GENERAL INFORMATION

• INSTRUCTORS: Veronica Mormino and Mark Healy
• MARK'S PHONE:
  • Harper Voice Mail: 847-925-6352
  • Home: 815-728-1571
  • Cell: 815-861-7265
• E-MAIL:
  • mhealy@harpercollege.edu
  • vmormino@harpercollege.edu
• CLASS WEB PAGE: http://www.harpercollege.edu/mhealy/geg101001.htm
• TEXTBOOK WEBSITE: http://www.wiley.com/college/deBlij

TEXTBOOK / REQUIRED MATERIALS

Textbooks:

Textbooks can be bought at the Harper College bookstore (L building) or online at: http://www.harperstore.com

	Geography: Realms, Regions and Concepts, by deBlij and Muller, 11th edition, 2004, John Wiley and Sons. Textbook Website Click on link above find our textbook (Geography: Realms, Regions and Concepts, 11th Edition) then click on "Student Companion Site" on the right hand side of screen
Also:	Goode's World Atlas (Rand McNally)

GRADING

The final grade for the class will be awarded according to the following point system:

Map Quizzes:	8 @ 10 points each	=	80 points
Unit Exams:	3 @ 100 points each	=	300 points
		TOTAL:	380 points

Letter grades: 90%=A, 80%=B, 70%=C, 60%=D, below 60%=F

MAP QUIZZES

 

EXAMS

 

COURSE OUTLINE

Wed. July 6 -

• Instructor: Veronica Mormino
• Review (Introduction, chapters 1-5)

Monday July 11:

• Instructor: Mark Healy
• EXAM on Introduction and chapters 1-5
  • A Study Guide was handed out in class on Wednesday, July 6.
  • READ the chapters in the textbook. Remember, the Introduction is a very important chapter
  • Learn the vocabulary listed at the beginning of each chapter AND know some examples of the concepts from the chapter. Do not just memorize the definition, but be able to apply the definintion -- KNOW SOME EXAMPLES.
• Start chapter 6 - for Lecture Web page click HERE

Wednesday, July 13:

• Instructor: Mark Healy
• Map quiz chapter 6 and 7
• Chapter 6 - for Lecture Web page click HERE
• Start chapter 7 - - for Lecture Web page click HERE

Monday, July 18:

• Instructor: Mark Healy
• EXAM on chapter 6 and 7
• Begin chapter 8

Wed. July 20:

• Instructor: Veronica Mormino
• Chapter 8
• Map Quiz chapter 8 - South Asia
• Start chapter 10

Monday, July 25

• Instructor: Veronica Mormino
• Map quiz chapter10 - Southeast Asia
• Finish chapter 10

Wednesday, July 27: EXAM: chapters 8 and 10

How to study World Regional Geography:

• Read the first part of the chapter (called "Defining the Realm") to learn the physical, cultural, economic, and/or historical criteria (characteristics) used to define the realm? Why are the boundaries drawn where they are?
  • How do the physical, cultural, economic, and historical characteristics of the realm differ from the characteristics of neighboring realms?
  • Do the realm boundaries tend to run through areas of sparse population?
  • When reading the chapter keep the four themes in mind and take notes You may want to print this realm worksheet and keep track of the characteristics in the chart as you read and study the chapter. You may want to review the lecture on REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY and maybe re-read the INTRODUCTION chapter of the textbook.

• See the list of "Concepts, Ideas, and Terms" at the beginning of each chapter. For each term be able to:
  • DEFINE the term
  • GIVE AN EXAMPLE from the realms studied in the chapter
  • BRIEFLY explain your example.
  • Many of these examples are discussed in the second part of the chapter (called "Regions of the Realm").

   

• Take lots of notes in class. Many of your notes can be written right on the realm maps. Extra maps will be available in the classroom.