Geography 101 (Summer 2008)
Introduction to Human Geography

Class Announcements

Just a reminder that Section 1 (2:00 pm-3:15 MW) will be meeting in the Kinard Auditorium on Monday November 10, 2008 ONLY.

Normal class location will resume on November 12.

Class Overview

Human geographers are concerned with the “who”, “what”, “where”, “why”, “when”, and “how” of humans their interrelationships and their relationship to the environment:               

1. Who is doing what?
2. What is going on?
3. Where is it happening? <- Most critical question!
4. Why is it occurring there?
5. When did it happen? When is it going to happen?
6. How is it going to happen?

The course focuses on the spatial aspects of population growth and distribution, cultural differentiation, urban growth and decline, the spread of ideas and innovations, regional development, and the location of economic activity, as well as problems associated with these processes. This introductory course will introduce students to several subfields of study, including population, urban, economic, cultural, and political geography, as well as fundamental geographic concepts.