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Apr 20, 2024
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GEOG 160 Africa, Middle East, and Asia (5 credits)
Distribution Area Fulfilled Social Sciences; General Transfer Elective
Course Description
An introduction to the rich variety of peoples, traditions, and landscapes in the geographic realms of Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa South West Asia, South Asia, East Asia, and South East Asia. Emphasis is on the origins and evolution of the diverse cultural heritages of these regions, their interactions with the world as a whole, and on present interaction between these peoples and their environments.
Student Outcomes
1.Know and use geographic information by being able to create, interpret, and use maps and spatial data.
2.Utilize geographic skills to analyze historical, cultural, economic, demographic, political, and environmental issues.
3.Synthesize information and data to convey spatial relationships.
4.Locate, map and describe major physical and human geographic features at the local, regional, national, and global levels.
5.Apply spatial theories and concepts at both the small and large scale.
6.Explain the characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations in terms of physical, cultural, and economic factors and conflicts through formal and informal writing activities.
7.Analyze the dynamic relationships between human and physical systems of the Earth.
8.Articulate the influences of geographic features on the physical and cultural development of cities, nations, and regions.
9.Utilize tools such as geographic information systems, spreadsheets, and statistical packages to analyze and represent spatial relationships.
10.Articulate ways different multi-cultural perspectives impact how places are perceived, utilized, and transformed.
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