Instructor: Robert C. Stinson
World Regional Geography!
This courses replaces "World Geography - GEO120"
Instructor: Robert C. Stinson
Office: N-129 Center Campus
Office Phone: 586.286.2273
E-Mail: stinsonb@macomb.edu
Ch. 2 The Changing Global Environment
Ch. 3 North America
Exam One
Ch. 6 Sub-Saharan Africa
Exam Two
Ch. 7 Southwest Asia and North Africa
Exam Three
Ch. 8 Europe
Exam Four
Ch. 9 Russia and its Neighbors
Exam Five
Note: My teaching notes are available at the Learning Center, as are transcriptions of class notes taken by previous students.
If you are absent, it is your responsibility to get notes for those missed classes from other students. If you are having difficulty with this class, please see me or the Learning Center.
At the end of the second week a seating chart will be taken. Students may sit where they wish, but once the seating chart has been made, students are asked to remain in that seat for the rest of the semester or to inform the instructor if they wish to change seats.
Do not get hung up on memorizing facts! Emphasis will be put upon application of knowledge and critical thinking skills. This requires that you pay attention to the context as well as the content of class discussions and lectures.
It is highly recommended that you consider tape recording class sessions. By doing so, you can concentrate on understanding processes and applications of knowledge presented, rather than trying to write down every thing the instructor says. You will be expected to understand how facts apply to different situations by reasoning out logical processes, sequences and consequences. Exam questions will stress critical thinking rather than rote memorization.
Each region will be approached in the following fashion:
Geographic Profile:
- Spatial Location
- Physical Landforms, including rivers and water bodies
- Map requirements for exam
- Climate
- Energy Sources
- Agriculture
- Industry
- Demography
- Cultural Problems
Each entry is to be an entry about natural hazards. Each entry must contain the following five parts:
1. Region
2. Date of the event or information
3. Source of the event or information
4. Title or topic of the event or information
5. A one paragraph summary of the content
6. A short discussion, displaying critical thinking, of the importance, implications or consequences of this event or information.
Sources of these
entries will typically be public media such as: TV news programing, radio
news programing, newspapers, weekly
news magazines,
and monthly magazines.
Journals
MUST be typed. Journals are due no later than the last week of class.
Journals may be turned in early but not piecemeal.
All ten entries
must be turned in at once. Late journals will be accepted for reduced credit
until the final exam.
Journals are worth 25 grade points, which is one letter grade! No work will be accepted after the final exam is given!!
is about one letter grade. There are two ways that you may earn extra credit and you may combine credit points from each option to reach 25 grade points of extra credit.
Option One: you may submit extra journal entries beyond the ten required entries. You will earn two and one half (2.5) grade points for each extra journal entry. Must be turned in the before final exam.
Option Two: You may choose to participate in tutor led group study sessions through the Learning Center (G building). You will earn two (2) grade points for each group study session you attend. Sessions are 45 min to 60 min in length.
- A = 91 - 100 %
- B = 81 - 90 %
- C = 71 - 80%
- D = 61 - 70%
- E = 60% or below