GEOG 332 Assignment

GEOG 332

LATIN AMERICA

Mark Healy

This web page is part of the requirements for Dr. Dillman's GEOG 332 course on Latin America at Northern Illinois University. As a graduate student, I enrolled in GEOG 601, and completed the GEOG 332 course with this additional assignment.

Dr. Dillman emphasizes certain topics in his lectures that are often not covered in the textbook or are covered only lightly. These web pages provide additional reading and studying material for some of these topics. I have not standardized the format of these lessons / tutorials, instead I have experimented with different formats to explore their pedagogical benefits and problems.

Life Zones in the Andes and Elsewhere (Altitudinal Zonation)
The Four Voyages of Columbus: Routes, Discoveries, and Consequences
Mainland-Rimland Culture Spheres in Middle America
The Five "Nations" of Mexico
Panama Canal: Interocean Link

One additional topic that is not on the list of topics emphasized, but which Dr. Dillman covers in class and little is found in the textbook:

Physical Geography of Latin America and Plate Tectonics

E-Mail: Mark Healy