geography, Religion, Ethnicity, and Conflict

Class 22: Defining Development Chapter 9
Class 23: Paths to Development
Class 24: Geography of Agricultural Revolutions Chapter 10

Class 25: Farming Geography: Global Patterns
Class 26: Farming Geography: Local Patterns
Class 27: Exam #2

Class 28: Principles of Manufacturing Location Chapter 11
Class 29: Shifting Global Patterns of Manufacturing
Class 30: Export Processing Zones

Class 31: Manufacturing Geography: Focus on High Tech
Class 32: The Service Economy Chapter 12
Class 33: Central Place Theory

Class 34: Retail Geography
Class 35: Urban Land Use Models Chapter 13
Class 36: Suburbs and Edge Cities

Class 37: Inner City Problems
Class 38: Global Cities: Los Angeles and New York
Class 39: Geography of Energy Resources Chapter 14

Class 40: Water Resources: To the Last Drop
Class 41: Geography of Environmental Problems
Class 42: Exam #3