GEOG 208 - Our Human World

Description:
Explores the historical diffusion and contemporary spatial distribution of cultures, religions, and languages. Evaluates how these features interact with economic and political systems to create distinctive places at scales ranging from local to global. Formerly GEOG 108, student may not receive credit for both. SB-Foundations of Human Adaptations and Behavior. Course will be offered every year (Fall, Spring and Summer).

Credits: (5)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Define the role of space, place, scale, environment, and location in shaping the cultures of the world including religious faith, language, and other attributes.
Explain the relevance of geographical theories including territoriality, the demographic transition, and the new international division of labor to the relationships among places, individuals, and society.
Employ human geography techniques taught in class to analyze real-world data.
Apply theories and concepts taught in the course with information collected by the student to examine a cultural phenomenon.
Analyze the ways in which people organize space to foster either greater equality or greater inequality in societies.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
11/2/17