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Welcome to Geography 1020: Introduction to Human Geography!

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​Welcome to Geography 1020: Introduction to Human Geography. This course is designed to introduce students to the systematic study of patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and alterations of the Earth’s surface. Throughout the semester students will seek to understand the demographic, agricultural, urban, economic, political, and cultural forces that shape the way that humans interact with one another spatially. By examining maps and other geographical tools students will examine correlations between the physical and human world and the interactions that have shaped our understanding of our planet and human life on it.
 
UNO Course Description: An introductory course which studies the geography of human activity through a topic by topic coverage of cultural traits and complexes that characterize different societies in the world. Major cultural topics of focus are the geography of population, agricultural systems, settlement, language, religion, political patterns, and man's ways of occupying urban and industrial space, among others.
Geog 1020: Introduction to Human Geography Syllabus (Updated Fall 2021)
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Unit I: Geographic Principles, and  Establishing Populations

Week 1: Introduction to Geography
(August 22-26)

Module 1.1: History of Geography
    Objective: Students will learn about the historical development of approaches to                       the study of geography and how the philosophical underpinnings of                         the field have shifted over time by reviewing notes on the topic and                         being able to identify different perspectives on the end of unit exam.   
​    Direct Instruction: Historical Perspectives of Geography
    
Lecture Recording:​ LINK
   
Assessment: Concepts from this module will be covered by the end of unit                                   assessment
    Reading: Bjelland pgs. 1-6
Historical Perspectives of Geography
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Module 1.2: Cartography and Mapwork
    Objective: Students will use the elements of TODALSIGs to develop three                                different maps (at three different scales) and be able to identify and                          correctly analyze different forms of cartographic representations.  
​    Direct Instruction: Cartographic Principles and Geospatial Technologies
    Lecture Recording:​ LINK
​    Assessment: Applying Mapreading to Population Maps   ​
​    Reading: Bjelland pgs. 20-30
Cartographic Principles and Geospatial Technologies
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Week 2: Cartography and Geographic Inquiry
(August 29-Sept 2)

Module 1.3: Thematic Approach to Geography
​     Objective: Students will be able to identify how each of five themes of                                      geography can be used to explain different aspects of an area by                            examining a case study of Iceland, and then applying the concepts                          to their own hometown.
​     Direct Instruction: 
Five Themes of Iceland
     Lecture Recording:​ LINK​
     Assessment: Five Themes of Your Hometown
     
Reading:​ Bjelland pgs. 7-19
Five Themes of Iceland
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Module 1.4: Geographic Inquiry
    Objective: Students will learn about how the geoinquiry process differs from                             other forms of study and the unique perspectives geography has in                         its questioning by covering notes on the topic and being able to use                         information from the topic to answer geographic questions.
​    Direct Instruction: The Geoinquiry Process
    
Lecture Recording:​ LINK
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Assessment: Concepts from this module will be covered by the end of unit                                   assessment
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Reading: Esri - Geographic Inquiry - Thinking Geographically
The Geoinquiry Process
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Esri - Geographic Inquiry: Thinking Geographically
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Week 3: Population
(September 5-9)

Week 4: Migration 
(September 12-16)

Module 1.5: Population Theories and Models
    Objective: Students will learn about the guiding principles of study in                                         demography and population geography and be able to read models                         and maps of geographic data related to the study of populations and                       their distributions.
​    Direct Instruction: A Geographic Approach to Population
    
Lecture Recording:​ LINK
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Assessment: Concepts from this module will be covered by the end of unit                                   assessment
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Reading: Bjelland pgs. 97-118
A Geographic Approach to Population
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Module 1.6: Population Distributions & Policies
    Objective: Students will learn about the impact that the physical environment                           has on the sizes and distributions of human populations by covering                       notes on the topic and being able to recall on the end of unit exam.
​    Direct Instruction: Ecumene & Human Habitation
    
Lecture Recording:​ LINK
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Assessment: Population Quiz
    Reading: Bjelland pgs. 118-123
Ecumene and Human Habitation
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Module 1.7: Migration Theories
​    Objective: Students will understand the concepts related to the movements of                         people across the planet and how they connect to the study of                                 population geography.
​    Direct Instruction: Principles of Migration
    
Lecture Recording:​ LINK
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Assessment: Concepts from this module will be covered by the end of unit                                   assessment
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Reading: Bjelland pgs. 74-83
Principles of Migration
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Module 1.8: Patterns of Migration
    Objective: Students will learn about Ravenstein's theory on patterns of                                     migration and be able to use principles to relate to modern examples                       found in current events.
​    Direct Instruction: Models and Patterns of Migration
    
