Most of the topics listed are included in the assigned readings. Students are responsible for knowing these topics. At times class sessions are devoted to hands-on activities requiring these resources. Class Attendance Policies a. Refer to the Attendance Contract for specific policies.
Most students are lucky to graduate knowing their home states.
I don't think we ought to apologize for that. The de-emphasis in geography is part of the general attempt to sugarcoat subjects that somewhere along the line someone decided were too dull and too geared toward memorizing essentially useless information. A sound geographic education provides perspectives, information, concepts, and skills to understand ourselves, our relationship to the earth, and our interdependence with other peoples of the world. It is a serious problem when students fail to achieve a minimum standard of competency in geographic understanding.