GEO 101World Regional Geo

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This course examines the physical and human geographical context of major social, cultural, economic, and political issues in selected regions of the world, including but not limited to the following concerns-globalization, urbanization, environmental and climate studies, demographics, geopolitics, colonialism, plate tectonics, earth hazards-and develops a mastery of maps and other visual aids as means of learning and communication. Regions covered include the Americas, SubSaharan Africa, Europe, the Russian Domain, North Africa/SW Asia, Central Asia, East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, and Oceania. This course meets the General Education requirement for Community and Cultural Contexts.