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Welcome to Geography 107 Introduction to Human Geography. Dr. Steve Graves California State University, Northridge. First day housekeeping. Dr. Steve Graves Syllabus, Course Expectations, Schedules, Office Hours, Grades, Assignments, etc. all available at: - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Welcome to Geography 107
Introduction to Human Geography
Dr. Steve GravesCalifornia State University, Northridge
First day housekeeping
• Dr. Steve Graves
• Syllabus, Course Expectations, Schedules, Office Hours, Grades, Assignments, etc. all available at:
http://www.csun.edu/~sg4002/courses/107/107_home.html
• Better yet, Google “Steve Graves Geography” and look for my web pages there.
Who Am I?
• Title protocol
• “Dr. Coach”
Me
• top down desert burn
• 6th of 7 kids (not catholic)• Industrial upbringing in Ohio• Education
– BA Ohio State– BSed Ohio Univ.
• 2 years public school teacher
– MA Miami– PhD Illinois
• 5 yrs at Louisiana Tech• I love:
– Football, music, road trips– family
Nikobe
Elijah
Marta-Wedding Day
Why are you here?• It’s a requirement!• Why is geography a requirement?• Broaden horizons: new places, new ideas• Understand yourself and others better• Spatial thinking• Education…not…vocational training..but…• Life and death• Citizenship
– http://www.ncge.org/publications/resources/business/page1.htmlhttp://www.ncge.org/publications/resources/business/page1.html– http://www.satirewire.com/news/jan02/australia.shtmlhttp://www.satirewire.com/news/jan02/australia.shtml– http://satirewire.com/news/jan02/geography.shtmlhttp://satirewire.com/news/jan02/geography.shtml– geography.shtmlgeography.shtml
You don’t want to wind up…You don’t want to wind up…
What will you get out of this course?What will you get out of this course?
• 1. Knowledge: You will know more about the United 1. Knowledge: You will know more about the United States and the rest of the world than you did when you States and the rest of the world than you did when you began the course.began the course.
• 2. Skills: You will be able to “think like a geographer” 2. Skills: You will be able to “think like a geographer” and use some of the tools of the geographer by the end and use some of the tools of the geographer by the end of the semester.of the semester.
• 3. Disposition: Hopefully, you will be a better person and 3. Disposition: Hopefully, you will be a better person and a better global citizen after completing this course.a better global citizen after completing this course.
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