SS120 Introduction to Geography Course Syllabus

Instructor: Robert Churney

Office Hours: MWF 9-10am, TTh 8-9am

Required Textbooks: Introduction to Geography

by Getis, Getis and Fellman

Unit 1 -- Physical Geography: Landforms

Unit 2 -- Physical Geography: Weather & Climate

Unit 3 -- Human Impact on the Environment

Unit 4 -- Population Geography

Unit 5 -- Cultural Geography

Unit 6 -- Political Geography

Unit 7 -- Economic Geography

Unit 8 -- The Geography of Natural Resources

Unit 9 -- Nations of the World

Method of Evaluation

Unit Tests -- 50%

Midterm – 25%

Final – 25%

Method of Instruction

Lecture

Discussion

Audiovisual

Internet

Grading Scale

A = 90-100%

B = 80-89%

C = 70-79%

D = 60-69%

F = 59 and below

Attendance Policy

The COM-FSM attendance policy applies to this course.

Academic Honesty Policy

The COM-FSM Academic Honesty Policy Applies to this course