WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY

JANUARY 14, 2002: LECTURE 1

 

TODAY'S CLASS OUTLINE

 

I. How geography examines the world

A. Location

B. Absolute vs. relative location

C. Place

 

II. How the Cold War structured Relative Location

a. The Brandt line

b. East and West, North and South: the battle for non-aligned countries

c. Blockages of movement

d. Stability of system

 

III. The End of the Cold War and the Challenge to Geography

a. Globalization: the end of regionalism?

b. McDonaldization and the One World Hypothesis

c. The Reorganization of Regions

d. Leveraging Difference: Why Places Matter

 

IV. Course Content

 

V. Course Policies