Syllabus

SyllabusSYLLABUS

 

GES 1980 001 Spring 2013 Syllabus

Spring 2013 Grade Menu


Required textbooks:

World Regional Geography: Global Patterns, Local Lives.

Pulsipher and Pulsipher, W.H. Freeman, 2011. (ISBN-13: 978-1-4292-5351-2)


GES 1980 Spring 2013

DATE

TOPIC

READINGS/Assignments Due

Tues Jan 22
Introduction Pulsipher Chapt 1
Thurs Jan 24
Maps and Location; Worksheet 1 Handed Out Pulsipher Chapt 1
Tues Jan 29
Europe

Pulsipher Chapt 4

Thurs Jan 31
Europe
Geography Bowl
Worksheet 1 Due
Pulsipher
Chapt 4
Tues Feb 5
Europe: Map Quiz 1; "Be There"
Map Quiz 1; "Be There"
Thurs Feb 7
North America Pulsipher Chapt 2
Tues Feb 12
North America: Map Quiz 2; "Be There" Where We Stand Map Quiz 2; "Be There" 
Thurs Feb 14
Middle/South America
Geography Bowl
Pulsipher: Chapt 3
Tues Feb 19
Middle/South America: Map Quiz 3; "Be There" Map Quiz 3; "Be There"
Thurs Feb 21
Middle/South America Pulsipher Chapt 3
     
Tues Feb 26
Exam 1 or Complete your Unit 1 Assessment Work on Unit 1 Assessment
 
Thurs Feb 28
Exam 1
Tues Mar 5
Russia; In-class exercise
Assessment 1 Due 8 AM; Chapt 5
Thurs Mar 7
Russia: Map Quiz 4; "Be There"
Worksheet 2 Handed Out
Map Quiz 4; "Be There"
Tues Mar 12
North Africa/Southwest Asia Pulsipher Chapt 6
Thurs Mar 14
North Africa/Southwest Asia Worksheet 2 Due
Tues Mar 19
North Africa/Southwest Asia  
Thurs Mar 21
N Africa/SW Asia: Map Quiz 5; "Be There"
Sub-Saharan Africa

Map Quiz 5; "Be There"
Pulsipher
7

Mar 25-31 Spring Break ~ No classes
Tues Apr 2
Sub-Saharan Africa
Thurs Apr 4
Sub-Saharan Africa: Map Quiz 6; "Be There"
Geography Bowl

Map Quiz 6; "Be There"
Pulsipher
Chapters 6 & 7

Tues Apr 9
Exam 2 or Complete your Unit 2 Assessment Work on Unit 2 Assessment
Thurs Apr 11
Asia: India; China; Japan; and, Korea
Worksheet 3 Handed Out
Assessment 2 Due 8 AM
Pulsipher Chapt 8
Tues Apr 16
South Asia: Map Quiz 7; "Be There"
Asia: Population Geography
Map Quiz 7; "Be There"
Thurs Apr 18
World Cafe: Population Geography and the Ecological Footprint
Worksheet 4 Handed Out
Worksheet 3 Due
Pulsipher Chapt 9
Tues Apr 23
East Asia: Map Quiz 8; "Be There" Map Quiz 8; "Be There"
Thurs Apr 25
Asia: Globalization
Worksheet 4 Due
Tues Apr 30
Southeast Asia: Map Quiz 9; "Be There"
Pulsipher Chapt 10
Map Quiz 9; "Be There"
Thurs May 2
Oceania - Whale Rider - Class starts 7:55 AM!
Tues May 7
Oceania: Map Quiz 10; "Be There"
Asia and Oceania Geography Bowl (Chapters 8-11)

Pulsipher Chapt 11
Map Quiz 10; "Be There"
Thurs May 9 Whole World Geography Bowl
Thurs May 16
Unit 3 Assessment Due NLT 9:00 AM Assessment 3 Due 9 AM