SACRAMENTO CITY COLLEGE
COURSE BY TELEVISION
Fall 2006
Geography 320: World Regional Geography COURSE CODE: (17915) UNITS: 3
INSTRUCTOR: Michael Hunter
OFFICE HOURS: Tuesdays 7:00 p.m. (OBA), RN 231 Phone: 558-2269
e-mail: hunterm@scc.losrios.edu website: http://scc.losrios.edu/~hunterm
REQUIRED TEXTS:
Calvarese, Michele
Study Guide: The Power of Place: Geography for the 21st Century, 4th ed.
McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2004.
ISBN: 007-281855-7
Bradshaw, Michael, George white, Joseph Dymond
Contemporary World Regional Geography: Global Connections, Local Voices" 2nd edition
McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2005.
ISBN: 0-07-284295-4
DESCRIPTION
This telecourse is designed to build an understanding of geography by examining the eleven regions of
the world and their interconnections. Perspectives from physical, political, historical, economic, and
cultural geography are used to characterize the individual regions. In this way, viewers gain an insight
into the distinctive landscapes of the world's regions and the ways in which they are knit together into a
spatial framework. This telecourse provides a creative and insightful examination of the many
geographical forces currently at work in shaping the complex features of the world's civilizations and
environments.
ACTIVITIES
As participants of Geography 320, students are required to:
1. Attend the Orientation Session and five (5) additional class meetings.
These classes will meet at:
Sacramento City College
Tuesday 5:30 to 6:45 p.m.
RN 229
(Students unable to attend the Orientation meeting MUST contact the instructor at 558-2269
immediately. Please state your name and phone number clearly.)
2. View 26 video programs entitled The Power of Place. Programs may be viewed on AT&T Broadband
Cable Channel16 or requested from the Sacramento City College Learning Center.
3. Read assigned chapters from Contemporary World Regional Geography: Global Connections, Local
Voices by specified dates.
4. Complete (print or type) the assigned questions in the Study Guide for each Program. After answering
the assigned questions for each chapter, bring it to the next class after the airing of the associated
programs. The instructor must receive all course work by Final Exam.
OBJECTIVES
To succeed in this course, students must complete the class exercises,
Study guide questions, and exams. It is the responsibility of students to view all programs, read the text,
take notes, and attend the class meetings.
LECTURE AND REVIEW SESSIONS
These sessions will allow for the discussion and review of course material. Students are expected to
come to class prepared to examine related chapters. It is the responsibility of students to ask questions.
Classes will meet in RN 228 from 7:45 to 9:00 p.m. on the following dates:
August 22:
Orientation:
September 12: Lecture / Exam
October 3:
Lecture / Exam
October 24:
Lecture / Exam
November 14: Lecture / Exam
November 28: Lecture / Exam
(*Please bring a picture I.D. to all exams.)
PROGRAMS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Programs scheduled to air from August 21 to December 11 will be broadcasted on Sundays from 7:00
p.m.-8:00 PM. All programs will be shown on AT&T Broadband Cable Channel 16. Videotaped programs
are also available for viewing at the SCC Learning Center (Instructional Media: phone 558-2362). The
third option is there are a limited amount of rental tapes available by calling 558-2361. Students are
required to complete the assigned readings in the textbook and study guide before watching the
program. After viewing the assigned program, answer the assigned questions located at the end of the
corresponding chapter. This process will assist your exam preparation.
How the process works: Review each program as stated on the attached schedule, and complete the
study guide questions after each program. Program 1, for example, can be viewed on August 21 or 28
(AT&T Broadband Cable Channel16) or it can be checked-out from the SCC Learning Center. Review
the assigned reading in the study guide before viewing the program and, after watching the program,
respond to the assigned review questions located at the end of the chapter. (Follow this process for each
program.)
STUDENT REQUIREMENTS
Along with viewing programs, reading assigned chapters, answering assigned study guide questions,
taking exams, and attending classes, students are required to complete the assignments distributed in
the class sessions. Study guide questions are worth up to 5 points (or (sometimes) 10 or 15 points), and
scores will reflect the breath of the answer. Inadequate responses will receive a "1" or a "2": I will explain
deficiencies. A "3" is assigned to answers that are adequate, while a "4" will accompany those
responses that are average and a "5" for those answers that are outstanding. All assignments (as well as
extra credit) must be brought to the immediately following class meeting.
