Introduction to Human Geography II:

Patterns of Political and Cultural Diversity

Winter, 2002

15-GEOG-105-all sections Dr. Selya

Set texts:

Fellmann, J.D., Getis, A., and Getis, J. Human Geography: Landscapes of Human Activities, 6th edition. Boston: WBC/McGraw-Hill, 1999. (FGG)

Selya, Roger. Readings in Human Geography: Patterns of Political and Cultural Diversity. Dubuque: McGraw-Hill, 2001.

Course Outline and Readings:

Week In Quarter	Topics	Readings
1	What Kinds of Questions Do Geographers Ask? How do we answer them?	FGG,Chapter 1; Selya:pp.1-10, 189-195
2	Diffusion	FGG, pp. 37-42 Selya:pp. 196-204
3	Regional Geography: How do divide the world?	Selya:pp. 11-23
4,5,6	Consequences of A Divided World Size and Shape Devolution and Supranationalism	FGG, Chapter 8 Selya: 24-60 Selya: 175-188
7,8	Cultural Diversity: Religion Diffusion of Religion Universal vs Ethnic Religions Impact of Religion on Behavior Land Use and Agriculture Administration of Space Environmental Ethics	FGG, Chapter 6
9	Language	FGG, Chapter 5
10	Ethnicity, Folk Culture, and One World	Selya: pp. 129-164 FGG, Chapter 4

DISCLAIMER: Dr. Selya reserves the right to modify the syllabus as

conditions warrant.

NB: Students who read the New York Times on a regular basis

systematically do better on map quizzes and exams in Human Geography.

Course requirements include two exams, two maps quizzes, and three

writing assignments. Grades are calculated on a percentage basis,

with no use of the normal curve.

Course format: two lectures and one required discussion session a

week.