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4/4-4/6 |
4/11-4/13 |
4/18-4/20 |
4/25-4/27 |
5/2-5/4 |
5/9-5/11 |
5/16-5/18 |
5/23-5/25 |
5/30-6/1 |
6/6-6/8 |
6/13-6/15 |
6/20-6/22 Final Exam |
https://griots.tripod.com/deanza/spq2000.html
4/4-4/6 Introduction to geography: basic geographic concepts, tools, and theory, regions. |
Geography 00/01: #1. "Rediscovering the Importance of Geography" "Overviews" beginning pp. 8, 54, 98, 140, 178 Building Geographic Literacy (BGL): Chapter 1 Selected World Wide Web Sites for: Geography 00/01 Assignment A: Make a Map |
No Quiz Week One | Web links are not required reading unless specified. Required links will be posted in the same box as the the textbook readings (above). |
4/11-4/13 Global grid, maps, thematic maps, projections, scale, the importance of place, spatial interaction and behavior, scales of space and time. Introduction to culture: representations and perceptions of the world. |
Geography 00/01: #3- "The American Geographies . . ." Building Geographic Literacy: Chapter 2, & pp. 31-55 Assignment B: Cartographic Communication |
Quiz 1: Study the first two week's readings, & on the blank world map found on p.35 of BGL, be able to find the continents listed in Building Geog. Lit. p.33 and the waterways listed in table 3-1 on p.55. |
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Quizzes normally cover everything since the last quiz including all assigned readings and anything covered in class, as well as assigned locations on maps of the regions we are currently covering. | |
4/18-4/20 Using maps and GIS to research environmental justice. Research about your assigned region. |
Geography 00/01: Handout on Systems Theory Building Geographic Literacy: Read the chapter about your assigned region (this may coverr more than one chapter) and do some research in the library and on the internet. Assignment C: Mapping Data with Online GIS: Assessing children's risk of exposure to lead. |
Quiz 2: Study this week's readings, the chapter(s) in BGL about your region, & study the 3 blank world map projections handed out in class, be able to find the same continents and waterways from Quiz 1. |
From Rachel's Weekly: |
4/25-4/27 The Geography of North American Cities, communities, & peoples, The "American Dream", urban sprawl, transportation technology, social systems, urban morphology. |
Geography 00/01: #14. "Sprawling, Sprawling" Building Geographic Literacy: Chapter 4 (recommended: G00/01 #15 "Past and present land-use", #16 "Operation Desert Sprawl", #29 Amtak plans high-speed trains", #32 "County Buying Power", #34 "Indian Gaming") Assignment D: American Cities |
No Quiz Week Four | |
5/2-5/4 Latinos in the U.S., NAFTA and the environment. |
Geography 00/01: Building Geographic Literacy: Chapter 13 Assignment E: Connections to the Rainforest. |
Quiz 3: Mexico city, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Lima, and the cities on the map p.77 (in BGL), All of the countries of the Americas. |
César E. Chávez Instructional Center in Interdisciplinary Chicana and Chicano Studies CHICANO AND LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES - CSU Fresno Chicana/o Latina/o Studies Programs, Departments & Universities |
5/9-5/11 |
Geography 00/01: Building Geographic Literacy: Chapters 5, 6 (recommended: G00/01 #22 "Russia's Fragile Union", #23 "Kosovo") Assignment F: - The Search for the True Nation-State |
Quiz 4: Study the last two week's readings, & on a blank regional map, be able to find the assigned locations of Europe & FSU (USSR): All the countries mentioned in the readings related to language, the industrial revolution, and the countries of NATO and the EU. The Alps mountains, the Rhine River, the Danube River.
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Ethnologue Database,
Special Languages,
Geographic Distribution
of Living Languages Historical Maps of The Balkans Bosnia Maps, Bosnia Relief Map, Bosnia Ethnic Majorities 1991 The BosnianVirtual Fieldtrip |
MIDTERM Study Guide |
5/16-5/18 MIDTERM Tuesday 5/16 East Asian economic development and population. |
Geography 00/01: Building Geographic Literacy: Chapter 8 Assignment G: - Mapping Populations |
No Quiz Week Seven |
Demography and population, Population Clocks-U.S. Census Bureau |
5/23-5/25 Population in South Asia |
Geography 00/01: Building Geographic Literacy: Chapter 9 (recommended: G00/01 #38 "Gray Dawn") Assignment H: Online Geography Glossary |
Quiz 5: |
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5/30-6/1 |
Geography 00/01: Building Geographic Literacy: Chapter 12 (recommended: G00/01 #37 The End of Cheap Oil) |
No Quiz Week Nine | |
A difficult week coming up, your quiz covers dozens of countries and lots of reading. | |
6/6-6/8 Colonialism and development in Africa South of the Sahara. |
Geography 00/01: Building Geographic Literacy: Chapter 11 Assignment J: Mapping Core and Periphery |
Quiz 6: Study the last two week's readings, & on a blank regional map, be able to find countries in all of Africa and relate them to their colonial origins. You should also know the locaton of the Nile, Niger, and Congo rivers, and Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika, and Lake Nyasa. |
Alan's Africa Links |
6/13-6/15 |
Geography 00/01: Building Geographic Literacy: Chapter 7, 10 |
Quiz 7 on Tuesday 6/13 Study this week's readings, & on a blank regional map, be able to find the countries of Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific Islands, Southeast Asia and relate them to their colonial origins .You should also know the locaton of the Mekong and Red Rivers as well as the following islands: Borneo, Sumatra, New Guinea, Jawa, Timor. |
The WTO Turns Back the Clock: 1, 2, 3, 4, |
Final Exam Scheduled on Tuesday June 20 at 6:15 pm | |
Final midterm exam covers weeks 7-11 | Final Study Guide |