2. What is Human Geography? Pedagogy Goals Content Areas of Study Human Geography in Action Getting Started Resources
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4. Human Geography is the study of where humans — their activities and institutions such as ethnic groups, cities, and industries — are located and why they are there. Human Geography also examines interactions of humans with their environments and draws on basic elements of physical geography .
5. Why? Why There? Israeli Palestinian conflict genocide BP Gulf Oil Spill Bubonic Plague World Cup HIV/AIDS Worldwide
6. Pedagogy How to teach APHG? ethnocentrism tolerance Future Leaders Globalization
7. Goals: On completion of the course, the student should be able to:
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17. Human Geography in Action Unit of Study Field Trip Location Overview Geography Campus Walk Create Map Cultural Patterns & Processes Visit Houses of Worship: Islam (Sunni & Sh’a), Judaism, Buddhism, other religions On a map identify ethnicity & race conflicts worldwide and examine origins of conflicts Political Organization of Space State Board of Elections or General Assembly Population, apportionment and drawing district lines (judgeships, congressional districts) Agriculture & Rural Land Use Local working farm, biotechnology firm or university depart., food processing plant Collect data and predict future ag production & rural land use; critique models Industrialization & Economic Development Chamber of Commerce or local manufacturing plant Examine the changing geography of jobs; critique models Cities & Urban Land Use City Planning/Zoning Department Exam past, present planning for population city’s vision for land use; making projections using all models; integrate terms (i.e., gentrification and gehttoization, blockbusting, redlining…)
