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About the Course
Syllabus
Assignments
About
Me
Where
am I
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Required text for the course:
NO TEXTBOOK REQUIRED
for this course.
Click here for the list of terms and concepts
that will important to understanding economic geography
I have put together a collection of articles that we will discuss in this
course according to the schedule below.
The tentative schedule of readings and exams is as follows:
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Topic
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Readings
(titles listed here)
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Week
1
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Introduction
to the course
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I,
Pencil: My family tree as told to Leonard E. Read
In a 500-word essay, respond to the following prompt: Why
is this essay relevant to this course, and even though it is was published
52 years ago?
Due on Wednesday
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Week
2
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Geographic
patterns in agriculture
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A welcome comedown
Blossoms, Inc.
Where
a thousand flowers bloom
Flower power
Math
lessons for locavores
Got cheap milk?
In
praise of fast food
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Week
3
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Geographic
patterns in population
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Sodom and Gomorrah
One Child Families
China's pension
system waltzes into crisis
No
babies?
Childless
by Choice
Cash
bonuses to slow birthrates
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Week
4
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Test
1: Click here for the test
questions
Two questions refer to the following news reports.
Test 1, link for Question 1 and
Test 1, link for Question 2
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Week
5, 6
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Spatial
interaction and diffusion
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Pricing powder
Road to hell is unpaved
Bridging the gaps
Nashville Nigiri
Open Up
Portugal and migration
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Week
6, 7
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Resources
and location patterns
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OPEC and oil prices
In
fighting coal plant, a dilemma
California
and Texas
Blown in the wind
The
cost of green
On "rare earth": article
1 and article
2
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Week
7,8
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Location of secondary and tertiary economic activities
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The
future of manufacturing is local
Will robots steal
your jobs?
It's the business
Call Centers
iPhones and suicides
World goes to town
Give me your
tired, your poor
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Week
8
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Test
2: Click here for the test
questions
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Week
9, 10
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Environmental
impacts of economic activities
Course wrap-up, and
review for final exam
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Heat
damages Colombia coffee
Bound to Burn
Peak
Tuna
Peak
everything
Wholly shit
Why
growth is good
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Your answers due before noon on Dec 7th
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Skipping classes in college is very easy to do, but is a bad habit if you
wish to graduate with a decent grade. In this course, classroom activities,
discussions, and lectures are very important sources of information.
Further, in-class activities account for a part of the overall
grade. Unless the circumstances are exceptional, you WILL NOT be
allowed to make up for absences. Try your best to be on time for class
meetings; chronic tardiness tends to interrupt class proceedings. Also,
please behave in a civil and courteous manner during class, even when you
disagree with the instructor or fellow students. Remember that you are
no longer in high school ?
Students who feel that they may need an accommodation for any type should
make an appointment to see me and should also contact the Office of Disability Services
(838-8250).
Note: I reserve the right to modify the syllabus, if I find it
necessary. I will notify such changes in class.
Click here to email me.
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