CLASS
TIME AND LOCATION: TR
8-9:15 AM, Butte 113.
INSTRUCTOR: Dr.
Guy King, Butte 517, gking@csuchico.edu, 898-4858.
OFFICE HOURS: MWF 11 AM-12
Noon, TR 9:30-10:30 AM, or by appointment.
Course Description
Welcome to Social Science 101. This class
introduces the fundamental concepts of geography for use in the K-12 classroom
learning environment. Social Science 101 covers the five themes of
geography: Location on the Earth, Place, Human-Environmental
Interaction, Movement, and Region. Location on the Earth includes
understanding maps, time zones, coordinate systems, map projections, and
geographic information systems (GIS). The geographical theme of Place
consists of landscape perception, physical and cultural geography, economic
geography, and urban and rural landscapes. Human-Environmental Interaction
involves the use and conservation of nature resources. Movement
studies human migration, diffusion of ideas, trade and transportation, and
communication. The theme of Region looks at the classification of
geographical areas on the earth's surface.
Course Goals and Objectives
1. To study the basic concepts of
geography.
2. To learn how to teach geography in the
K-12 classroom environment.
3. To learn how to work with the basic tools and techniques of
geography including maps and atlases.
Class Assignments
Textbook
Readings: Each week students will read assigned chapters
from the course textbooks.
Class
Activities: Students will complete five activities
each involving a theme of geography.
Midterm
Exams: These cover material from lectures, text
readings, and activities.
Final
Exam: The final exam is a comprehensive evaluation of
student learning of all material presented in this class.
Grading
Five Activities 100
Points (20 Points Each)
Two Midterm Exams 200
Points
(100 Points Each)
Final
Exam
100 Points
Required Text
Edward Bergman and William H. Renwick, Introduction
to Geography: People, Places, and Environment, Updated 2nd Edition.
Prentice Hall: New Jersey (Available from the
Chico State Associated Students Bookstore).
WEEK TOPIC
(TEXT READING)
Aug 26 Basic
Concepts of Geography (Chapter 1)
Sep 2 Location
on the Earth (Chapter 1)
9 Maps,
Remote Sensing, and GIS (Chapter 1)
16 The
Earth’s Atmosphere (Chapter 2)
18 EXAM 1
23 World
Climates (Chapter 2)
30 The
Earth’s Lithosphere (Chapter 3)
Oct 7 Global
Geomorphology (Chapter 3)
14 The
Earth’s Biosphere (Chapter 4)
21 World
Biomes (Chapter 4)
28 World
Geodemography (Chapter 5)
30 EXAM 2
Nov 4 Human
Geography (Chapters 6 & 7)
11 World
Agriculture (Chapter 8)
18 Global
Natural Resources (Chapter 9)
24 Fall
Break
Dec 2 Global
Geography (Chapters 10, 11 & 12)
9 Globalization
(Chapter 13)
16 FINAL EXAM (Tuesday, 10-11:50 AM, Butte
113)