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