GEOG 1992: Introduction to Human Geography



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Final Exam Review
Review sheet for lectures
Review sheet for text
           pdf version
           rtf version
Rather than give a list of 10 key terms and ideas per chapter...
i thought it best to include the key paragraphs from the texts... with two stage highlights....
to begin with I have only transcribed the sections that are important.
Then important ideas, key sentences and concepts are highlighted in BLACK BOLD
And in RED BOLD the most important....
Questions will most likely revolve around terms that are in RED BOLD (though not exclusively)
In sections I have refered you to read sertain sections (box items in particular) on your own.
The bulk of the questios will flow from 16, 11, 5, 12, 13.

Agamben review
           pdf version
THERE will only be ONE question directly related to the substance of the Agamben reading "What is an Apparatus" and it will be a BONUS question.
If the exam is out of say of out  40 questions, the Agamben question will be #41
... I may also decide to have additional bonus points depending on how hard the exam pans out....
I cannot however say in advance how many additional bonus there will be.
(of course questions related to Agamben and the apparatus that appear in the main text or in lecture may still be on the test)
However what I am saying is that if you are pressed for time you can saftely leave the AGAMBEN essay "What is an Apparatus" aside.
For those who are interested in Agamben... and/or  in the bonus point... I have narrowed the text to about 6 pages... with key ideas and phrases highlighted in bold.
Red bold are ideas that are even more key... and orange bold.... the most important.


Reminders:
TEXT: THE ONLY CHAPTERS FROM THE TEXT BOOK THAT WILL BE ON THE EXAM ARE POST-MIDTERM CHAPTERS.
I HAVE SENT HIGHLIGHTS OF THESE CHAPTERS IN CONSOLIDATED FORM... WITH RED BOLD ON KEY IMPORTANT TERMS
PLEASE LOOK THOSE OVER

LECTURES:  TERMS MAINLY FROM THE LAST HALF OF THE TERM... HOWEVER I SENT A LIST WITH SOME TERMS FROM THE FIRST HALF LECTURES.
SO ONLY LECTURES SLIDES ARE CUMULATIVE... AND THAT TOO WITH AN EMPHASIS ON POST-MIDTERM STUFF.
AGAIN SEE THE LIST


A quick series of suggestions for the final exam
1) When answering questions make sure you distinguish between "neoliberalism" and "the critique of neoliberalism"
When the word neoliberalism appears on a question it refers to the ideology of neoliberalism.

2) The final two lectures on ontology and the singularity ... you don't have to worry about understanding everything... just get the general drift.

3) When confronted with a true false, the first phrase or sentence may be true. This phrase of statement sets up the question. It is the second sentence or phrase which is to be judged true or false.
So for example
Question #X:  Most human beings have eyes. It follows therefore that everyone can see
True or False
Obviously false... even if the first part is true (most humans have eyes).... it does not follow that everyone can see... therefore overall the statement is false.
One true and one false is till equal to false.

Similarly if the first statement is false and the second sentence is true the whole is still false
eg
Bangladesh is the richest country in the world, yet still many people in Bangladesh go hungry to bed.

and obviously if both parts of the true false are false then the whole is false


Text review in parts:

Review sheet chap 11 & 16
Review sheet Chap 5, 12, & 13
Review sheet chap 14, 18, & 20


Agamben reading instructions How to read Agamben
Article referred to on 11/30  Claudio Minca

For the Paper

Paper Assignment
Paper - Further Explanation
Movie Transcript (transcript of the film, with a brief opening commentary which some of you might find useful. I have made comments in square brackets here and there, and also highlighted the more relevant dialogues in the film for the purposes of your paper. Red Bold = most important; Black Bold = important)
Rubric
NOTE: The point of the paper is to use the Matrix situation as an analogy (and excuse) to talk about the materials we have covered in class (text and lectures). The bulk of the paper should address this and not the multi-fold interpretations of the Matrix. There is no right or wrong answer. The idea is for you to creatively but also concretely address those aspects of the class/text that provide an opening for you to discuss a critical theory approach to society, politics, identity (etc).

For the Midterm
Midterm Key Terms (book)
Midterm Key Terms (lecture)

Note:
I have indicated about 20 - 30 terms concepts in each chapter
However approximately the 10 - 15 most important ones are in bold.
While this does not mean that questions will only come from the terms in bold.... it is a way of indicating which terms I regard as more important than others.
It is very likely that terms / ideas that appear in bold that correspond to similar terms in the lecture highlights (review sheet #1) will be the most likely candidates for questions.

Midterm questions will only draw from terms that I have provided in these lists (the lecture and text lists)


Also in some cases I have almost provided the answer to the terms
for instance I highlight the phrase
"The two key concerns of modern political thinking" from Shapiro's Chapter 10
then in brackets I answer the question almost
(understanding the process of state formation, and that of nation-building).


Here and there I also provide key phrases or sentences from the text.

The idea of these terms lists is not to give you a list to complete and memorize, but rather to highlight the key terms and figures around which to frame your broader understanding of
key issues like identity, nation state formation, power, sovereignty, media, etc.


So a sample question would be

According to Shapiro the two key concerns of modern political thinking are

a) the persistence of terrorism in the 21st century
b) the persistence of war in the modern era
c) understanding the process of state formation, and that of nation-building
d) understanding the rise of American Exceptionalism

the answer is of course (c)

ALSO IN GENERAL I WILL EMPHASIZE CHAP 6, 7, 9, 10 & 4 in the midterm