GRADING:
Student grades will be computed by accumulating points from, exams, projects,
group discussions, and other projects.
On the basis of total points: (this may vary slightly at times)
90% = A
80% = B
68% = C
55% = D
During the course of the year, many students will utilize prearranged accommodations. If you are a
student with a learning disability, physical disability, or other special needs, please let me know as soon
as possible if you need special accommodations. This kind of confidential discussion is best handled
during my office hours or by special appointment. You can expect confidentiality and cooperation
regarding any circumstances and needs that have been verified through the disability centers on
campus.
ATTENDANCE:
Regular attendance is expected (including tardiness). Students will be dropped from the class according
to college policy on attendance. (See the SCC College Catalog).
Class Assignments
Session 1 8/22: Orientation
Upcoming videos to be discussed:
1) Lost in Space? Geography Training for Astronauts
Preparation for a NASA Shuttle mission provides context for introducing key issues in physical
geography and human-environmental interaction.
Globalization and Revolt
Why do the forces of globalization seem to draw some places closer together and cause others to pull
farther apart?
2) Boundaries and Borderlands
Twin Cities, Divided Lives
A single Mexican mother's daily struggle for survival introduces us to concepts of relative location and
geographic regions.
Operation Hold the Line
The U.S.-Mexico borderlands form a unified cultural and economic region with qualities of both nations.
UNIT 2: EUROPE
3) Supranationalism and Devolution
Strasbourg: Symbol of a United Europe
The city of Strasbourg is one locus of power in an increasingly supranationalist Europe.
Slovakia: New Sovereignty
Since Czechoslovakia separated into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, how have the Slovaks fared?
4) East Looks West
Berlin: United We Stand
Berlin is now capital of a reunified Germany and a symbol of a more unified Europe. But the integration
of East Berlin requires urban reorganization and economic expansion.
Poland: Diffusion of Democracy
Strategies for spreading democracy through Poland required a decidedly spatial approach.
5) The Transforming Industrial Heartland
Liverpool: A Tale of Two Cities
Can European Union investment and the growth of service industries turn the tide of economic decline?
Randstad: Preserving the Green Heart
Small, crowded Netherlands strives to maintain its transportation connections while preserving dwindling
green space.
Session 2: 9/12: Lecture/discussion / Exam: Programs 1-4
Upcoming videos to be discussed:
6) Challenges in the Hinterlands
Andalucia: Developments in the Hinterlands
Spanish Andalucia struggles to move beyond tourism and agriculture to integrate with the Europe's
heartland.
Iceland: Edge of the Habitable World
At the borders of the habitable world, Iceland must balance sustainable fish harvests with social costs.
UNIT 3: RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES
7) Northwest Contrast
St. Petersburg: Russia's Window on the West
What challenges continue to face this Russian port in post-Soviet society?
Vologda: Russian Farming in Flux
How have previously state-owned collective farms changed with privatization?
8) Holding the Hinterlands
Dagestan: Caucuses Disconnect?
The ethnically diverse, Islamic republic of Dagestan contrasts with neighboring Chechnya where rebels
fight for independence.
Bratsk: The Legacy of Central Planning
Communist ambitions create the world's largest hydroelectric project followed by a Russian city in the
middle of Siberia.
UNIT 4: EAST ASIA
9) Changes on the Chang Jiang
Shanghai: Head of the Dragon
Shanghai enters the 21st Century on a wave of development, ready to reclaim its legacy as China's
commercial center.
Sijia: Small Town, Big Change
The steady growth of a township enterprise illustrates three great contrasts in modern China: rural vs.
urban; agricultural vs. industrial; coastal vs. interior.
10) The Booming Maritime Edge
Guangdong: Globalization in the Pearl River Delta
This program explores globalization and the effects of modernization on Chinese society.
