Lecture and Assignment Schedule
Week Day & Date Topics Assignment
AUGUST
1 Tuesday 18 Introduction
Thursday 20 What is Geography? Read:
Intro. Chapter
2 Tuesday 25 Geographic Themes
Thursday 27 Physical Geography Weekly
Country Watch (WCW)
SEPTEMBER
3 Tuesday 1 Regional & Political Geography
Due: Intro. Practice Test
Thursday 3 Europe (WCW), Read: Chapter 1,
4 Tuesday 8 MAP TEST 1 (#1-117), Lecture: Europe
Thursday 10 Europe (WCW), Sept. 11 is the last day to
drop w/o a "W"
5 Tuesday 15 Europe Due:
Chapter 1 Practice Test
Thursday 17 Europe, Russia & its neighbors (WCW), Read: Chapter 2
6 Tuesday 22 Russia & its neighbors
Thursday 24 Russia & its neighbors (WCW), Due: Chapter 2 Practice Test
7 Tuesday 29 North America Read:
Chapter 3
OCTOBER
Thursday 1 North America (WCW), Due: Chapter 3 Practice Test
8 Tuesday 6 MIDTERM 1
(on Chapters: Intro-3)
Thursday 8 Middle America (WCW), Read: Chapter 4
9 Tuesday 13 Middle America Due:
Ch. 4 Practice Test
Thursday 15 South America (WCW), Read: Chapter 5
10 Tuesday 20 South America Due:
Chapter 5 Practice Test
Thursday 22 Subsaharan Africa (WCW), Read: Chapter 6, Due: Chapter 6
Practice Test
11 Tuesday 27 MAP TEST 2 (#118-207), Lecture:
North Africa Read:
Chapter 7
Thursday 29 North Africa/Southwest Asia (WCW), Due: Chapter 7 Practice Test
NOVEMBER
12 Tuesday 3 Southwest Asia
Thursday 5 MIDTERM 2 (on Chapters: 4-7) (WCW)
13 Tuesday 10 South Asia Read:
Chapter 8
Thursday 12 South Asia (WCW), Due: Chapter 8 Practice Test
14 Tuesday 17 East Asia (Last Day to Drop is Nov. 20th) Read:
Chapter 9
Thursday 19 MAP TEST 3 (#208-291), Lecture: East
Asia (WCW), Due: Chapter 9 Practice Test
15 Tuesday 24 East Asia/Southeast Asia (WCW), Read: Chapter 10
Thursday 26 Thanksgiving
DECEMBER
16 Tuesday 1 Southeast Asia Due:
Chapter 10 Practice Test
Thursday 3 Australia/New Zealand (WCW), Read: Chapters 11 &12
17 Tuesday 8 Pacific Realm, Final review Due:
Chapter 11/12 Practice Test
FINAL
EXAM Tuesday, Dec. 15th
[10:00-12:00] Due: WCW
(15) & Optional Country Comparison Report