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COURSE SYLLABUS: World Geography


Course Title: IDS390 – World Geography
Department: Interdisciplinary Studies
Instructor: Dr. John D. Theodore, Ph.D., D.B.A., CMC - E-Mail - Vita


Course Description:
This course is designed to increase students’ awareness of the world as a global nation. Students have the opportunity to examine the locations of countries around the world, explore historical and cultural dimensions of current events.

Required book: Online Bookstore

Essentials of the Worlds Regional Geography, by Joseph Hobbs. Thomson Brooks/Cole, 2005/2006. ISBN-13: 9780534466008 ISBN: 0534466001

Course Requirements:
  1. Mid-term Exam. Essay. 2-4 pages. The student must contact the professor to arrange for the topic. 25%
  1. Final Exam. Essay. 2-4 pages. The student must contact the professor to arrange for the topic. 25%
  1. Term Paper. The topic will be selected by the student. APA Style. Minimum eight references. 50%
Grading Scale:

90 - 100%
80 - 89.99%
70 - 79.99%
60 - 69.99%
below 60% 		A
B
C
D
F


Grading:
Your grade in this course will be based on the following:

Mid-term Exam
Final Exam
Term Paper 		25%
25%
50%


SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Week #1
Chapter 1. Physical and Human Processes that Shape World Regions.
Chapter 2. Maps and Scale.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Week #2
Chapter 3. A Geographic Profile of Europe
Chapter 4. The European Core

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Week #3
Chapter 5. The European Periphery
Chapter 6. A Geographic Profile of Russia and the Near Abroad

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Week #4
Chapter 7. Fragmentation and Redevelopment in Russia and the Near Abroad
Chapter 8. A Geographic Profile of the Middle East and North Africa

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Mid-term Examination

Week #5
Chapter 9. Countries of the Middle East and North Africa: Modern Struggles in an Ancient Land
Chapter 10. A geographic Profile of Monsoon Asia

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Week #6
Chapter 11. Complex and Populous South Asia
Chapter 12. Southeast Asia: From Slash-and-Burn to Semiconductors

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Week #7
Chapter 13. China: the Giant
Chapter 14. Japan and the Koreas: Adversity and Prosperity in the Western Pacific
Chapter 17. A Geographic Profile of Africa South of the Sahara
Chapter 18. The Assets and Afflictions of Countries South of the Sahara

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Week #8
Chapter 19. A Geographic Profile of Latin America
Chapter 20. Middle America: Land of the Shaking Earth
Chapter 21. South America, Stirring Giant
Chapter 15. A geographic Profile of the Pacific World
Chapter 16. Prosperous, Remote Australia and New Zealand

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Submit Final Exam
Submit the Term Paper