11/21/2024 7:53:36 AM	GEOG 7 Course Outline as of Spring 2021	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  GEOG 7	Title:  HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
Full Title:  Introduction to Human Geography
Last Reviewed:9/23/2024

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		6 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		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:

Human geography is the study of the world, its people, communities, and cultures. Includes human population, ethnicity, culture, agriculture, development and settlement patterns, and social, political and economic systems. Emphasis is placed on spatial patterns and the interactions between humans and the physical environment.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Human geography is the study of the world, its people, communities, and cultures. Includes human population, ethnicity, culture, agriculture, development and settlement patterns, and social, political and economic systems. Emphasis is placed on spatial patterns and the interactions between humans and the physical environment.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
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	Social and Behavioral Sciences
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	D	Social Science		Fall 2012
	D5	Geography
	D	Social Science		Fall 1991	Summer 2012
	D1	Anthropology and Archeology
	D3	Ethnic Studies
	D5	Geography
	D6	History
	D	Social Science		Fall 1981	Summer 1991
	D1	Anthropology and Archeology
	D3	Ethnic Studies
	D6	History
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	4	Social and Behavioral Science		Fall 1981
	4E	Geography
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Spring 1982	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Spring 1982	Inactive:
C-ID:
CID Descriptor: GEOG 120	Introduction to Human Geography	SRJC Equivalent Course(s): GEOG7

Certificate/Major Applicable: Both Certificate and Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1.  Apply geographic methods and tools to observe and understand the distribution of human

    cultural characteristics at the local, regional, and global scale.

2.  Synthesize information interpreted from maps and statistical data in order to recognize

    patterns and interpret spatial relationships between human activity and the natural

    environment.

3.  Describe how human actions modify the physical environment and how the physical

    environment affects humans.

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Recognize and identify relationships between human geography and other disciplines.

2. Compare and contrast models, hierarchies, and classification schemes and apply them to

    geographic issues.  

3. Compare and contrast fundamental social science concepts such as cultural traits, cultural

    evolution, diffusion, determinism, free will, and ethnocentrism.   

4. Use, analyze and interpret maps and other geographic data.  

5. Examine relationships between birth, death, and migration statistics and calculate and interpret

    population sizes and growth rates.

6. Explain the origins, characteristic, processes, and distribution of the world's major economic

    and political systems, and culture areas.  

7. Identify fundamental commonalities of human experience in diverse environments, and the

    role of tradition, gender, education, technology and globalization in human response to

    environmental change.

Topics and Scope

Topics will include, but are not be limited to:  

  

I. Core Geographic Concepts

     A. Social science methods

    B. Location and place

    C. Regions

    D. Scale: local, regional and global patterns

     E. Space: distribution of features

    F. Connections between places

     G. Maps, map reading, and other geographical tools

II. Population

     A. Demographic indicators

    B. Demographic transition

    C. Population pyramids

    D. Distribution

    E. Density

    F. Controls

III. Migration

    A. Patterns

    B. Types

    C. Controls

IV. Ethnicity

    A. Race vs. ethnicity

    B. Ethnic diversity

    C. Distribution

     D. Conflicts

     E. Impacts on the landscape

V. Language

    A. Origin and diffusion

    B. Classification

    C. Distribution

    D. Modifications

VI. Religion

    A. Classification

    B. Origin and diffusion

     C. Major world religions

    D. Global distribution

VII. Folk and Popular Culture

    A. Origin and diffusion

     B. Influence of the physical environment

    C. Material culture

    D. Impact of globalization

    E. Environmental impacts

VIII. Political Geography

    A. States, nations and nation-states

    B. Evolution of the modern state

    C. Shapes, boundaries, and locations

    D. Distribution

     E. Cooperation among states

     F. Terrorism

IX. Urban Patterns

    A. Urbanization

    B. Origins of cities

    C. Functions

    D. Structure

    E. Global distribution

     F. Changes

X. Agriculture

    A. Origin and diffusion

    B. Classification and forms

    C. Distribution

XI. Development

    A. Economic, social and demographic indicators

    B. Distribution

XII. Resource Extraction

    A. Fishing

    B. Forestry

    C. Mining and quarrying

XIII. Manufacturing and Industry

     A. Origins

    B. Location considerations

    C. Patterns and trends

    D. Associated problems

    E. Global distribution

XIV. Services

    A. Types

     B. Hierarchy

     C. Distribution patterns      

XV. Human Impacts on the Natural Environment

     A. Renewable and non-renewable resources

     B. Resource depletion

     C. Pollution

Assignments:

1. Assigned readings (20-40 pages per week)

2. Assignments (6-16): written homework; homework problems; problem solving exercises;

    mapping assignments

3. Quizzes (4-12)  

4. Written papers (3-8, 1-2 pages each) and/or research paper (0-1, 4-8 pages)

5. 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 and/or research paper
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 15 - 40%
Problem solving exercises, homework problems, mapping assignments
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 40 - 70%
Quizzes, objective 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

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography. 12th ed.  Rubenstein, James. Pearson. 2017

 

Human Geography: Places and Regions in Global Context. 7th ed. Knox, Paul and Marston, Sallie.  Pearson. 2016

 

Human Geography: People, Place, and Culture. 11th ed. Fouberg, Erin and Murphy, Alexander and de Blij, Harm. John Wiley & Sons. 2015

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