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Geography 101-01

Global Economic Geography

Spring, 1999

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INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Instructor: Dr. Christine M. Rodrigue; Butte Hall 539; 898-4953 or -5285

Instructor's E-Mail: lapaloma@ecst.csuchico.edu

Office Hours: Tuesday/Thursday 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Class list: geog101@wombat

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COURSE DESCRIPTION

Prerequisites: none.

A systematic survey of human economic activities. Analysis of resource exploitation and use, including agriculture, extractive activities, industry, commerce, and service functions. Recommended for business and liberal arts majors. This is an approved Non-Western Course.

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COURSE OBJECTIVES

  1. to enhance student awareness of the context and importance of economic activities, especially as they manifest themselves in spatial and regional patterns
  2. to develop an awareness of the economic problems of the developing world and the links between them and our own communities
  3. to develop an appreciation of the scientific method
  4. to instill something of the geographer's world view: a spatial sense, a sensitivity to the human-environment connection, and a tendency to integrate information on a regional basis
  5. to acquire skills in using geographers' tools, such as map interpretation and construction
  6. to develop skills in written communication
  7. to become familiar with Internet resources of relevance to economic geography

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COURSE MATERIALS

Paul Knox and John Agnew, The Geography of the World Economy

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GRADING

Grading will be on the basis of a midterm, final, book report, several labs, and a paper on personal local experiences of global economic restructuring. The exams comprise a mix of objective questions and subjective problems. The book report will be on a novel or non-fiction work taken from a assigned list. The global restructuring paper will involve some original research on how your life or that of people close to you have been impacted, positively or negatively, by local impacts of global economic re-alignment. The labs will include Internet assignments, mapping projects, and spreadsheet problems.

The allocation of grade points is as follows:

25% = midterm
25% = final
15% = book report
20% = global restructuring paper
15% = labs, attendance, and participation

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