The
University of Arizona
Instructor: Dereka Rushbrook
All weekly Discussion
Section meetings are held
in Harvill 452.
Please check syllabus for discussion section times.
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Dereka Rushbrook
Office:
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
Tom
Keasling
Office:
Harvill Building - Room 424
Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 9:00-10:00
E-mail: keasling@email.arizona.edu
Georgia Conover
Office:
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:
Office Hours: Wednesday 12:00-2:00
E-mail: jdelaoss@email.arizona.edu
Section #s: 25, 35, 41, 42
Evan Dick
Office:
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:
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
FINAL EXAMS -
UNLESS YOU ARE EXEMPT, YOU MUST TAKE THE FINAL!
YOU CANNOT PASS THE COURSE WITHOUT
TAKING THE FINAL
Click here for a downloadable/printable copy of:
On prisons in the U.S. - http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/
On the current global financial crisis - http://www.thislife.org/Radio_
http://www.thisamericanlife.
Other movies you may watch and report on for credit:
rentals:
The Unforeseen
Outsourced
at Loft next week:
Battle in Seattle
See below for a link to the Gallagher Theater for schedule. Also, you may listen to both of the This American Life radio documentaries (above) on the current fiscal crisis for credit as well.
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MODULE ONE GEOGRAPHIC CONCEPTS, POPULATION SYSTEMS, AND SPATIAL INTERACTION
~Click Blue Links for Weekly Exercises and Other Necessary Information~
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.
Week 2
-- Monday,
September 1 No
Class – Labor Day
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 3, Regions and Maps, Pages 97-106.
*these are the updated pages as of 9/10/09
Week 4 -- Monday, Sept 15 Lecture, Chapter 3, Population Structures and Distribution, Pages 120-125 and 89-96
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. For this week's exercise you are to type a
one-page
(around 300 words) position paper where
you take a stand as
to whether or not the government should play a role
in trying to influence
population outcomes using the articles
linked below as you point of departure. We are looking for well-reasoned arguments
and clear writing!
Week 5 -- Monday, Sept 22 Lecture, Population Video: “World in the Balance” (PBS/NOVA).
Discussion
Exercise:
Individual and Group Migration
Histories
Movie: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/
Week 6 -- Monday, Sept 29 Lecture, Chapter 3, Migration, Pages 109-119
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/
First
paper DUE at the
beginning of the discussion period.
-This is
the rubric we will be using for grading your papers.
Paper 1 rubric
Keep
these criteria in mind when doing
your final proofreading.
-You must also turn in your paper to
turnitin.com by section leader name. Use the
number
that cooresponds to your
section leader as per directions given in lecture.
The
password for all sections is:
geography
2439808
(Conover, G.)
2439810
(Dick, E.)
2439812
(De La Ossa, J.)
2439861
(Keasling, T.)
2439817
(Rushbrook, D.)
2439863
(Ormerod, K.)
STUDY
FOR MODULE 1 EXAM ! ! ! Use this practice
exam as your studyguide.
*There is a review/joint-study session with
Professor Rushbrook on
Friday Oct.
3 at 5pm in Harvill 305.
Note: As a "participation quiz" for November 26, attend and watch one of the movies showing at the University's Gallagher Theater
in the Student Union as part of one of the following series: "Hispanic Heritage Month," "Women's Resource Center," "Sustainability," or "Social
Justice." You should turn in a typed, one-page response piece (one-paragraph summary, one-paragraph reaction) to your discussion
leader no later than Mon. Dec. 1st. There may be other possibilities shown on campus over the course of the semester
-- relevant information will be posted here.
For movies and showtimes see: http://www.union.arizona.edu/
* Also,
here are the links to a couple of This American Life
episodes on the current fiscal crisis:
(It will make the most sense if you
listen to them in this order.)
1. The Giant Pool of Money:
http://www.thislife.org/Radio_
2. Another Frightening Show about
the Economy:
http://www.thisamericanlife.
Week 7 -- Monday, October
6 Module One Exam
Late First Papers may be handed in
between
8:00 AM and 8:45 AM at
Harvill 452.
Note: Late papers will
be penalized a full grade.
***And, Monday, October 6th is the last
day to register to vote in Arizona.
If you want to vote this November (and you should
want to) then you need to register, today!
Follow this
link https://servicearizona.com/
Wednesday,
October 8 Lecture, Chapter 7, The Classification and Patterns of
Development, Pages
252-264; Chapter 3
Week 8 -- Monday, October 13 Lecture, Chapter 8, Types of Economic Systems and Subsistence Systems, Page 302-313
Wednesday, October 15 Lecture,
Chapter 8,
Commercial Agriculture, Pages 313-325; Primary Activities: Resource
Exploitation, Pages 152-166
Paper 2 guidelines
Paper 2 formating instructions
Week 9 -- Monday, October 20 Film. "Dream People of the Amazon" Bring worksheet for week 10 with you! Dream People of the Amazon
Wednesday,
October 22 Lecture,
Chapter 7, Trade, Aid, and Debt, Pages 264-273.
