World Regional Geography

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

Class 1: Introduction to Course CH 1
Class 2: Development and Geography CH 2
Class 3: Population/Resources Balance

Class 4: Development and the Environment CH 3
Class 5: More Develped and Less Developed Regions
Class 6: Climate and Resources in Europe CH 10

Class 7: European Cultural Characteristics CH 11
Class 8: Industrialization and Deindustrialization
Class 9: European Unification CH 12

Class 10: Separatism and New Borders in Europe
Class 11: Exam #1
Class 12: Russia's Environment and Historical Geography CH 13

Class 13: New Alignments in the Former Soviet Union CH 14
Class 14: The 'Stans: Remote and Central CH 15
Class 15: Introduction to Monsoon Asia CH 17

Class 16: Japan: Space and Development CH 18
Class 17: Japan, Korea and the World Economy
Class 18: China: Coming Full Circle CH 19

Class 19: The Population of China
Class 20: Greater China and the World Economy
Class 21: Patterns of Southeast Asian Cultural Geography CH 20

Class 22: The Perils of Prosperity in Southeast Asia
Class 23: Exam #2
Class 24: Religion and Division in South Asia CH 21

Class 25: Pakistan & Afghanistan
Class 26: South Asian Videos
Class 27: The Middle East: Oil & Water CH 22

Class 28: Israel & Palestine CH 23
Class 29: Iraq & Iran CH 24
Class 30: Empire States

Class 31: Poverty in Africa CH 25
Class 32: Legacies of Africa's Past CH 26
Class 33: Hopes for Africa's Future CH 27

Class 34: Exam #3
Class 35: Australia: The Lucky Country CH 16
Class 36: The Pacific Islands

Class 37: Latin America's Environment & Developent CH 7
Class 38: Latin America’s Heritage
Class 39: Mexico and the Integration of the Americas CH 8

Class 40: Central America & the Caribbean
Class 41: South American Democracy & Development CH 9
Class 42: Exam #4