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Introduction to Human Geography

GEOG 130 | University Course

Culture distributions and their relationship to existing geographic phenomena.

Course Details

Note

Satisfies Brigham Young University core Global and Cultural Awareness requirement.

Course Outline

1. What is Geography?
2. Cultural Geography
3. People on the Land
4. Migration
5. Personal Migration Essay
6. The Agricultural World
7. The Geography of Nutrition and Disease
8. Political Patterns
9. The Mosaic of Language
10. Sacred Space Essay
11. Religious Realms
12. Folk Geography
13. Popular Culture
14. Ethnic Geography
15. City in Time and Space
16. Hometown Essay
17. Urban Mosaic

Syllabus

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Textbooks

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The Human Mosaic- 9the Edition (Required) by: Terry Jordan-Bychkov and Mona Domosh ISBN: 9780716739067 2002 W. H. Freeman	Used from $3.00 New from $24.52	Borrow

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