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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
GEOG 3 | Title:
REGIONAL WORLD GEOG |
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| Full Title:
Regional Geography of the World |
| 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 | 6 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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Basic cultural elements of geography (population distribution, general land-use patterns and trade) and their correlation with the physical elements. Delimitation of the major geographic regions of the world.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Major geographic regions of the world. Correlation of cultural & physical elements.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
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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Provides the student with the theoretical, descriptive and methodological
experiences required to successfully understand world geography and its
related concepts. Students participating in this course will have the
opportunity to analyze why people live where they do in relation to the
major geographic concepts. Students completing this course should be
able to comprehend and demonstrate some knowledgeability of world
geography through lecture discussions, reading assingments, written
assignments, and examination.
Topics and Scope
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Course content will include but not be limited to the following areas
stated on the course outline.
An introduction to Regional Geography of the World
Regional concepts and classification
Concepts of Culture and Landscape
Changing Natural Landscape
Pleistocene influences
Water cycles
Climatic regions
Vegetation regimens
Soil distribution
World population patterns
Politics and geography
Geography of economic development
Geographic realms of the world
Map reading and interpretation
Developed Regions
Europe
Population geography
Landscape and rivalries
Heritage
Regions
The British Isles
Western Europe
Nordic Europe
Mediterranean Europe
Eastern Europe
Soviet Union
European Heritage
Physiography
Modern Soviet State and its centrally controlled economy
Regions of the Soviet realm
North America
Physical geography and human environmental impacts
Cultural geography
Environmental perception and spacial behavior
Changing geography of economic activity
Postindustrial revolution
Regions of the North American realm
Japan
Imperial Japan
Modernization in the context of limited assets
Spacial organization
Postindustrial era
Australia and New Zealand
Migration and transfer
Economic activities and urbanization
Population policies
Underdeveloped Regions
Middle America
Collision of cultures
Political differention
Caribbean patterns
Tourism
African heritage
Troubled Mexico
Central America's besieged republics
South America
Economic geography
Culture areas
Urbanization
The Republics
Caribbean North
Andean West
Mid-latitude South
Brazin
North Africa
Cultural geography
The Past human histories
Decline and rebirth
Regions and countries
Egypt and the Nile basin
Western Maghreb
Middle East
Arabian peninsula
Non-Arab Northern Tier
The African transition zone
African Worlds
The environmental base
Continental Drift
Environmental hazards and diseases
Agriculture predominance
Africa's past
Colonial legacy
African regions
West Africa
East Africa
Equatorial Africa
Southern Africa
India and the Indian Perimeter
Physiographic regions
Human historical development
Assignments:
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Evaluation of student performance will be determined through examination
(written and/or objective) and through at least one of the following
written assignments: Comprehensive research paper, analytic essay,
report and book reviews, extra credit reports, or field assessment.
Students will be required to master textbook and research material
independently outside of class.
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
20 - 40% |
| Written homework, Reading reports, Essay exams, Term papers | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
0 - 10% |
| Lab reports | |
| 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 - 75% |
| Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 0% |
| None | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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DeBlij: GEOGRAPHY REAGONS AND CONCEPTS
Hoy: ESSENTIALS OF GEOGRAPHY AND DEVELOPMENT
James: ONE WORLD DIVIDED
Getis: INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY
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