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Human Geography Syllabus

Fall Semester: August 26 through December 20, 2013
Week 1 2 3 Date Aug. 26 Sept. 3
(Labor Day 9/2)

Topic Ch. 1 Thinking Geographically -How do geographers describe where things are? -Why is each point on the earth unique? -Why are di erent p!aces simi!ar? -$ig %ac &ttac' -(eview and )est Ch. 2 Population -Where is the wor!d+s popu!ation !ocated? -Where has the wor!d+s popu!ation increased? -Why is popu!ation increasing at di erent rates in di erent countries? -Why might the wor!d ace an overpopu!ation prob!em? -,opu!ation growth in India -(eview and )est Ch. 3 Migration -Why do peop!e migrate? -Where are migrants distributed? -Why do migrants ace obstac!es?

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Sept. 9

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Sept. 16 Sept. 23
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Sept. 30

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-Why do peop!e migrate within a country? -%igrating to .pain -(eview and )est Ch. 4 Folk & Popular Culture -Where do o!' and popu!ar cu!tures originate and di use? -Why is o!' cu!ture c!ustered? -Why is popu!ar cu!ture wide!y distributed?

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-Why does g!oba!ization o popu!ar cu!ture cause prob!ems? -)he &borigina! &rtists o &ustra!ia -(eview and )est Ch. 5 Language -Where are /ng!ish-0anguage spea'ers !ocated?

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-Why is /ng!ish re!ated to other !anguages? -Where are other !anguage ami!ies distributed? -Why do peop!e preserve !oca! !anguages? -1rench 2 .panish in the 3*.* 2 Canada -(eview and )est (eview or /5am (eview or /5am
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Dec. 2

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Dec. 9 Dec. 16 Dec 18-20

Human Geography
Spring Semester: January 6 through May 31, 201
1 2 Week of Jan. 6 Jan. 13 Topic Ch. 6 eligion -Where are re!igions distributed? -Why do re!igions have di erent distributions? -Why do re!igions organize spaces in distinctive patterns?
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-Why do territoria! con !icts arise among re!igious groups? -)he 6a!ai 0ama vs* the ,eop!e+s (epub!ic o China -(eview and )est Ch. ! "thnicity -Where are ethnicities distributed? -Why have ethnicities been trans ormed into nationa!ities? -Why do ethnicities c!ash? What is ethnic c!eansing? -/thnic con !ict in (wanda -(eview and )est
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Ch. # Political Geography -Where are states !ocated? -Why do boundaries cause prob!ems? -Why do states cooperate with each other? -Why has terrorism increased? -Changing borders in /urope

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Ch. 1( )griculture -Where did agricu!ture originate? -Where are agricu!tura! regions in more deve!oped countries? -Where are agricu!tura! regions in more deve!oped countries? -Why do armers ace economic di icu!ties? Ch. 11 *n+u,try -Where did industry originate and where is it distributed? -Why do industries have di erent distributions? -Why do industries ace prob!ems? 1il!rima!e ;ee8 +or i!h School0 #o classes Ch. 12 -er&ice, -Where did services originate? Why are consumer services distributed in a regu!ar pattern? -Why do business services !ocate in !arge sett!ements? Why do services c!uster downtown? Ch. 13 .r/an Pattern, -Where have urban areas grown? Where are peop!e distributed within urban areas? -Why do inner cities have distinctive prob!ems? Why do suburbs have distinctive prob!ems? (eview or /5am
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