Taiwan: High-Tech Tiger
What factors contributed to Taiwan's emergence as a high-tech powerhouse?
Session 3: 10/3: Lecture/discussion / Exam: Programs 6-10
Upcoming videos to be discussed:
11) A Challenge for Two Old Cities
Lanzhou: Confluence of Cultures
We travel to the frontiers of Han and Muslim China in the city of Lanzhou.
Shenyang: Hope for China's Rust Belt?
A previously dynamic industrial city continues to struggle with modernizing its manufacturing
infrastructure.
12) Small Farms, Big Cities
Northern Japan: Protecting the Harvest
Japanese rice farmers battle destructive weather in order to save their crops.
Tokyo: Anatomy of a Mega-City
The continuing expansion of the Tokyo megalopolis leads to ever longer commutes and demand for
suburban housing.
UNIT 5: SOUTHEAST ASIA AND SOUTH PACIFIC
13) The Mainland
Laos: Isolated Heart
Laos is emerging from isolation to join the global economy as an exporter of hydroelectric power.
Vietnam: Fertile Dreams
As the world's second largest rice exporter, Vietnam's booming economy is evident in the explosive
growth of Ho Chi Minh City.
14) The Maritime Connection
Indonesia: Tourists and Terrorists
Why was Bali a target for terrorists? We explore the underlying tourist industry on this once peaceful
island.
Multi-Cultural Malaysia
Amidst growing pressures from Islamic militants, social and economic programs seek to build tolerance
among Malaysia's diverse cultures.
15) Global Interaction
Singapore: Gateway to Southeast Asia
High-tech infrastructure, a well-educated workforce and strict government repression have all helped
Singapore become a pre-eminent port and one of the wealthiest cities in the world.
Australia: New Links to Asia
Australia shifts its trade from Europe to the Asian "economic tigers."
UNIT 6: SOUTH ASIA
16) Urban and Rural Contrasts
Delhi: Bursting at the Seams
The ever-expanding capital of India continues to act as a magnet, pulling millions of Indians away from
the hardships of the rural countryside.
Dikhatpura: Help through Irrigation
In rural India, creating sustainable agricultural development proves a challenging proposition.
Session 4: 10/24: Lecture / Exam: Programs 11-16
Upcoming videos to be discussed:
UNIT 7: NORTHERN AFRICA AND SOUTHWESTERN ASIA
17) Sacred Space, Secular States?
Jerusalem: Capital of Two States?
Can the historical and political geography of this holy city provide clues to a peaceful resolution between
Jews and Palestinians?
Turkey: Fundamental Change
At the edge of Europe, Turkey hopes to take economic advantage of its proximity to the western world.
18) Oil and Water
Egypt: Gift of the Nile
This program investigates Egypt's limited natural resources, focusing on that nation's dependence on
the Nile River.
Oman: Looking Beyond Oil
Having benefited greatly from its relatively modest oil reserves, Oman looks to diversify its economy for
future growth.
UNIT 8: AFRICA SOUTH OF SAHARA
19) Strength to Overcome
South Africa: This Land Is My Land
South Africa continues to face many challenges in redressing the land inequities under apartheid.
Kenya: Medical Geography
AIDS has become one of the biggest killers in Kenya. How can geography help understand disease?
20) Developing Countries
Cote d'Ivoire: Cocoa and Change
Cote d'Ivoire has long been the world's largest producer of cocoa, but has recently faced economic
downturns and loss of its historically stable government.
Gabon: Sustainable Resources?
In one of Africa's wealthiest countries, oil revenues have declined, putting new pressure on the country's
timber resources.
UNIT 9: LATIN AMERICA
21) Population Geography
Mexico: Motive to Migrate
A geographer's research reveals a major source of Mexican migration: the North-Central 'Hollow Core.'
Guatemala: Population and Conquest
Every year a greater number of Maya Indian victims of "continuing conquest" must share inadequate
agricultural resources.
22) The Dynamic Pacific Rim
Ecuador: Orange Alert
When scientists monitoring the Tungurahua Volcano see dangerous signs, they have to advise the
government: evacuate or remain?