Lecture Recording:​ LINK
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Assessment: Finding Ravenstein
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Reading: Bjelland pgs. 64-74​
Models and Patterns of Migration
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Week 5: Migration & Urban
(September 19-23)

Module 1.9: Push and Pull Factors of Migration
    Objective: Students will understand the forces that encourage the movement of                       people across time and space and be able to adapt those                                         understandings to urban environments.
​    Direct Instruction: Analyzing Migration
    
Lecture Recording:​ LINK​
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Assessment: Concepts from this module will be covered by the end of unit                                   assessment
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Reading: Bjelland pgs. 83-95
Analyzing Migration
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Module 1.10: Urbanization
    Objective: Students will understand the classification of urban areas and be                             able to identify specific urban examples to match definitions. 
​    Direct Instruction: Geography of Urban Areas
    
Lecture Recording:​ LINK​
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Assessment: Urban Identities 
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Reading: Bjelland pgs. 350-365
Geography of Urban Areas
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Week 6: Urban & Test
(September 26-30)

Module 1.11: Urban Organization & Models
    Objective: Students will be able to identify urban models and apply them to their                       ability to understand the structure of urban areas across North                                 America and the globe. 
​    Direct Instruction: Urban Structure
    
Lecture Recording:​ LINK​
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Assessment: Concepts from this module will be covered by the end of unit                                   assessment
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Reading: Bjelland pgs. 365-393
Urban Structure
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Module 1.12: Unit Test
    Objective: Students will be able to recall and apply principles from throughout                           the course of the unit by taking an examination.
​    Assessment: Unit I Test - Geographic Principles and Establishing Populations
​          + Unit I Study Guide
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Unit II: Economic Activities in a Rural and Urban Landscape

Week 7: Natural Resource & Rural Organization
(October 3-7)

Module 2.1: Rural Organization Patterns
    Objective: Students will be able to recognize regional trends and patterns in the                       organization of rural landscapes and be able to find locational                                   examples of each.
​    Direct Instruction: Rural Land Divisions
    
Lecture Recording:​ LINK​
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Assessment: Finding Rural Organization Patterns
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Reading: Bjelland pgs. 248-251
Rural Land Divisions
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Module 2.2: Natural Resources and Energy
    Objective: Students will be able to tell the difference between renewable and                           non-renewable resources, their spatial distributions and uses.
​    Direct Instruction: Geography of Resources
    
Lecture Recording:​ LINK​
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Assessment: Concepts from this module will be covered by the end of unit                                   assessment
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Reading: Bjelland pgs. 271-285
Geography of Resources
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Week 8: Origins of Agriculture & Human Imprint
(October 10-14)

Module 2.3: Human Imprint on the Environment
    Objective: Students will learn about the ways in which humans have had an                             impact on the environment and be able to recognize imprints on the                         landscapes.
​    Direct Instruction: Pollutants and Human Imprint
    
Lecture Recording:​ LINK​
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Assessment: Concepts from this module will be covered by the end of unit                                   assessment
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Reading: Bjelland pgs. 432-463
Pollutants and Human Imprint
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Module 2.4: Developments in Agriculture
    Objective: Students will learn about the philosophical and technological                                   developments over space and time. 
​    Direct Instruction: Revolutions in Agriculture
    
Lecture Recording:​ LINK​
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Assessment: Debating GMOs
   
Reading: N/A
Revolutions in Agriculture
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Week 9: Agricultural Geography
(October 17-21)

Module 2.5: Spatial Distribution of Agricultural Practices
    Objective: Students will examine the spatial distributions of farming practices                           related to Less Developed Countries and how those are connected                         to demographic and developmental factors.
​    Direct Instruction: Agriculture in Less Developed Countries (LDCs)
    
Lecture Recording:​ LINK​
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Assessment: Concepts from this module will be covered by the end of unit                                   assessment
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Reading: Bjelland pgs. 251-260
Agriculture in Less Developed Countries (LDCs)
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Module 2.6: Agricultural Regions
    Objective: Students will examine and apply geographic models related to the                           distribution of agricultural practices in More Developed Countries                             and evaluate their applications on multiple scales.
​    Direct Instruction: Agriculture in More Developed Countries (MDCs)
    
Lecture Recording:​ LINK​
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Assessment: Nebraska and Von Thunen
    
Reading: Bjelland pgs. 260-271
Agriculture in More Developed Countries (MDCs)
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Week 10: Industrial Geography
(October 24-28)

Module 2.7: Historical Distributions of Economic Development
    Objective: Students will examine the philosophical and technological                                         developments that took place during the industrial revolution over                             space and time.
​    Direct Instruction: Systems of Industrialization
    
