Assignment 1

Choose only ONE of the following assignments to complete by 1:00 pm Friday, September 21.

1A - Diffusion, disease, and spatial organization of Cholera in 19th c. America

1B - Draw a map from scratch

1C - Mapping Core and Periphery


Assignment 2

Choose only ONE of the following assignments to complete by 1:00 pm Friday, October 19.

2A - Connections to the Rainforest

2B - Tracing the Origins of Production

2C - Representing and Constructing Places


Assignment 3

Choose only ONE of the following assignments to complete by 1:00 pm Friday, November 16.

3A - The Search for the True Nation-State

3B - Political Geography of Boundaries

3C - Bioprospecting and Preserving Biodiversity


Assignment 4

Choose only ONE of the following assignments to complete by Friday, December 7.

4A - Urban Sprawl Issue

4B - The Site and Situation of American Cities

4C - Organizing in Cyberspace


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