The required textbook for this course is "The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography, 9th Edition" by James M. Rubenstein.

This course examines the components and spatial expressions of contemporary culture including patterns and problems of population, language, religion, urban and rural settlements, political and economic development from perspectives of diffusion, ecology, integration, landscape, and region.

Students will quickly discover that human geography involves much more than colored pencils and blank maps.  Geography is the intellectually exciting and practically relevant examination of the spatial and environmental-societal relationships surrounding us.  We will survey the traditional sub-fields of human geography as we learn geographic ways of thinking to aid us in understanding the people and places around us.  We are on the way to becoming geographically informed people.

For effective learning, readings ought to be completed by the time they are presented in class. Assignments will not be accepted late and exams cannot be made up. Only under extenuating and verifiable circumstances will exceptions be made.

This web site contains the official calendar for this course. The schedule will change - You must check this web site and your email regularly.

Any student who has a disability and is in need of classroom accommodations, please contact me during the first 3 weeks of the semester. Also, if you require accommodations due to your religion, please contact me during the first three weeks of the semester.