Discussion Exercise: Using
the World Development and Human Development
Reports
clips. Trace the commodity chains for several of the
articles on this webpage, and write up a short blurb on how they are
similar or different.
Week 11 -- Monday, November 3 Lecture, Chapter 7, Commodity Chains Continued, Pages 280-296.
Second
paper DUE at the beginning of the discussion
*You
must hand it your
module 1 paper along with
your module 2 paper.
And here is the module
two paper rubric. Keep
these criteria in mind when doing
your final proofreading.
Module two practice
exam(s):
version
1
version
2
Print out both versions of practice exam
and bring to discussion for review. Also, print and bring this list of Module
Two Exam Key Terms to discussion. And this list Module
Two Exam Key Terms list 2.
*The exam will cover chapters 2, 7, 8, and pages 237-243.
Review sessions:
Thursday
Nov. 6th, 6pm, Chavez 110
Sunday Nov.
9th, 8pm, Chavez 110
*sorry for the late notice. apparently the Univ. lost the room request.
Week 12 -- Monday, November 10 Module two exam
late papers due from 8-8:45 in Harvill 450
module three – URBANIZATION, URBAN SYSTEMS,
For Exam III Read Chapters 10 and 11 – Start now!
Wednesday, November 12 Lecture, Chapter 10, Urbanization and the Nature of Cities, Pages 393-405; 412-415
Discussion
No
discussion sections this week due to Veteren's Day
Week 13 -- Monday, November 17 Video: Subdivide and Conquer, read Chapter 11, Suburbanization and Urban Sprawl, Pages 453-463; 430-434
Wednesday, November 19 Video: Slum Cities, Chapter 11
also read planet of slums for the film. If you are interested, here is a longer version of Davis' essay: Planet of Slums NLR
Discussion
Exercise: Subdivide
and Conquer worksheet, new urbanism, and smart growth
Week 14 -- Monday, November 24 Lecture, Chapter 11, The Internal Structure of Cities, Pages 428-431, 420-423; Gentrification
Wednesday, November 26 No class, make sure to turn in your film/radio review by Monday December 1st for credit.*
Also: if you have not yet turned in you module 2 paper to turnitin.com, you may still do so until Wednesday Nov. 25th.
Turn it in under the category "extraordinarily late" for credit. This is your last chance to get it in.
Discussion No discussion sections - Thanksgiving week
*As a "participation quiz" for November 26, attend and watch one of the movies showing at the University's Gallagher Theater
in the Student Union as part of one of the following series: "Hispanic Heritage Month," "Women's Resource Center," "Sustainability," or "Social
Justice." You should turn in a typed, one-page response piece (one-paragraph summary, one-paragraph reaction) to your discussion
leader no later than Monday Dec. 1st (note that this date has changed). There may be other possibilities shown on campus over the course of the semester.
You can also write a review of the radio documentaries linked below.
For movies and showtimes see: http://www.union.arizona.edu/
Other movies you may watch and
report on for credit:
rentals:
The
Unforeseen
Outsourced
Wall-E
* Also,
here are the links to a couple of This American Life
episodes on the current fiscal crisis that you may review for credit:
(It will make the most sense if you
listen to them in this order.)
1. The Giant Pool of Money:
http://www.thislife.org/Radio_
2. Another Frightening Show about
the Economy:
http://www.thisamericanlife.
Movie or radio reviews due by monday Dec. 1st to your discussion leader for Wed. Nov. 25th attendence credit.
Note: There are two review/joint-study sessions with Professor Rushbrook scheduled for exam 3:
Sunday Nov. 30th at 7:00pm in Harvill 102
Monday Dec. 1st at 5:00pm in McClelland 129
Week 15 -- Monday, December 1 Lecture,
additional reading for exam 3:
http://www.economist.com/
http://www.economist.com/
Wednesday, December 3 Module Three Exam
Discussion
Exercise: Urban
Hierarchies, complete and
bring to discussion section
Week 16 --
Wednesday, December
10 Lecture, Course
Wrapup, Final Examination Exemption Ceremony, Final Exam Prep.
NOTE: Your three Module Exams are the "practice exams" for studying for the Final Examination. Use the study guides to your advantage.
FINAL EXAMS -
UNLESS YOU ARE EXEMPT, YOU MUST TAKE THE FINAL!
YOU CANNOT PASS THE COURSE WITHOUT
TAKING THE FINAL
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 32H-42; 102H (Lecture MW at 11:00 a.m.): Monday, December 15, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM in CESL 102.
REVIEW
SESSIONS FOR FINAL EXAMS
*see yout TA
or Dr. Rushbrook if you need a copy of one of the previous exams
December
9th 6pm Chavez 110
December
10th 5pm Chavez 110
December 14th 5pm
Harvill 305
ANSWER
KEYS FOR THE MODULE EXAMS: