GEO 105 - Introduction to Cultural Geography

1. Geographic principles
2. Population
3. Migration
4. Folk and popular culture
5. Language
6. Religion
7. Ethnicity
8. Political geography
9. Development
10. Agriculture
11. Industry
12. Services
13. Urban patterns
14. Resource issues

1. Outline the principle concepts of geographic study. (1)
2. Describe basic cultural differences among selected societies. (4-7)
3. Relate physical geography to cultural characteristics of regions.(2-6) 
4. Integrate historical information with spatial distribution information of cultural phenomena. (2,3,8) 
5. Identify and explain the spatial distribution of cultural phenomena.(3-8) 
6. Locate and evaluate information from a variety of sources.(1)
7. Explain a personal connection to the global/international community in contemporary society. (8) 
8. Critically analyze information related to current regional and global cultural issues. (1,8) 
9. Organize information from multiple sources into a unified presentation.(1) 
10. Describe relationships between distributions of different cultural phenomena.(9) 
11. Discuss key elements and concepts relating to selected cultural topics.(1) 

1. Demonstrate thoughtful and precise writing skills by completing at least 1500 words of monitored writing.