Lecture Recording:​ LINK​
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Assessment: Concepts from this module will be covered by the end of unit                                   assessment
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Reading: Bjelland pgs. 332-346
Systems of Industrialization
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Module 2.8: Geography of Industrial Development
    Objective: Students will examine the importance of site and situation to the                               development of industry and the application of geographic models to                       justify industry location.
​    Direct Instruction: Site and Situation Factors in Industrialization
    
Lecture Recording:​ LINK​
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Assessment: Diffusion of Industrialization 
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Reading: Bjelland pgs. 288-314
Site and Situation Factors in Industrialization
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Week 11: Industrial Development & Test
(October 31-November 4)

Module 2.9: Measures and Theories of Economic Development
    Objective: Students will examine the theories, measures, and models related to                       the development of countries and their applications.
​    Direct Instruction: Factors of Development
    
Lecture Recording:​ LINK​
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Assessment: Concepts from this module will be covered by the end of unit                                   assessment
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Reading: Bjelland pgs. 317-332
Factors of Development
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Module 2.10: Unit Test
    Objective: Students will be able to recall and apply principles from throughout                           the course of the unit by taking an examination.
​    Assessment: Unit II Test - Economic Activities in a Rural & Urban Environment
         + Unit II Study Guide
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Unit III: Cultural and Political Organization of Human Systems

Week 12: Cultural Geography
(November 7-11)

Module 3.1: Defining Cultural Geography
    Objective: Students will be able to discern between folk and popular culture,                             and recognize how cultures can be examined based on review of                             unique traits.
​    Direct Instruction: Cultural Understandings
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Lecture Recording:​ LINK
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Assessment: Concepts from this module will be covered by the end of unit                                   assessment
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Reading: Bjelland pgs. 35-48 & 210-227
Cultural Understandings
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Module 3.2: Cultural Diffusion
    Objective: Students will examine the patterns through which culture diffuses                             and be able to apply their learnings through explaining a historic                               example of cultural diffusion.
​    Direct Instruction: Spreading Cultural Traits
    
Lecture Recording:​ LINK
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Assessment: Cultural Diffusion Examples
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Reading: Bjelland pgs. 48-61
Spreading Cultural Traits
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Week 13: Viewing Culture Geographically
(November 14-18)

Module 3.3: Distributions of Cultural Traits
    Objective: Students will examine examples and case studies of cultural                                     diffusion through further examining traits and patterns of religious                             and linguistic systems.
​    Direct Instruction: Geography of Language & Religion
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Lecture Recording:​ LINK
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Assessment: Concepts from this module will be covered by the end of unit                                   assessment
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Reading: Bjelland pgs. 175-207
Geography of Language & Religion
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Module 3.4: Culture’s Imprint on the Landscape
    Objective: Students will examine and be able to examine a landscape critically                         to the point of being able to identify significance of human impact on                       a landscape and influences of physical features on development of                         human systems. 
​    Direct Instruction: The Cultural Imprint
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Lecture Recording:​ LINK
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Assessment: Finding the Cultural Landscape
    
Reading: Bjelland pgs. 227-244
The Cultural Imprint
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Week 14: Introduction to Political Geography 
(November 21-25)

Module 3.5: Defining Political Geography
    Objective: Students will be able to use and explain concepts related to political                         geography and the basic divisions of political units, and be able to                           complete a map-based geoinquiry on their distributions.
​    Direct Instruction: The Political Landscape
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Lecture Recording:​ LINK
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Assessment: Distribution of Political Systems
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Reading: Bjelland pgs. 396-405
The Political Landscape
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Module 3.6: Establishing Borders and Territory
    Objective: S
​    Direct Instruction: Forming Borders
    
Lecture Recording:​ LINK​
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Assessment: A
    
Reading: Bjelland pgs. 405-408
Forming Borders
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Week 16: Political Complications
(December 12-16)

Module 3.9: Unit Test
    Objective:  Students will be able to recall and apply principles from                                            throughout the course of the unit by taking an examination
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Assessment: Unit III Test - Cultural & Political Organization of Human Systems
         + Unit III Study Guide

Week 15: Political Alignments
(November 28-December 2)

Module 3.7: State Relationships and Sovereignty
    Objective: S
​    Direct Instruction: State Relationships
    
Lecture Recording:​ LINK
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Assessment: A
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Reading: Bjelland pgs. 414-429
State Relationships
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Module 3.8: Unifying and Dividing Forces
    Objective: Students will learn about the complicating situations that the                                     organization of human spaces based into political units can lead into                       and be able to identify specific examples.
​    Direct Instruction: Political Forces
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Lecture Recording:​ LINK
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Assessment: Unpolitical Political Forces
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Reading: Bjelland pgs. 408-414
Political Forces
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