World Geography provides an introduction to the field of Regional Geography and its concepts. The aim is to introduce students to a basic regional framework of the world and to processes of global integration. The course focuses on the political, economic and cultural realms of the developed and developing world, their present structure and problems. Special attention is given to the regional geography of Asia, Africa and South America. Instruction will be by means of lectures, along with occasional films and slides.
Course work includes five short assignments, three tests and a final examination.
Boundaries and borderlands Intro. This is a tentative outline, changes are possible.