University of Georgia~Department of Geography Introduction to Human Geography (Geog 1101) T/TH: 9:30-10:45 Fine Arts Bldg, Rm 300 Dr.

Amy Trauger 138 GG Building, atrauger@uga.edu, 706-542-2330 Office Hours: Tues and Thurs 1-2pm, by appointment Teaching Assistant: Ryan Baugh Office hours: by appointment. Email: rkbaugh@uga.edu Course Description: In this course you will be introduced to human geography, which includes (but is not limited to) the following: population distributions and dynamics; cultural differences and identity; geographies of power and politics; natural and built human environments; food systems and agricultural geographies; regional and global economic development. You will be exposed to an international comparative perspective about the world, and use the tools and concepts of place, space, scale and landscape to learn and think about your world. Human geography as presented in this course centers on the question of where as it relates to human activity. Course Objectives: 1. learn and think about the world in which you live (i.e., the IsraeliPalestinian conflict) 2. learn and think about geographic concepts (i.e., scale, space, place) 3. understand how people shape and are shaped by space and place (i.e., human migrations and ethnic enclaves) Required Text: Human Geography: Places and Regions in Global Context. Paul Knox and Sallie Marston. 5th edition. Course Website: The course website is on E Learning Commons. Course content should be available to you within a week or two of the beginning of the course. Grading: Total pts = 400 A 93-100% B+ 87-89% A- 90-92% B 83-86% B- 80-82% C+ C C77-79% 73-76% 70-72% D F 60-69% <59%

Exams: 2 X 100 points = 200 points. Exams include multiple choice questions, country location questions and matching exercises. Final Exam: 200 points. The final exam will be the same format as the first two exams, but will be cumulative. Attendance: Attendance is required. Making up any missed class activities (e.g., lecture notes) will be the responsibility of the student.

Laptops/Computers: Laptops, IPADs or similar devices will only be allowed in class for the purposes of taking notes. Anyone found in violation of this rule will be asked to leave the class. Make-Up Exams: If you are unable to attend an exam, you must notify the professor and TA ahead of time. If you do not, and you still miss the exam, at the professors discretion you may make-up the exam by taking a two-question essay exam worth 100 points. Contacting Me: In-person visits and phone calls during office hours are the best way to talk to the professor. Please also consult the syllabus, website or your classmates before you send an email. Email that contains questions that can easily be answered in class will not be returned. All email must address the professor as Dr. Trauger, have Geog 1101 in the subject line and include the students name and student ID in the text of the email. Classroom Etiquette: These simple rules will ensure a positive learning environment for all. Come to class on time. Turn off cell phones. Listen and participate. Repeated violations of these will result in penalties, and the professor will ask you to leave. Academic Honesty: Academic honesty is the pursuit of scholarly activity in an open, honest and responsible manner. Academic integrity is a basic guiding principle for all academic activity at the University of Georgia, and all members of the University community are expected to act in accordance with this principle. Consistent with this expectation, the university's culture of honesty requires students to be academically honest in all academic work and to not tolerate academic dishonesty of others. Academic honesty includes a commitment not to engage in or tolerate acts of falsification, misrepresentation or deception. Such acts of dishonesty violate the fundamental ethical principles of the university community and compromise the worth of work completed by others. Anyone in violation of these policies will receive a failing grade for the course. More detailed information about academic honesty can be found at: http://www.uga.edu/ovpi/honesty/culture_honesty.htm. An Invitation to Students with Disabilities: The University of Georgia Geography Department follows the regulations outlined in the Americans with Disabilities Act, and is committed to providing access for all people with disabilities. The University and this Department will provide accommodations if notified. Please call the University of Georgia Disability Resource Center 706.542.8719 (voice), 706.542.7719 (fax), or 706.542.8778 (tty)for information about architectural access and to arrange for sign language interpreters, assistive listening devices, large print, audio, or Braille. This office is located at 114 Clark Howell Hall on the University of Georgia's campus. To be able to see, not merely look, is the foundation of discovery.

~Chris Johns, Editor of National Geographic

Course Schedule: This course schedule is a general plan for the course; deviations
announced to the class by the instructor may be and are likely to be necessary. Mon . Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Sept Sept Sept Sept Sept Sept Sept Sept Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct Nov Date 14 Subject Introduction and Housekeeping Why Geography Matters and Key Concepts Key Concepts, contd Geographical Knowledge Globalization-Contemporary Context Film: The Last Place Political Geographies Nation-States and Globalization Geopolitics and Conflict Film: Good Times Population Geographies Migration and Mobility Film: Beyond Borders 1st Exam Culture, Identity and Place Religion and Coded Space Ethnicity and Conflict Making Places and Landscapes Film: Life and Debt Economic Development Global Economics Film: Story of Stuff Review for Exam Film: Mardi Gras: Made in China 2nd Exam Human Environments Urban Systems Film: End of Suburbia Film: A Convenient Truth pp. 144-154, 167181 pp. 155-166, 196202 pp. 185-196, 202211 Reading *6th Edition* pp. 2-18 Notes

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Cities as Places Nature and Society Human Ecology Food and Agriculture Holiday Break Film: Food Inc. Future Geographies Final Exam Th., 8:0010:00 am

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