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Why are you in college?
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Tuition comparison with over 1,000 U.S. universities and college, in-state and out-of-state
ROI = return on investment
Overall
Rank
top 19%
In-State
Rank
top 20%
2012
TUITION
30 YEAR
NET ROI
University of Wisconsin- Madison
University of Wisconsin- Platteville
$90,110
$71,430
$784,000
$739,700
8.00%
8.60%
55%
61%
$5,312
$3,804
$807,300
$758,300
9.10%
9.70%
University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire
$73,770
$536,900
7.40%
54%
$3,530
$553,600
8.40%
University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin- La Crosse
University of Wisconsin- Stout
University of Wisconsin- Whitewater
University of Wisconsin- Superior
University of Wisconsin- River Falls
University of Wisconsin- Parkside
University of Wisconsin- Oshkosh
University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point
University of Wisconsin- Green Bay
$93,940
$73,630
$79,100
$68,050
$74,310
$70,570
$80,840
$77,100
$69,540
$71,030
$481,400
$469,400
$462,600
$440,700
$371,300
$363,600
$362,600
$298,600
$227,500
$184,000
6.40%
7.00%
6.80%
7.10%
6.30%
6.40%
6.00%
5.50%
5.10%
4.50%
49%
50%
52%
51%
74%
52%
60%
49%
55%
60%
$6,156
$3,195
$3,813
$4,192
$4,730
$3,817
$5,422
$4,259
$3,650
$4,845
$511,100
$484,100
$480,800
$460,100
$393,900
$381,500
$389,500
$319,300
$244,700
$206,800
7.70%
7.80%
7.70%
8.30%
7.60%
7.40%
7.40%
6.70%
6.10%
5.80%
SCHOOL NAME
http://www.payscale.com/college-education-value2013
ANNUAL
AVG AID 30 YEAR ROI ANNUAL ROI
% AID
ROI
AMOUNT
WITH AID
WITH AID
ROI = return on investment
Typical starting salary after graduation for UWEC: $44,700
(includes business degrees)
Source: http://www.payscale.com/college-education-value-2013
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Why did you register for this
course?
1) Human geography meets your
social science (category III)
and world culture requirements
for your liberal arts education.
2) Learn to become more
proficient in literary and
numeric skills.
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What do you want to learn about geography?
Geographers study places in three ways:
1)Human-environmental aspects
2)Regions
3)Spatial networks
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In the first week you should:
1) Read the intro web pages for Geography 111.
2) Take the first web self-test for this course.
3) Go to the bookstore to rent the Atlas.
No paper textbook is used in this course.
All readings are available on the web free of charge!
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Why is this an “odd” looking map?
Is there a correct way of seeing/showing the world?
Source: http://www.flourish.org/upsidedownmap/hobodyer-large.jpg
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Be sure to consult your atlas for more world maps.
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Source: The Economist,
24 September 2011.
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What do these maps, called cartograms, show?
population by world region
wealth by world region
Cartograms on other topics: http://show.mappingworlds.com/world/
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The characteristics of the world human population
vary spatially. What does this map show?
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The world’s pop varies in other ways too.
In addition, the richest 20% of the
world’s population consumes 50%
of all energy, 50% of all meat
products, and produces 80% of
carbon dioxide.
The USA now spends 50% of the
world’s total military budget.
By 2015, the world’s wealthiest 1% held more wealth than other 99%.
The number of planets needed to
sustain specific countries at different
levels of current consumption.
This gives new meaning to which
countries are “over” populated.
Currently, China, with 20% of the
world’s population, consumes 50%
of all pork and 30% of all steel. So is
China over populated?
The poorest 50% of the world
produces 7% of the carbon
emissions; the richest 7% produces
50% the carbon!
Social Progress Maps
View the video:
http://www.skollfoundation.org/economic-growth-does-not-automatically-lead-to-social-advancement-new-social-progressindex/
Check out the web site for maps by Basic Human Needs, Foundations of Wellbeing, and Opportunity:
http://www.socialprogressimperative.org/data/spi#map/regions/spi/dim1,idr1,idr4,dim2,dim3,com12
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The world’s population
characteristics by country,
in this case GDP per head
and growth of GDP, are
graphed two different ways.
Which is better? Why?
What other relevant
characteristic might be
plotted? Distribution of
GDP or income & wealth
distribution within each
country.
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Income and wealth distribution within countries and among classes
actually matters more for ordinary people than national statistics.
Although China is now the world’s second biggest economy, its wealth is very
unevenly distributed throughout the country and, by extension, by classes.
The top 10
percent of
Chinese
households
have 57
percent of
the national
income.
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Countries that do NOT use the Metric System
For more interesting world maps on many different topics, go to
http://twistedsifter.com/2013/08/maps-that-will-help-you-make-sense-of-the-world