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Welcome to Geography 107 Introduction to Human Geography

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:

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Welcome to Geography 107 Introduction to Human Geography

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  1. Welcome to Geography 107Introduction to Human Geography Dr. Steve Graves California State University, Northridge

  2. 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.

  3. Who Am I? • Title protocol • “Dr. Coach”

  4. 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 Me

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  8. 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.html • http://www.satirewire.com/news/jan02/australia.shtml • http://satirewire.com/news/jan02/geography.shtml • geography.shtml

  9. You don’t want to wind up…

  10. What will you get out of this course? • 1. Knowledge: You will know more about the United States and the rest of the world than you did when you began the course. • 2. Skills: You will be able to “think like a geographer” and use some of the tools of the geographer by the end of the semester. • 3. Disposition: Hopefully, you will be a better person and a better global citizen after completing this course.

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