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Week One 1/14-1/16 Introduction to geography: basic geographic concepts, tools, and theory	Web links are not required reading unless specified. Required links will be posted in the same box as the the textbook readings (above). Physical Geography Introduction to the World Wide Web Glossary of Internet Terms Atlas of Cyberspaces 1, 2
Week Two 1/21-1/23 Systems Theory The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming	Handout on Systems Theory and the Greenhouse Effect Please read Chapter 1 of "Geosystems" by Christopherson - on reserve in the library.
Quiz A: Study the assigned readings, & on the blank world map found in BGL, be able to find the the major oceans and continents	Systems Theory Atmosphere Solar Radiation & Temperature
Week Three 1/28-1/30 Climate Change	Geography 02/03: #10. Global Warming: The Contrarian View #18. A Modest Proposal to Stop Global Warming #43. Forest `Sinks' As a Tool for Climate-Change Policymaking Get acquainted with your textbook by reading "Overviews" at the beginning of each section Climate Change Selected World Wide Web Sites for: Geography 02/03
Important announcements posted between weeks. 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.
Week Four 2/4-2/6 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 02/03:  #1. "Rediscovering the Importance of Geography" Building Geographic Literacy (BGL): Chapters 1-3 Map Projections Examples
Quiz B: Study the readings assigned since the last quiz & on the blank world map found in BGL, be able to find the the major oceans, continents, and waterways listed in table 3-1.	Map Related Sites
Week Five 2/11-2/13 Using maps and GIS for research.	Geography 02/03: #29- "Does it Matter Where you Are?" #31 "GIS Technology Reigns Supreme in Ellis Island Case"
Quiz C: Study this week's readings & study the 3-blank world map projections handed out in class, be able to find the same continents and waterways from Quiz 2.	Websites about GIS Terra cognita
Study all the readings and notes you have taken so far for the first midterm
Week Six 2/18-2/20 MIDTERM Study Guide	FIRST MIDTERM 2/18
Week Seven 2/25-2/27 The Geography of North American Cities: urban sprawl, transportation technology, social systems, urban morphology. Maps of the Americas	Geography 02/03: #5- "The American Geographies . . ."  #17- "Operation Desert Sprawl" #30- "Transportation and Urban Growth . . ."  #36- "Do We Still Need Skyscrapers?" Building Geographic Literacy: Chapter 4
Quiz D: Thursday Study this week's readings and be able to locate the main U.S. cities on the map on page 83 in Chapter 4 of BGL.	Websites about Urban Geography Lecture notes about urban morphology and culture Native American Sites  North American Maps USGS
Week Eight 3/4-3/6 Human development and the environmental systems NO QUIZ	Geography 02/03: #6. Human Domination of Earth's Ecosystems #14. Beyond the Valley of the Dammed 2 New Generators in Mexico Bibliography on Environmental Justice Lecture on Natural and Social Systems Video: Ecosystems and the Law of Unitended Consequences
Week Nine 3/11-3/13 Latinos and environmental justice. Maps of the Americas	Geography 02/03: #19 "A Greener or a Browner Mexico?" #28 "The Rio Grande" Building Geographic Literacy: Chapter 13
Quiz E: Study readings assigned since the midterm, and on a blank regional map, be able to find the countries of Latin America	César E. Chávez Instructional Center in Interdisciplinary Chicana and Chicano Studies CHICANO AND LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES - CSU Fresno CLNet Chicana/o Latina/o Studies Programs, Departments & Universities Chicanos Online Rainforest Links
A difficult week coming up, your quiz covers dozens of countries and lots of reading.

