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CATALOG INFORMATION
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Discipline and Nbr:
GEOG 3 | Title:
WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY |
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Full Title:
World Regional Geography |
Last Reviewed:9/26/2022 |
Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 5 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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Regional geography focuses on location and place; where people and places are in the world, what are their similarities and differences, and why they are located where they are. Emphasis is placed on the interaction between the physical and human environments, culture, population, social and economic issues, and globalization.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Regional geography focuses on location and place; where people and places are in the world, what are their similarities and differences, and why they are located where they are. Emphasis is placed on the interaction between the physical and human environments, culture, population, social and economic issues, and globalization.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
Associate Degree: | Effective: | Spring 1982
| Inactive: | |
Area: | D H
| Social and Behavioral Sciences Global Perspective and Environmental Literacy
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CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| D | Social Science | Fall 2012 | |
| D5 | Geography | | |
| D | Social Science | Fall 1991 | Summer 2012 |
| D3 | Ethnic Studies | | |
| D5 | Geography | | |
| D6 | History | | |
| D | Social Science | Fall 1981 | Summer 1991 |
| D3 | Ethnic Studies | | |
| D6 | History | | |
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IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| 4 | Social and Behavioral Science | Fall 1981 | |
| 4E | Geography | | |
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CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Spring 1982 | Inactive: | |
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UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Spring 1982 | Inactive: | |
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C-ID: |
CID Descriptor: GEOG 125 | World Regional Geography | SRJC Equivalent Course(s): GEOG3 |
Certificate/Major Applicable:
Both Certificate and Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Locate places, regions and major physical features of the world.
2. Use, analyze and interpret maps.
3. Demonstrate awareness and knowledge of regions with respect to their unique cultural, political, economic, social, and physical geographical patterns.
4. Define and describe major geographic concepts and use them to recognize the distribution of cultural and physical features on Earth's surface.
5. Utilize geographic concepts and terms to explain consequences of globalization.
6. Demonstrate an awareness of the underlying social and physical geographic forces shaping global events.
7. Detect and explain the impacts of human-caused environmental issues on world populations.
Topics and Scope
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I. Regional geography as a discipline
A. Physical and social science methods
B. Location and place
C. Maps and map reading
II. Themes of world regional geography
A. Globalization
B. Realms and regions
C. Physical environment
1. Landforms and surface features
2. Weather mechanisms and global weather patterns
i. Temperature
ii. Pressure and wind
iii. Cloud formation and precipitation
3. Biomes
4. Climate classification
5. Environmental impact
i. Natural resources and resource use
ii. Pollution
iii. Global climate change
D. Human geography
1. Historical context
2. Population and settlement patterns
3. Culture
4. Political setting
5. Economic and social development
III. Application of themes of world regional geography (minimum of four major world regions)
A. Anglo America
B. Mexico and Central America
C. South America
D. Sub-Saharan Africa
E. North Africa and Southwest Asia
F. Europe
G. Russia
H. Central Asia
I. South Asia
J. East Asia
K. Southeast Asia
L. Oceania
Assignments:
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1. Assigned readings (20-40 pages per week)
2. Assignments: written homework; mapping / problem solving exercises; class presentations; in-class activities (5-15)
3. Quizzes (4 to 12)
4. 1-4 written papers (1-2 pages in length) and/or 1 written project (4-8 pages in length)
5. Presentations (1-2)
6. Exams (3-5)
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing 15 - 40% |
Written homework; written papers or project | |
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving 5 - 20% |
Mapping exercises; mapping / problem solving exercises | |
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0% |
None | |
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams 50 - 80% |
Quizzes; Exams (multiple choice, etc.) that include short answer and essay questions | |
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category 0 - 10% |
Participation and attendance, class presentations | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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The World Today: Concepts and Regions in Geography, 5th edition. de Blij, H.J., Muller, Peter O., Nijam, Jan, and WinklerPrins, Antoinette M.G. A. John Wiley & Sons: 2011.
Globalization and Diversity: Geography of a Changing World, 3rd edition. Rowntree, Les, Lewis, Martin, Price, Marie, and Wyckoff, William. Pearson Prentice Hall: 2011
Diversity amid Globalization: World Regions, Environment, Development, 5th edition. Rowntree, Les, Lewis, Martin, Price, Marie, and Wyckoff, William. Pearson Prentice Hall: 2011
World Regional Geography: Global Patterns, Local Lives. 5th edition. Pulsipher, Lydia Mihelic and Pulsipher, Alex. W.H. Freeman: 2011
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