US/Canada Syllabus and Handouts (Summer Session)
Please download and read the handout files below. These files contain important information related to the course. Feel free to contact me if you have questions about any of these files.
Module 1: Regions and Themes
Module 2: Physical Foundations – Environment, Resources, and Sustainability
Module 3: Human Foundations – Settlement, Migration, and Culture
Module 4: Urban Foundations – Cities and Metropolitan Regions
Module 5: Economic Foundations – Business, Location, and Development
Module 6: Megalopolis
Module 7: North American Manufacturing Core
Module 9: An Introduction to the Periphery – The Bypassed East, Appalachia, and the Ozarks
Module 10: The Changing South/The Southern Coastlands
Module 11: The Agricultural Core (The Midwest)
Module 12: The Great Plains and Prairies/The Empty Interior
Module 13: California and the Southwest
Module 14: The Pacific Northwest
Module 15: Geographic Literacy in America
Module 16: Work and Study Day
Modules 17/18/19: Group Project Presentations
Module 1: Regions and Themes
- GEOG 3100 Syllabus
- GEOG 3100 Abstract Examples
- GEOG 3100 Paper Expectations
- GEOG 3100 Referencing Guidelines
- Column: Dental Therapy - Supply, Demand, and Public Policy
- Case Study Background: Walgreen's Use of Interactive Maps
- Video Resources: Esri's Video Site (source of several videos shown in class)
Module 2: Physical Foundations – Environment, Resources, and Sustainability
- Key City Focus: Dallas-Fort Worth
- Dallas-Fort Worth Population Growth Article
- Chesapeake Case Study: Primary Reference Document
- Chesapeake Case Study: EPA Background Document
- Chesapeake Case Study: Smith Island Cultural Center Website
- Case Study Background: How the National Audubon Society Reshaped its Approach to Data
Module 3: Human Foundations – Settlement, Migration, and Culture
- Key City Focus: Boston
- Historical Atlas of the United States (go to the table of contents and enter the "Population: 1790-1930" chapter; view especially the "Density of Population" series of maps)
- Case Study Background: California Office of Emergency Services
Module 4: Urban Foundations – Cities and Metropolitan Regions
- Key City Focus: Calgary
- Article: How Freeways Transformed America's Cities
- Video: How the Grid Helped New York Develop into a Great City
- Case Study Background: How Bay Area Rapid Transit ("BART") Uses Geospatial Technology
Module 5: Economic Foundations – Business, Location, and Development
Module 6: Megalopolis
- Megaregions Website
- Blog Post: What is a Global City? (Note: in class we discuss this "Global City" idea by its other name, the "World City" concept)
Module 7: North American Manufacturing Core
Module 9: An Introduction to the Periphery – The Bypassed East, Appalachia, and the Ozarks
Module 10: The Changing South/The Southern Coastlands
Module 11: The Agricultural Core (The Midwest)
- Student-Directed Discussion Today: I look forward to hearing your take on the important themes for this region
- Article: Can Chicagoland Fix its Sprawl Problem?
- Article: Tired of Promises, A Struggling Small Town Wants its Problems Solved
Module 12: The Great Plains and Prairies/The Empty Interior
- Key City Focus: Williston, North Dakota
- Article: North Dakota Boom
- NBC News Video: Boomtown - Jobs Await (October 31, 2011)
- NBC News Video: The Boom is Over (January 1, 2016)
Module 13: California and the Southwest
Module 14: The Pacific Northwest
Module 15: Geographic Literacy in America
- Key City Focus: Albuquerque, New Mexico
- National Geographic: Geography Awareness Poll
- Article: Where is North Korea?
- Article/Interview: Is New Mexico a State? Some Americans Don't Know
Module 16: Work and Study Day
- No handouts: individual and group work scheduled for today
Modules 17/18/19: Group Project Presentations
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