Week Ten 3/18-3/20 Nations and states in Europe Maps of Europe	Geography 02/03: #21- "Continental Divide" #23 "The Delicate Balkan Balance" Building Geographic Literacy: Chapters 5 Lecture notes on nations, states, and languages Lecture notes on: nationalism
Quiz F: Study readings assigned since the midterm, and on a blank regional map, be able to find the countries of Europe.	Ethnologue Database, Linguist's List Historical Maps of The Balkans
Week Eleven 3/25-3/27 Return of the [Russian] Empire? Maps of Russia and the Former Soviet Republics	Geography 02/03: #22- "Beyond the Kremlin's Walls" #40 "The End of Cheap Oil" Building Geographic Literacy: Chapters 6 Follow-up to the video Blackout: $3.3 billion energy overcharge FERC RULING: Federal regulators tally short of Davis' demands
Quiz G: Study the assigned readings , and on a blank regional map, be able to find the countries of the former Soviet Union.	Geographic Distribution of Living Languages , Special Languages
Week Twelve 4/1-4/3 East Asian economic development and population. Maps of Asia East Asia	Geography 02/03: #41- "Gray Dawn, The Global Aging Crisis." #45- "China's Changing Land: Population, Food Demand and Land Use in China" Building Geographic Literacy: Chapter 8 Lecture and Discussion of Population
Quiz H: Study this week's readings, & on a blank regional map, be able to find countries in East Asia.	Animated population pyramid for the U.S. Gateway Japan Tokyo 1, 2, 3 Geography of Japan Japan Links 1, 2, 3 ChinaVista's City Vistas A comprehensive online guide to China's major cities. China Window Taiwan Links 1, 2, 3 Mongolia Today online magazine
Study all the readings and notes you have taken since the first midterm. No map locations are required.
Week Thirteen 4/8-4/10 .MIDTERM study guide	SECOND MIDTERM Thursday April 10
Spring Break
Week Fourteen 4/22-4/24 Population and South Asia Maps of Asia	Geography 02/03: #25 "AIDS has Arrived" #38 "Before the Next Doubling" Building Geographic Literacy: Chapter 9  Lecture notes on diffusion
Quiz I: Study this week's readings, & on a blank regional map, be able to find the countries and rivers of South Asia.	STD prevention links UN Conference on Ageing - April 2002 Population Clocks-U.S. Census Bureau Population Geography from about.com Consulate of India - San Francisco India Links - Dinesh.com Prasad Naik's India Links India Today - Magazine
Week Fifteen 4/29-5/1 Population and water resources in the Middle East and North Africa Maps of Africa and The Middle East	Geography 02/03: #13 "Texas and Water" #42 "A Rare and Precious Resource" Building Geographic Literacy: Chapter 12
No quiz this week due to school closure	Lecture on Climate Change in the Ancient Sahara and Pastoralism in the Sahel #1 Censored Story: World Bank and multinational corporations seek to privatize water
A difficult week coming up, your quiz covers dozens of countries and lots of reading.
Week Sixteen 5/6-5/8 Colonialism and development in Africa South of the Sahara.	Geography 02/03: #2. "The Geography of Poverty and Wealth" #46. "Helping the World's Poorest" Building Geographic Literacy: Chapter 11 Aids in Africa
Quiz J: Study the readings for week 15, & on a blank regional map, be able to find the countries of the Middle East and North Africa. Quiz K on this week's readings on 5/13 Maps of Africa	Alan's Africa Links Lecture on the International Division of Labor Lecture on African Colonialism
A difficult week coming up, your quiz covers dozens of countries and lots of reading.
Week Seventeen 5/13-5/15 Remote sensing and conservation in Southeast Asia.	Read for 5/15: Geography 02/03: #33. "Gaining Perspective" Building Geographic Literacy: Chapter 10
Quiz K: 5/13 Study the readings for week 16, & on a blank regional map, be able to find the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa and relate them to their colonial origins.Maps of Africa (Note: You will be tested on Southeast Asia map locations on the final exam. Ch.7 on Australia & the Pacific has been dropped) Southeast Asia Maps of Asia Maps of Australia and the Pacific	The Borneo Project
Study all the readings and notes you have taken since the second midterm.
Week Eighteen 5/20	Final Exam Scheduled on May 20. The exam will last one hour.  Final Study Guide