World/Regional Geography

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Three Lecture. Physical (climate, vegetation, landform) and cultural (ethnic, religious, political, economic) attributes of the world’s major regions and the interplay between them. Includes a study of world place-name geography. Students will be able to: critically analyze and evaluate the various theories and interpretations within geograph; identify the major regional divisions of the earth; locate and name the basic regional and political divisions of the world; identify physical features of the earth on a regional basis; describe the world’s cultural areas and their elements at a national and regional level; discuss the integration and interactions of cultural and physical geographies into a comprehensive look at regional differences and similarities; compare and contrast cultural and physical landscapes on the earth. General Education: Social and Behavioral Sciences, Institutions in the Americas