SBS 2100 - Human Geography

Institution:

Aurora University

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Description:

4 semester hours The overarching themes of this class are geography's impact on human development and the impact of collective human activity on global ecology. This class will explore how geographic realities have impacted population distributions, human migration, and the global diffusions of social customs, languages, religions, and folk and popular cultures. Topics will include ethnic distribution and competition, the links between ethnicity and state formation, state development, and state competition. This class will explore the origins and development of agriculture and Industry as well as natural resource utilization and depletion and their accompanying impact on regional and global environments. Additional topics to be explored include multiple theories of urbanization and the ecological, economic and human impacts of globalization. This class will also expose students to the theories, models and approaches used in the social sciences. Students will gain experience analyzing and creatingmaps. Students are not required to have taken any prior geography or history courses. No prerequisites. Meets General Education: "Knowing Ourselves and Others" Group B requirement.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.aurora.edu

Phone Number:

(630) 892-6431

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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