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GEOG 100: Day 26. Final Review. Housekeeping Items. Reminder to come to the Geography social next door at 4 p.m. today. Two other common grammatical/ spelling errors: 1) confusing “loose” with “lose”, and 2) confusing “to” with “too.”
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GEOG 100: Day 26 Final Review
Housekeeping Items • Reminder to come to the Geography social next door at 4 p.m. today. • Two other common grammatical/ spelling errors: 1) confusing “loose” with “lose”, and 2) confusing “to” with “too.” • Reminder that the final is on Wednesday the 17th from 1 to 4 in Building 180, Room 134 and will contain all three of my classes. • Today we will go over some of the elements that might be on the exam, which will consist of some T/F and multiple choice, but with the weight on short answer and essay questions.
Review for the Final • On Tuesday we went over the nine themes discussed in Chapter 1 of the text. We also mentioned some related themes of our own: --the interconnection of issues and the need for a concerted global awareness and effort; --the role of globalization and modernity; --the role of women, especially in development and population control; --the practical responses being undertaken to issues related to food, water, and space (for instance, urban housing and overcrowding), and -- environmental and climate change issues. • You should be able to address all of these themes knowledgeably, and with specific examples.
Review for the Final • I can’t go over the T/F and multiple choice questions as that would give them away; you just have to take your chances. • For the short answers and essay questions, you will have choices – i.e. you won’t have to do all of them. • You should be familiar with environmental issues in the regions we have discussed, from Africa on, as well as key current social issues. • You should be able to talk about the impacts of colonialism and about what some have called ‘neo-colonialism.’
Review for the Final • You should be able to talk about gender roles and population issues in the different regions. • Also: a little bit about the distinctive geographical characteristics of the different areas. • Also be able to address the changing economic landscape of these regions, and the role of women within that. • Be able to talk about how new cultural fusions have arisen as a result of globalization and colonialism. • You should be able to take controversial issues – female circumcision, China’s one-child policy, the role of the Green Revolution and offer a well-considered opinion on them.