Instructor:
Gary Gaile                    
Office: Guggenheim 103C   
Office Hours MW 1:00-2:00
Phone: 2-4877               
Email: gary.gaile@colorado.edu
Web Site: http://www.Colorado.EDU/Geography/courses/geog_1982_f03

Class schedule:
Aug.  25         Introduction: What is Geography? What are Regions?                     Chapter 1

Sept.  3    People & Resources, Personal Space                                                   Chapter 2
Note: No class 9/1 (Labor Day Holiday)

Sept.  8    Western Europe: Regions, European Unification, Globalization              Chapter 3

Sept. 15  Eastern Europe, The Empire Strikes Back, Ethnicity & Territoriality

Sept. 22  Russia & Its Flanks (9/24 MID-TERM #1)                                         Chapter 4

Sept. 29    North America: The Work of Nations,
The Work of Cities. Who’s #1?                                                                           Chapter 7

Oct.   6  Geography of Third World Development:
Characteristics of Underdevelopment, Middle America                                        Chapter 8a

Oct.  13    South America: Natural Hazards, Defenders of the Amazon,
Sustainable Development                                                                                     Chapter 8b

Oct.  20    Sub-Saharan Africa: Physical and Cultural Features    
Read Chapter 6a

Oct.  27     Sub-Saharan Africa (cont'd): Thought for
Food, Apartheid & Beyond, Game Ranching                                                       Chapter 6b
MID-TERM # 2 (10/27)

Nov.   3     The Middle East and North Africa: Economic
Geography of Oil, Religion and Restructuring                                                       Chapter 5

Nov.  10     China: 50 Years of Change, Human Rights                                        Chapter 9

Nov.  17    South Asia: The Informal Sector, Diffusion,
Lending to Poor Businesswomen                                                                         Chapter 11            

Nov.  24     East Asia & the Pacific Rim: Trade, Emerging
Markets or Asian Crisis?                                                                                     Chapter 12
MID-TERM #3 (11/24)

Dec.   1    S.E. Asia: Gender, Buddhist Economics                                               Chapter 10   
Global Change, Adventure Writing, The Future                                                    Chapter 13

Dec       8    A MUSICAL VIEW OF THE WORLD, Review
FINAL EXAM:
 If you are in the 12-1 class your final is 12/15 @ 1:30PM
 If you are in the 2-3 class your final is 12/17 @ 7:30AM
 

READINGS: The chapters on your syllabus reading list are assigned from the text by Marston, Knox and Liverman. In addition, students must read The Best American Travel Writing 2002 edited by Frances Mayes in time for the recitation discussion and the final exam. All recitation materials will also be on the web site.

GRADES: There will be a series of map projects which combined are worth 10% of the final course grade.  There will be four written or verbal exercises as part of the recitations.  Each of these exercises will be worth 10% of the final course grade, and only the top 3 grades count.  There will be three mid-term exams (9,24, 10/27, 11/24) and a final exam (12/15 or 12/17).  Mid-term exams count 15% of the final grade each, HOWEVER, only the two best mid-term grades count towards the final course grade.  The final exam counts 30% of the final course grade and is a cumulative exam covering the entire semester.  The exams will be objective.  There will be no make-up exams.  All material will be handed in and out at recitations:

Grading summary:
Map Exercises:            10@1 pt. each                               10%
Recitation Exercises:     best 3 of 4 @10 pts. each              30%
Mid-Term Exams         best 2 of 3 @15 pts.                      30%
Final Exam                   1 and only 1 @30%                       30%
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TOTAL POSSIBLE        100%

MAP PROJECTS: Map projects consist of completing map assignments and turning them in on the due date.  The assignments are completely specified as exercises on the web. Complete the assignment specified for each region on the blank maps, put your name on them and hand them in to your Teaching Assistant (TA) during recitations.  Each student will be allowed one and only one free late assignment (subsequent lates can only earn half credit). Each map project is graded on a 1=adequate, 0=inadequate basis for the whole assignment.  Students may repeat one and only one zero-grade (inadequate) assignment for no penalty (subsequent do-overs may receive a maximum of half credit).  Maps must be neatly completed and stapled together and handed in to the TA by the end of class the day they are due. Some slight modifications of map assignments may be specified in class. These are SIMPLE projects and are intended to serve a remedial function.

Due Dates    
Week  of            Region
Sep.  8                 Western Europe
Sep. 15                Eastern Europe & Russia +
Sep. 29                North America       
Oct. 13                Latin America
Oct. 20                Sub-Saharan Africa
Nov.  3                N. Africa & Middle East
Nov. 10               China                 
Nov. 17               South Asia
Nov. 24               South East Asia    
Dec.  1                Australia & Oceania

Disabilities: Students with disabilities who may need academic accommodations should discuss options with their professor during the first two weeks of class.:  

Civil Behavior:  We expect civil behavior in our classes and recitations. You are required to treat professors, teaching assistants and classmates with respect. While critical comment is welcome, it must be done with civility.