Geography of the Developing World APPENDIX William Rainey Harper College

A. Summary of Key Maps
B. Summary of Exams and Assignments
C. Summary of Themes
D. Style Sheet for Written Assignments
E. Sample References
F. Sample LDC Atlas Paper: http://user.mc.net/~mhealy/reggeog/midamer/mmc/mmccon/mmcchiap.htm

A. Summary of Key Maps

 THEME: Regional and Physical Geography

I-1 World Geographic Realms pp. 4-5
I-10 States of the World pp. 26-27
I-12 World Realms and Their Regions pp. 32-33
I-4 World Landscapes pp. 10-11
I-6 World Precipitation pp. 14-15
I-7 World Climates pp. 16-17
I-8 World Vegetation p. 18
I-9 World Population Distribution pp. 22-23

THEME: Cultural Geography

6-1 Religions of the World p. 276-77

THEME: Economic Geography

I-11 World Economies pp. 28-295-2
World Agriculture p. 236
World Life Expectancy at Birth
World Population Growth

THEME: Historical Geography

4-4 Caribbean Region: Colonial Spheres p. 208
7-6 Sub-Saharan Africa:
Colonization and Decolonization p. 342
10-4 Colonial Spheres in Southeast Asia p. 483

B. Summary of Exams and Assignments

C. Summary of Themes

 Regional and Physical Geography

Human-Environment Interaction

1. Understand the basic physical geography of the world's developing realms and their unique physical attributes.
2. Where do people live and why?

Regional Criteria

1. Apply criteria to realms.
2. Apply criteria to regions within realms.

Economic Geography, Development, and Change

1. Interpret and compare the Measures of Economic Development for the world's developing realms.
2. How do people make a living and why?
3. Understand recent economic developments and their resource base.

Cultural Geography, Diversity, and Conflict

Cultural Geography

1. Understand the spatial distribution of religion, language, governments, and other cultural features.
2. Recognize the significance of these distributions.

Diversity and Conflicts

1. Locate cultural and political conflicts.
2. Who is fighting whom?
3. Why?

Historical Geography and Colonialism

1. Understand precolonial history and its effects today.
2. Understand colonial history (if any) and its effects today.

 What you can DO versus what do you KNOW.

 The point of these objectives is not to memorize but to apply, analyze, and predict. See the "Critical Thinking" section of this Study Guide.

D. Style Sheet for ALL Assignments:

• They must be typed, double spaced, stapled, with no plastic covers.
• Include your NAME and the NAME of the assignment
• You must state REALM, REGION, and LOCATION (if appropriate).
• State THEME or THEMES which most directly apply.
• Give bibliographic information. (REFERENCES)
• List, and highlight (boldface or underline) VOCABULARY used from our vocabulary lists.

Sample Assignment:

John or Jane Doe GEG 103
ASSIGNMENT: Current Events
TITLE: (LDC Atlas Paper Only)
REALM: Sub-Saharan Africa
REGION: East Africa
LOCATION: Kenya
THEME: Economic Geography

VOCABULARY USED:

rift valley
nomadism
periodic market
GDP per capita
life expectancy
urbanization
primary activities

Then begin the body of the assignment. Be sure to underline or highlight all vocabulary words used.

REFERENCES

See "Sample References" on the next page.

E. Sample References

Goode's World Atlas. 18th edition. Espenshade, Edward B. Jr., editor. Chicago, Rand McNally. 1991

de Blij, Harm J., Geography Realms, Regions, and Concepts, 8th edition. New York, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 1997.

Clark, Miles. "A Russian Voyage." National Geographic 185 : 6 (June 1994). pp. 114-138

Press, Robert M. "Rebel Gains and French safe Zone Complicate Rwanda War." Christian Science Monitor, 86 : 155 (July 6, 1994). p. 1.

 PC Globe Maps 'N Facts. World Edition Version 1.0. Broderbund Software Inc. 1993

F. Sample LDC Atlas Papers