Week One Aug 18-22 Introduction to geography: basic geographic concepts, tools, and theory.	Introduction: what is geography, traditions, tools, fundamental concepts Concepts and processes in Geography: diffusion, regions , maps & GIS Ch. 1: Geography Matters Atlas pp.4-6
	Web links are not required reading unless specified. Required links will be posted in the same box as the the textbook readings (above). Introduction to the World Wide Web Atlas of Cyberspaces 1, 2 STD prevention links
Important announcements posted between weeks.
Week Two Aug 25-29 Maps & GIS cont'd Development of core and periphery, globalization.	Ch. 1-2 - The Changing Global Context Maps & GIS, Scale
Quiz 1: Study the blank world map handout, be able to find the the major oceans and continents.	Map Related Sites, GIS US-Mexico Demographic Data Viewer, SanDiego/Tijuana Interactive Atlas Free GIS systems: ArcExplorer Web, ArcExplorer DavidRumsey.com, National Map Viewer, (click view maps) Map Projections Examples
Quizzes normally cover everything since the last quiz including all assigned readings and anything covered in class, as well as assigned locations on a blank map handed out in class.
Week Three Sept 2-5 Geographic expansion, industrialization and internal devt. of 'core' regions & the 'periphery:' the international division of labor	Ch. 2 - The Changing Global Context cont'd Development of core and periphery of a world system
	The Fall Line and major cities of the Eastern U.S. http://www.gly.uga.edu/railsback/1122EUSMISR.html The Fall Line http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0818202.html Why Virginia's Cities and Towns Are Located Where They Are http://www.virginiaplaces.org/vacities/24river.html
Week Four Sept 8-12 Population distribution, key terms, measurement,  debates, policies, and theories	Ch. 3: Geographies of Population Lecture on population
Quiz 2: Study the blank map handout, be able to find the following locations.	War of the Triple Alliance 1864-1870
Week Five Sept 15-19 Population growth dynamics, migration.	Ch. 3: Geographies of Population cont'd The demographic transition Migration History, Routes and Trails
MIDTERM EXAM 1 on Friday Sept 19 study guide
Week Six Sept 22-26 Nature as a Concept, agriculture.	Ch. 4: Nature, Society and Technology & pp.299-315 from Ch. 8: Agriculture and Food Production Lecture on Nature
	Rachel Carson: author of "Silent Spring" http://www.rachelcarson.org/ http://clinton2.nara.gov/WH/EOP/OVP/24hours/carson.html

Week Seven Sept 29-Oct 3 Geography of culture - religion, language, and national identity.	Ch. 5: Mapping Cultural Identities Lecture on culture and cultural systems
	Dialect Survey of North American English The Caribou People
Week Eight Oct 6-10 Interpreting Places and Landscapes	Ch. 5: Mapping Cultural Identities (cont'd) Ch. 6: Landscapes, Places, and Spaces Lecture on Terra cognita Lecture on Culture and Development
Quiz 3: Oct. 10 Study the blank map handout, be able to find the the following locations.
Week Nine Oct 15-17 Defining and Measuring Development.	Ch. 7: The Geography of Economic Development & review pp.63-69 Lecture on division of labor for the world system Lecture on African Colonialism
Week Ten Oct 20-24 Theories & pathways to development, economic globalization.	Ch. 7: The Geography of Economic Development cont'd Lecture on Theories of Development in the Modern World Lecture on GNP vs GDP
Class cancelled during week ten.
Week Eleven Oct 27-31 nations, states, and nation-states.	Ch. 9: The Politics of Territory and Space
	U.S. State Dept.: http://www.state.gov/www/regions/independent_states.html United Nations: http://www.unsystem.org/ Explore nationalities based on language through the Ethnologue database: http://www.sil.org/ethnologue/ CIA World Fact Book http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ How Many Countries Are in the World? Matt Rosenberg: http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa091399.htm?pid=2820&cob=home World Atlas Matt Rosenberg
*MIDTERM EXAM 2 Wednesday Nov 5 study guide
Week Twelve Nov 3-7 Political geography theories: boundaries and shapes of states	Review for the Midterm rescheduled for Monday Nov 3 study guide (does not include Ch. 9 yet)
Quiz 4: Study the blank map handout, be able to find the following locations.
Week Thirteen Nov 10-14 Introduction to cities, location, functions, origins	Ch. 10: Urbanization
Week Fourteen Nov 17-21 ancient & modern cities, urban hierarchy Quiz 5: Study the blank map handout, be able to find the following locations.	Ch. 10: Urbanization
Week Fifteen Nov 24-26 Internal structure of cities: models of city structure	Ch. 11: City Spaces, Urban Structures
Week Sixteen Dec 1-5 Geography of the inner city. Quiz 6: Study the blank map handout, be able to find the following locations.	Ch. 11: City Spaces, Urban Structures
Week Seventeen Dec 8-12 Predicting future geographies.	Ch 12:  Future Geographies Final Exam Scheduled on Friday, December 12