This course is supplemented by the World Wide Web and other computerized resources. The class webpage can be accessed by typing the following address into an internet browser:

https://griots.tripod.com/ccsf/g4f2003.html

Instructor: Alan Forsberg.

Office hours: After class or by apppointment.

Tel: 415-239-3104 ext. 5

e-mail: anf@uclink.berkeley.edu

Geography is both a natural and a social science which examines issues of location and process on the earth's surface. This introductory course will emphasize the social dimension of geography including human influences on the environment. The main goals this quarter are to help you to understand your world and how you fit in personally, locally, regionally, nationally, and globally. You will learn more about the relationships which exist between people everywhere, how resources are exploited and distributed across the globe, how the diffusion of phenomena cause distant places and cultures to influence one another, and how societies shape and are shaped by the natural environment.

Geography 4 requires substantial reading, writing and data interpretation. The development of critical thinking skills is also emphasized. This all means that I don't expect you to agree with, or to memorize and recite the readings, but rather to read carefully and form your own opinions and perspectives about the material. The successful student will become more aware of the dynamics of our 'global' society and learn to see problems and their solutions more holistically.

What to expect: To complete this course with a satisfactory grade you must carefully follow directions, complete all assignments on time, be well prepared for exams and quizzes (keep up on reading and study maps over time), demonstrate a mastery of geographic concepts and readings, apply geographic concepts, attend and participate in class. It is my educational philosophy that, since GEO-GRAPHY by definition is a description of the world, each student is expected to share their own perspectives, ideas, and experiences through participation in class discussion and in their approach to the class work.

For all work handed in save a copy. If you hand it in on paper- please write GEG 4, section number, FORSBERG, your name, and the date. Quizzes cannot be made up without prior approval or a written medical or family emergency excuse, but the lowest quiz grade will be dropped. Make-up assignments and exams should be arranged in advance when possible, and will probably be all essay. It is very important that you do your best on all class work and turn everything in because even the lowest grade is much better than a zero. Any student who has questions, or who requires extra help for whatever reason should never hesitate to see me after class, or schedule an appointment to see me.

If you need reasonable accommodations based on a documented disability, have emergency information to share, or require special arrangements in case of emergency evacuation, please make a confidential appointment with me within the first two weeks of class.

Any student who misses more than 4 classes may be dropped from the course.

• Human Geography: Places and Regions in Global Context 3e y Paul Knox & Sallie Marston 2003 Pearson Education Inc.
• bundled with a free copy of Atlas of World Geography Rand McNally 2003
• I also have a large selection of geographic materials on reserve via hyperlinks posted on the Schedule of Assigned Readings and the Class Calendar.