The University of Arizona
INDV 102: Human Geography and Global Systems



Fall Semester 2008
Instructor: Dereka Rushbrook

10:00 MW Group Lecture  CESL Building - Room 102 (Sections 9 - 17H; 84 & 85)
11:00 MW Group Lecture  CESL Building - Room 102 (Sections 18 - 26H; 86 & 87)

All weekly Discussion Section meetings are held  in Harvill 452.
Please check syllabus for discussion section times.

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INSTRUCTOR'S CONTACT INFORMATION:

Dereka Rushbrook
Office: Harvill Building - Room 453A
Office Hours: Monday 2:00-4:00; Tuesday 3:00-4:00; Thursday 9:00-11:00
E-mail: dereka@email.arizona.edu
Phone: 626-9820 (direct); 621-1652 (messages)
Lecturer; Overall Course Organizer


TEACHING ASSISTANTS' CONTACT INFORMATION:


Tom Keasling

Office: Harvill Building - Room 424
Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 9:00-10:00
E-mail: keasling@email.arizona.edu

Lead T.A.; Discussion Section #s: 21H, 28, 29, 32H


Georgia Conover
Office: Harvill Building - Room 438
Office Hours: Wednesday 2:00-3:00; Thursday 4-5
E-mail: georgiac@email.arizona.edu
Section #s: 27, 34, 37, 38


Jessica De La Ossa
Office: Harvill Building - Room 432
Office Hours: Wednesday 3:00-5:00
E-mail: jdelaoss@email.arizona.edu
Section #s: 25, 35, 41, 42


Evan Dick
Office: Harvill Building - Room 444
Office Hours: Monday 1:00-2:00; Wednesday 12:00-1:00
E-mail: edick@email.arizona.edu
Section #s: 22, 23, 31, 40


Kerri Jean Ormerod
Office: Harvill Building - Room 448
Office Hours: Tuesday 4:00-5:00; Thursday 2:00-3:00
E-mail: ormerod@email.arizona.edu
Section #s: 24, 30, 33, 36



GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION

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MODULE ONE GEOGRAPHIC CONCEPTS, POPULATION SYSTEMS, AND SPATIAL INTERACTION

Week 1 --        Monday, August 25    Lecture, Introduction to “Human Geography and Global Systems.”

                              Wednesday, August 27    Lecture, Chapter 1, Basic Geographic Concepts, Pages 3–19.

                              Discussion  Introductions and overview of content and procedures


Week 2 --       Monday, September 1    No Class – Labor Day

                               Wednesday, Sept 3  Lecture, Chapter 1, Regions and Maps, Pages 20-27; 30-37.

                                Discussion Exercise: Where is the American Southwest?  Countries selected and first module paper assigned.

                                            Module I Paper Instructions    
                                            Paper Format Guidelines                               


Week 3 --       Monday, Sept 8  Lecture, Chapter 1, Regions and Maps, Pages 17–31.

                               Wednesday, Sept 10  Lecture, Chapter 3, Population Growth, Pages 96-106.

                               Discussion  Exercise: Atlas use; module paper discussed.


Week 4 --         Monday, Sept 15  Lecture, Chapter 3, Population Structures and Distribution, Pages 85-96

                               Wednesday, Sept 17  Lecture, Chapter 3, The Demographic Transition and World Population Distribution, Pages 106-108; 119-124.
                               Discussion  Exercise: World Population and National Fertility Policies


Week 5 --         Monday, Sept 22  Lecture, Population Video: “World in the Balance” (PBS/NOVA).                                                                                                       

                               Wednesday, Sept 24  Lecture, Chapter 3, Spatial Interaction and Migration, Pages 27-30, 108-109

                               Discussion  Exercise: Individual and Group Migration Histories

                                                                                                               
Week 6 --          Monday, Sept 29 Lecture, Chapter 3, Migration, Pages 109-119                                                                                                                 

                               Wednesday, October 1  Lecture, Chapter 3, Spatial Interaction and Migration (Concluded); Migration Video; Module One Wrapup

                               Discussion  Exercise: Migration in context; First paper DUE at the beginning of the discussion period.

                                           STUDY FOR MODULE 1 EXAM ! ! !

                                                                                                                                                                               
                

MODULE TWO  (Exercises and other materials will be posted later in the semester)
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MODULE THREE  (Exercises and other materials will be posted later in the semester)

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                  NOTE: Your three Module Exams are the "practice exams" for studying for the Final Examination.  Use the study guides to your advantage.

FINAL EXAMS

 

Sections 21H, 22-31, and 101H (Lecture MW at 10:00 a.m.):  Friday, December 12, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM in CESL 102.

 

Sections 18 - 26H; 86 & 87 (Lecture MW at 11:00 a.m.):   Monday, December 15, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM in CESL 102.

LECTURE OUTLINES

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