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Calendar and Readings
I. Europe and The Russian Domain
Western Europe
- I. Aug 27 (W): Political Economic History
- Economic and Social Development: Geography of Wealth & Poverty (38-40)
- Geopolitical Framework: Colonialism and Decolonization (Pg 37-38)
- Economic and Social Development: Integration and Transition (361-364)
- II. Aug 31 (M): Political Economic and Geopolitcal History
- Geopolitical Framework: Fragmentation and Unity (33-37)
- Geopolitical Framework: A Dynamic Map (353-358)
- III. Sept 2 (W) Geopolitical History II
- International and Supranational Organizations (38)
- Rebuiling Postwar Europe: Economic Integration in the West (364-366)
- Population Growth and Change and the Demographic Transition (17-21)
- Population and Settlement: Slow Growth and Rapid Migration (337-338)
- IV. Sept 9 (W)
- Migration Patterns (21-22)
- Migration to and within Europe (338-341)
- Cultural Coherence and Diversity: The Geog. of Tradition / Change (25-32)
- Cultural Coherence and Diversity: A Mosaic of Differences (345-353)
The Russian Domain
- Sept 9 (W)
- The Russian Doman (375-377)
- The Heritage of the Russian Empire (393-396)
- Economic and Social Development: Era of Ongoing Adjustment (408-417)
- Sept 14 (M)
- The Geopolitical Framework: Remnants of a Global Superpower (401-408)
- Population and Settlement: An Urban Domain (384-393)
- Sept 16 (W)
- Geography of Language, Religion and Culture (396-401)
- Environmental Geography: A Devastated Environment (377-380)
Eastern Europe
- Sept 21 (M) cont.
- A Divided Europe, East and West (357-360)
- Economic Integration, Disintegration and Transition in E. Europe (366-370)
Sept 23 (W) - EXAM#1
II. Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean
Africa, South of the Sahara
- Sept 28 (M)
- Sub-Saharan Africa (223-225)
- Geopolitical Framework: Legacies of Colonialism and Conflict (253-264)
- Economic and Social Development: The Stuggle to Rebuild (264-274)
- Sept 30 (W)
- Population and Settlement: Young and Restless (235-245)
- Oct 5 (M)
- Cultural Coherence and Diversity: Unity through Adversity (245-253)
- Environmental Geog: Desertification, Deforestation, Conservation (225-230)
Spanish Latin America and Brazil
- Oct 7 (W)
- Latin America (127-129)
- Geopolitical Framework: Redrawing the Map (158-164)
- Economic and Social Development: Dependent Economic Growth (165-176)
- Oct 12 (M)
- Population and Settlement: The Dominance of Cities (142-151)
- Patterns of Culture and Diversity: Repopulating the Continent (151-158)
- Oct 14 (W)
- Environmental Geography: Deforestation & Urban Degradation (129-135)
Oct 19 (M) - EXAM#2
III. North Africa, Southwest, Central and South Asia
North Africa and Southwest Asia (Middle East)
- Oct 21 (W)
- Southwest Asia (279-281)
- Geography of Population, Rural Settlement Patterns (289-294)
- Patterns of Religion, Geographies of Language (297-304)
- The Colonial Legecy (305-308)
- Oct 26 (M)
- Economic and Social Development: Lands of Wealth and Poverty (314-323)
- The Urban Imprint, On the Move, Shifting Demographic Patterns (294-297)
- Environmental Geograpy: Life in a Fragile World (281-285)
- Oct 28 (W)
- Modern Geopolitical Issues (308-314)
South Asia
- Nov 2 (M)
- South Asia (509-510)
- Origins of South Asian Civilizations (526-528)
- Geopolitical Framework: A Deeply Divided Region (534-541)
- Nov 4 (W)
- Economic & Social Development: Rapid Growth, Rampant Poverty (541-550)
- Population and Settlement: The Demographic Dilemma (516-522)
- Nov 9 (M)
- Nov 11 (W)
- Nov 16 (M)
- Culture: A Common Heritage Undermined by Religious Rivalries (525-533)
- Environmental Issues in South Asia (510-514)
Nov 18 (W) - EXAM #3
IV. East and Southeast Asia
East Asia
- Nov 23 (M)
- Nov 25 (W)
- NO CLASS - Thanksgiving Break
- Nov 30 (M)
- Geopolitical Framework: Imperial Legacies of China and Japan (486-495)
- Economic & Social Devlpmnt: Emerging Core of Global Economy (496-505)
- Dec 2 (W)
- Population and Settlement: A Realm of Crowded Lowland Basins (469-472)
- Cultural Coherence and Diversity: A Confucian Realm? (476-486)
- Dec 7 (M)
- Environmental Geog: Resource Pressures in a Crowded Land (460-464)
- Taiwan and Hong Kong (498)
- The Division of Korea (492)
Dec 9 (W) - EXAM #4
Dec ? (?) FINAL PROJECT DUE
