Geo 105 Syllabus


  Geo 105 Assignments

Follow the Course Outline

Each week:

  1. Read that week's  text chapter and be able to answer the reading reaction questions

    Note: questions on the midterm and final will be drawn from these reading reaction questions so you should be able to answer them when you finish studying the chapter.
  2. Find that week's regional locations, and mark them on the outline map. Completed maps will be dropped in my campus box or mailed to me and are due at the time of the final examination
  3. Post one "In the News" assignment on blackboard
  4. Follow a path for that week's region (or create your own) and post a "geographic report" on blackboard for class discussion
  5. Respond to (comment on) someone else's postings:
    geographic report, in the news article, definition or discussion posting

In the middle of the semester, take the midterm

At the end, turn in one final project, Turn in your maps and take the final.

Assignment Schedule

Assignments

Due

Points
 Reading Questions

 Define Terms

nothing to turn in but doing them helps you on the midterm and final

 Map locations week 15 10 x 10 = 100
 Current in the news article 

  Post 1 per week

10 x 12 = 120
 Geographic report

  Post 1 per week

10 x 12 = 120
Blackboard Discussion Participation

  Post at least 3/week

30 x 12 = 360
 Midterm Examination week 7 25
 Term Project week 15 50
 Final Examination week 15 25
   

total  800

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