GEOG 110 - Introduction to Human Geography

4 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s): BT 113 or WR 115 or designated placement.

Course Description: Surveys world patterns of culture, population, migration, language, religion, identity, and political systems. Examines the geographies of human development, including globalization, urban areas, agriculture, industry and services and includes a focus on environmental sustainability. Emphasizes connections through the five themes of human geography: Movement, Region, Human-Environment Interaction, Location, and Place.

Course Level: Lower Division Collegiate

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO#1: Define and apply the concepts of human and cultural geography to current world events, including globalization, geopolitics, and developing nations.
CLO#2: Explain geographical concepts, with an emphasis on human/environment interaction and physical geography.
CLO#3: Discuss and evaluate diverse human values and points of view, including the roles of language, religion, political/economic systems, and geographies of identity in human development. (ILO: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Global Consciousness)
CLO#4: Identify sustainable practices related to human development, including and recognizing the roles of industry and agriculture in sustainable development.
CLO#5: Locate and analyze geographic data for world cultures and regions, including data on world human population growth and comparisons of rural and urban areas.