GEOG 2000 - World Regional Geography

Credit Hours: 4.00

Objectives:

1. Explain the concept of regions.
2. Describe how the regions are defined.
3. Identify major regions.

Outcome 2:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to use the regional concept.

Objectives:

1. Identify regions based on the physical setting, economic systems and culture.
2. Compare less developed, more developed, and miss-developed regions.

Outcome 3:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to recognize the role and consequences of European colonialism.

Objectives:

1. Describe how colonialism created the present world political and economic patterns.
2. Describe how colonialism affected the cultures and languages of the world.

Outcome 4:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to recognize the patterns of economic interdependence among the regions.

Objectives:

1. Describe how the patterns evolved.
2. Identify emerging patterns.

Outcome 5:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to recognize migration patterns.

Objectives:

1. Explain human migration patterns.
2. Identify and analyze problems caused by migration.
3. Describe the benefits of migration.

Outcome 6:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to recognize current cultural and geopolitical conflicts.

Objectives:

1. Describe the process of Nationalism.
2. Explain the process of devolution. (Based on the National Geography Standards, 1994)

1. More Developed Regions
   1. Physical environment
      1. Location: absolute and relative
      2. Physical landforms
      3. Climate
      4. Resource base
   2. Human environment
      1. Economic activities
      2. Cultural traits
      3. Political geography
      4. Urban development
   3. Sub-regional profiles
      1. Core development
      2. Agricultural heartland
      3. Outliers
2. Miss-developed Regions
   1. Physical environment
      1. Location: absolute and relative
      2. Physical landforms
      3. Climate
      4. Resource base
   2. Human environment
      1. Economic activities
      2. Cultural traits
      3. Political geography
      4. Urban development
   3. Sub-regional profiles
      1. Core development
      2. Agricultural heartland
      3. Outliers
3. Less Developed Regions
   1. Physical environment
      1. Location: absolute and relative
      2. Physical landforms
      3. Climate
      4. Resource base
   2. Human environment
      1. Economic activities
      2. Cultural traits
      3. Political geography
      4. Urban development
   3. Sub-regional profiles
      1. Core development
      2. Agricultural heartland
      3. Outliers