Verne did not actually visit the places that Phileas Fogg and Passepartout visited. You will need to visit at least five places on three continents and unlike Michael Palin you are allowed to travel by airplane. More details on this assignment will be provided later in the semester. You will need to have the Palin book read by Monday April 23 so that we can discuss it and the assignment in class . The term paper will be due in class on Monday, May 14 .
Many people think that geographers simply study the location of places.
In reality the location of places must already be known in order to study geography. Therefore, for each major section of the course there will be a short atlas assignment for you to complete. The assignments will acquaint you with the basic geography of each of the regions we study. Generally, they are due on the first day we discuss each region. There are 8 assignments total which are found in your course reader.