12/26/2024 11:02:40 AM	GEOG 3 Course Outline as of Fall 2023	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  GEOG 3	Title:  WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
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
		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:

In this course, students will focus on location and place; where diverse peoples and places are in the world, their similarities and differences, and reasons for their locations. Emphasis is placed on the interaction between the physical and human environments, culture, population, social and economic issues, historical influences, and the impact of globalization.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

In this course, students will focus on location and place; where diverse peoples and places are in the world, their similarities and differences, and reasons for their locations. Emphasis is placed on the interaction between the physical and human environments, culture, population, social and economic issues, historical influences, and the impact of 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
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
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 125	World Regional Geography	SRJC Equivalent Course(s): GEOG3

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. Compare and contrast major world regions with respect to location, natural environments, people, cultures, political systems, resources, and economies.

2. Recognize and interpret the spatial distribution of Earth's physical and cultural features using maps and other geographical tools.

3. Analyze world events and contemporary issues using geographical methods and tools, and explain how globalization shapes the modern world.

 

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, the student should 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, historical, 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 the impacts of globalization.

6. Explain the underlying social and physical geographic forces shaping global events.

7. Identify and explain the impacts of human-caused environmental problems on world populations.

Topics and Scope

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 phenomena and global weather patterns

         3. Biomes

         4. Climate and climate change

         5. Natural resource use and environmental impacts

     D. Human geography

          1. Historical context

         2. Population and settlement patterns

         3. Culture      

         4. Political setting

          5. Economic and social development

     E. Application (minimum of five major world regions)  

          1. Anglo America

         2. Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean

          3. South America

          4. Sub-Saharan Africa

         5. North Africa and Southwest Asia

         6. Europe

          7. Russia

         8. Central, South, East, and Southeast Asia

         9. Oceania

Assignments:

1. Readings (20-40 pages per week)

2. Homework (weekly)

3. Class activites

4. Mapping/problem solving exercise(s) (0-10)

5. One to two-page written paper(s) (1-4) and/or a 4-8 page written project

6. Presentation(s) (0-2)

7. Discussion post(s) (0-15)

8. Quizzes (4-20)   

9. Exams (2-6)

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%
Homework, papers, and/or written project
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 15%
Mapping/problem solving exercise(s)
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
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 15%
Participation, class activities, presentations, discussion post(s)

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Diversity amid Globalization: World Regions, Environment, Development. 7th ed. Rowntree, L., Lewis, M., and Price, M. Pearson. 2018

Globalization and Diversity: Geography of a Changing World. 6th ed. Price, M., Rowntree. L., Lewis, M., and Wyckoff, W. Pearson. 2020

World Regional Geography: Global Patterns, Local Lives. 8th ed. Pulsipher, L., Pulsipher, A., and Johansson, O. Macmillan. 2020

The World Today: Concepts and Regions in Geography. 8th ed. Nijam, J., Shin, M., and Muller, P. John Wiley & Sons. 2020

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