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Calendar
January 23
Introduction and Course Expectations
Key Themes in Geography

January 30
Key Themes in Geography, cont.
Reading Discussion

February 6
Reading Discussion
Annotated Bibliographies

February 13
Peer Review - Annotated Bibliographies
Project Discussion
Reading Discussion
February 20
Reading Discussion
Literature Reviews

For next week
Read
"Multipurpose Shopping Trips and the Size of Retail Facilities", "Modeling Spatial Interaction of Utility Coal in Pennsylvania", and "Modeling Interregional Interaction: Implications for Defining Functional Regions"
Be Prepared to Discuss
the three articles in your discussion group
February 27
Reading Discussion of the spatial interaction articles
Data Collection from the text
March 5
Chapter presentations
Literature Review - First Draft Due

For Next Week
Write
A comparative critique of the three spatial interaction articles
Read Ecologically Noble Indian and be prepared to discuss within your groups
March 12
Reading Discussion
Analysing and Representing Geographical Data
March 26
Reading Discussion
Analysing and Representing Geographical Data
April 2
Reading Discussion
Chapter Presentations
April 9
Discussion
of "A Seat at the Table" and "The Local Articulation of Policy Conflict: Land Use, Environment, and Amerindian Rights in Eastern Amazonia"
Cover letter and Resume due

Paper discussing the 3 themes (regional, spatial interaction, and people/environment) and how they relate to urban/suburban sprawl near the Stevens Point area -
First draft due April 23
April 16
No Class
April 23
Reading Discussion
April 30
Reading Discussion
May 7
Geography 490 Presentations
May 14
Geography 490 Presentations