SYLLABUS
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GES 198 001 Fall 2008 - Syllabus
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Fall 2008 Grade
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Required textbooks for Fall 2008:
World Regional Geography: Global
Patterns, Local Lives, 4th Edition - Without Subregions.
Pulsipher and Pulsipher, W.H. Freeman, 2008. (ISBN-13:
978-0-7167-8522-4)
1,000 Places to See Before You Die. Patricia
Schultz, Workman Publishing, 2003.
| GES 198 Fall 2008 | ||
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DATE |
TOPIC |
READINGS/Assignments Due |
| Tues Aug 26 | Introduction | |
| Thurs Aug 28 | Maps and Location; Worksheet 1 Handed Out | Pulsipher Chapt 1 |
| Tues Sep 2 | No Class - Labor Day Holiday | |
| Thurs Sep 4 | Europe |
Pulsipher Chapt 4 |
| Tues Sep 9 | Europe Geography Bowl |
Worksheet
1 Due Pulsipher 144-185 1,000: pp. 1-290; 312-342 |
| Thurs Sep 11 | Europe - Bend It Like Beckham - Class starts 7:50 AM! | Pulsipher Chapt 4 |
| Tues Sep 16 | Europe: Map Quiz 1; "Be There" | Map Quiz 1; "Be There" |
| Thurs Sep 18 | North America | Pulsipher Chapt 2 |
| Tues Sep 23 | North America: Map Quiz 2; "Be There" Where We Stand |
Map Quiz 2; "Be There" |
| Thurs Sep 25 | Middle/South
America Geography Bowl |
Pulsipher:
Chapt 3 1,000: pp.777-894 |
| Tues Sep 30 | Middle/South America: Map Quiz 3; "Be There" | Map Quiz 3; "Be There" |
| Thurs Oct 2 | Middle/South America; Exam 1 Handed Out | Pulsipher Chapt 3 |
| Tues Oct 7 | No Formal Class -- Complete your Unit 1 Assessment | Workday: Unit 1 Assessment |
| Thurs Oct 9 | In-Class Exercise | Assessment 1 Due 8 AM |
| Tues Oct 14 | Russia | Pulsipher Chapt 5 |
| Thurs Oct 16 | Russia:
Map Quiz 4; "Be There" Worksheet 2 Handed Out |
Map Quiz 4; "Be There" |
| Tues Oct 21 | North Africa/Southwest Asia | Pulsipher Chapt 6 |
| Thurs Oct 23 | North Africa/Southwest Asia | Worksheet 2 Due |
| Tues Oct 28 | N
Africa/SW Asia: Map Quiz 5; "Be There" Sub-Saharan Africa |
Map Quiz
5; "Be There" Pulsipher Chapt 7 |
| Thurs Oct 30 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Pulsipher Chapt 7 |
| Tues Nov 4 | Sub-Saharan
Africa: Map Quiz 6; "Be There" Geography Bowl Exam 2 Handed Out |
Map Quiz
6; "Be There" Pulsipher pp. 224-315 1,000: pp. 343-416; 463-472 |
| Thurs Nov 6 | No Formal Class -- Complete your Unit 2 Assessment | Workday: Unit 2 Assessment |
| Tues Nov 11 | Asia: India;
China; Japan;
and, Korea Worksheet 3 Handed Out |
Assessment
2 Due 8 AM Pulsipher Chapt 8 |
| Thurs Nov 13 | South
Asia: Map Quiz 7; "Be There" Asia: Population Geography |
Map Quiz 7; "Be There" |
| Tues Nov 18 | World
Cafe: Population
Geography and the Ecological Footprint Worksheet 4 Handed Out |
Worksheet
3 Due Pulsipher Chapt 9 |
| Thurs Nov 20 | East Asia: Map Quiz 8; "Be There"; Asia | Map Quiz 8; "Be There" |
| Tues Nov 25 | Asia: Globalization | Worksheet
4 Due Pulsipher Chapt 10 |
| Thurs Nov 27 | No Class - Thanksgiving Holiday | |
| Tues Dec 2 | Southeast Asia: Map Quiz 9; "Be There"; Southeast Asia | Map Quiz 9; "Be There" |
| Thurs Dec 4 | Oceania - Whale Rider - Class starts 7:50 AM! |
Pulsipher Chapt 11 |
| Tues Dec 9 | Oceania:
Map Quiz 10; "Be There" Asia and Oceania Geography Bowl |
Map Quiz 10; "Be There" |
| Thurs Dec 11 | Whole World Geography Bowl; Exam 3 Handed out |
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| Thurs Dec 18 | Unit 3 Assessment Due NLT 9:00 AM | Assessment 3 Due 9 AM |