Taylor Earl Taylor Mon 1/23/2012 2:00 AM Earl Taylor . Subject: Attachments: DIV. OF ARTS, HUMANITIES AND WELLNESS HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY WORLD GEOGRAPHY, GEO-101~ Prof. Earl Taylor; E-Mail: otaylor@beraen.edu Fall Semester 2019 Credits, 3 Class Hours 002 General Ed, Course, Dépt. Office A-328-A ROOM:B-325 Mon. &Wed, 1145 to 3500 COURSE DESCRIPTION: ‘World Geography is a detailed study of topography, land usage, and natural resources of the globe from a regional perspective as they directly and indirectly affect human, economic, historical and political interaction. - LEARNING OBJECTIVES: To develop a basic understanding of what the discipliie of geography is: main concepts and theories. To leam the histories of various regions of the earth as @ way of understanding how contemporary relationships between places were formed. To learn; within a regional context, the main sub-felds of geography: physical, cultural, demographic, tlc. To clatly the contrasts in societies and cultures in human landscapes in different world regions. Leam citcal reading, logical analysis, and effective essay writing ski TEXTBOOK: GEOGRAPHY: REALMS, REGIONS, and CONCEPTS, [7 +thed HJ. De Blij, Peter Muller Wiley & Sons. . EVALUATION PROCEDURE: ‘There will be four (4) exams, four quizzes,two or three separate map assignments and a final paper. Class patticipation will also be graded combining attendance with active, informed participation in class discussions. Attendance will be graded within the context of class participation on a sliding scale. ‘The more classes you attend the better off your grade will be. will explain further in clas (GRADE PERCENTAGES: EXAMS 40% FINAL PAPER, 25% quizzes 15% MISC. ASSIGNMENT(S) 10% CAS. PARTICIPATION 10% If you have an A EXAM average (90.5/91+) after the first three exams you have the option of skipping the final exam. After weighing your performance in the other aspects of the course you must inform me by December Sth or before. GRADING: 1891-100), 8+ (86-90), & (81-85), C+ (76-80), C (70-75), O (65-68), F-Below 65, also E & INCI.