Geography is the study of processes that change the earth and the world that results. In this course we will consider how geographers understand regions of our world. 

To do this, we will examine environmental characteristics, historical events, cultural beliefs, as well as the political and economic processes that interactively generate regions. We will emphasize how the earth’s natural and human diversity produces varied landscapes from local to global scales. 

Throughout the course we shall stress empirical and theoretical knowledge, exploring this knowledge through a combination of lectures, discussions, readings, maps, news analysis and cooperative learning exercises that promote critical thinking. Your progress will be assessed through tests, papers, reports, exercises and class participation.

We will span the globe in fourteen weeks - an exercise in breadth in lieu of depth. In addition to the regional treatment, key global issues such as international cooperation and conflict, environmental degradation, population growth, and globalization will be examined.

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