The social standing of the various racial/ethnic groups within the U.S. vary greatly, from the stereotypes of some as lazy and others as overachievers.Select a U.S. state and, in the areas of education, income, occupation/employment, and housing, use the internet to find the latest information on the following questions: 1) Which minority group has come the closest to equality with the dominant group in your […]

The first discussion assignment for this course will focus on Globalization, a topic discussed in the introduction chapter.  I recognize that this assignment is a bit more challenging and perhaps more time consuming than other discussions that follow, but globalization is such an important organizing principle for World Regional Geography that I feel we should spend some time considering this concept.  Moreover, many of you are education […]

 East  Asia is a realm of great cities, including many of the largest in the  world. Names like Tokyo, Beijing, and Shanghai represent the mega city  phenomenon like few others.  Upon closer examination, however, one  notices that the countries of this realm display a range of urbanization  levels from very high (Japan and South Korea) to very low (China, for  all its burgeoning cities, remains […]

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For the term project, imagine yourself as a tour guide leading adults for three days anywhere on the planet where you can showcase and explore an area of Earth’s most interesting physical and cultural features and phenomenon. Please select one particular geographic region and become an expert of the area’s physical and cultural points of interest. On this three-day field excursion, indicate where you will go and […]

For this assignment, you must analyze the main argument from this week’s lecture or article (NOT the textbook readings).  You will then compare that analysis to an ongoing social, political, cultural, or economic issue in the United States today, explaining how events and phenomena from the past influence or shape the present.  Whereas the quizzes are designed to test your empirical knowledge of U.S. history, […]

1.  In a paragraph or two (at least six sentences total), explain why the earth undergoes seasons. What causes it to be hotter in the summer and cooler in the winter? How can it be winter on half of the planet while it is summer on the other half? 2. List the dates of summer solstice, winter solstice, spring equinox, and fall equinox for New York […]

Introduction: For this project, you’ll choose a food, such as pizza, or a cuisine, such as Italian cuisine, and then research how four geographic concepts are related to and affect your choice. Instead of presenting your research as a traditional paper, you’ll use PowerPoint or similar presentation software to create an illustrated paper. Your presentation will be structured like a paper, including a title, introduction […]

This is especially important when discussing Harm DeBlij’s Why Geography Matters. While all discussions of in-class material and assigned readings will be assessed through class participation, discussion of the assigned chapters in DeBlij’s book will be more formally assessed.  Full in-class participation in these discussions is desirable but not always practicable. Some students tend more than others to be comfortable speaking up and providing their […]

Now that you have learned about the field of geography you are in a position to think about how you can apply the knowledge, perspectives, and methods of this field to your own life, whether it be your personal or professional life (or even both). To conclude our class, demonstrate to me how you plan to apply some of these aforementioned components of geography in […]