Chile: Pacific Rim Player
Bordered to the east by the towering Andes Mountains, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean, Chile
enjoys continued economic growth.
Session 5: 11/14: Lecture / Exam: Programs 17-22
Upcoming videos to be discussed:
23) Brazil: The Sleeping Giant
Sao Paulo: The Outer Ring
The sprawling mega-city of Sao Paulo is evidence that Latin America is among the most rapidly
urbanizing regions.
A Second Chance for Amazonia?
An American scientist discovers new possibilities for sustainable development in the Amazon basin.
UNIT 10: NORTH AMERICA
24) Cityscapes, Suburban Sprawl
Boston: Ethnic Mosaic
How has federal empowerment zone funding helped Boston's diverse but poor neighborhoods?
Chicago: Farming on the Edge
As in many areas of the US, suburban Chicago just keeps expanding into the surrounding countryside.
25) Ethnic Fragmentation in Canada
Vancouver: Hong Kong East
Prior to the Chinese takeover of Hong Kong, thousands of wealthy businessmen moved their families to
Vancouver causing a collision of cultures. What has happened since 1997?
Montreal: An Island of French
Trying to preserve their culture, Quebec welcomes immigrants and pays to teach them French.
26) Regions and Economies
Oregon: A Fight for Water
Native Americans and farmers compete for a scarce resource: water.
U.S. Midwest: Spatial Innovations
In the U.S. Midwest, an influx of Japanese automakers has brought more than just new
factories to this once declining manufacturing region.
Session 6: 11/28: Final Exam: (Programs 23-26 primarily)
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8/22 Class meeting: 1
8/27/2006
8/27/2006
9/3/2006
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9/10/2006
9/10/2006
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#1 ONE EARTH, MANY SCALES
#2 BOUNDARIES AND BORDERLANDS
#1 ONE EARTH, MANY SCALES
#2 BOUNDARIES AND BORDERLANDS
#3 SUPRANATIONALISM AND DEVOLUTION
#4 EAST LOOKS WEST
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#5 THE TRANSFORMING INDUSTRIAL HEARTLAND
#6 CHALLENGES IN THE HINTERLANDS
#7 NORTHWEST CONTRAST
#8 HOLDING THE HINTERLANDS
#9 CHANGES ON THE CHANG JIANG
#10 THE BOOMING MARITIME EDGE
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#11 A CHALLENGE FOR TWO OLD CITIES
#12 SMALL FARMS, BIG CITIES
#13 THE MAINLAND
#14 THE MARITIME CONNECTION
#15 GLOBAL INTERACTION
#16 URBAN AND RURAL CONTRASTS
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#17 SACRED SPACE, SECULAR STATES?
#18 OIL AND WATER
#19 STRENGTH TO OVERCOME
#20 DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
#21 POPULATION GEOGRAPHY
#22 THE DYNAMIC PACIFIC RIM
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#23 BRAZIL: THE SLEEPING GIANT
#24 CITYSCAPES, SUBURBAN SPRAWL
#25 ETHNIC FRAGMENTATION IN CANADA
#26 REGIONS AND ECONOMIES
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#21 POPULATION GEOGRAPHY
#22 THE DYNAMIC PACIFIC RIM
#23 BRAZIL: THE SLEEPING GIANT
#24 CITYSCAPES, SUBURBAN SPRAWL
#25 ETHNIC FRAGMENTATION IN CANADA
#26 REGIONS AND ECONOMIES
9/12 Class meeting: 2
9/17/2006
9/17/2006
9/24/2006
9/24/2006
10/1/2006
10/1/2006
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10/3 Class meeting: 3
10/8/2006
10/8/2006
10/15/2006
10/15/2006
10/22/2006
10/22/2006
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10/24 Class meeting: 4
10/29/2006
10/29/2006
11/5/2006
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11/12/2006
11/12/2006
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11/14 Class meeting: 5
11/19/2006
11/19/2006
11/26/2006
11/26/2006
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11/28 Class meeting: 6
12/3/2006
12/3/2006
12/10/2006
12/10/2006
12/17/2006
12/17/2006
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