GEOG 1303 Unit 1

Unit 1: The Discipline and Tools of Geography

A. Read the following selections from the Margin Notes by clicking on each link.

Introduction

Geography and Maps (entire page)

Geography and Themes (entire page)
Geography and Regions (entire page)

B. Watch these presentations. When you click on one of the links below, a new screen will pop up. Use the scrollbar on the side of the new screen to navigate. You need Adobe Reader to view PDF files.

[Each may take a few minutes to download. If a presentation looks a little fuzzy, refresh it once or twice and it will sharpen.]

Portraying Earth Part I

Portraying Earth Part II

Portraying Earth Part III

Introduction to Cartography Part I

Introduction to Cartography Part II
The Global Village

C. (Optional) Read the following chapters from the textbook.

There are no chapters to read for this unit.

D. The following Optional Links are not required. Some are just for fun and some will help you do better in your course.

Elements of Academic Civility

Becoming a Critical Thinker

Fail Harder

Building Your Note-Taking and Study Skills -- A Guide for Students (PDF)

Become a More Efficient and Effective Reader (PDF)

Four Steps to Reading a Textbook Quickly and Effectively (PDF)

Reading Myths and Skimming (PDF)

The Reading Environment (PDF)

What’s Your Reading Rate (PDF)

The Cornell Method of Note-Taking (PDF)

Tips to Help You Fail Your Course

What's Your Learning Style? - the VARK Questionnaire
VARK Questionnaire Results (PDF) - an example of the feedback you get from VARK
Shadow Syllabus (PDF)
GEOG 1303 Unit 1 Concept List
Geographic Models I (PDF)
Geographic Models II (PDF)
Map Projection Overview
GEOG 1303 Unit 1 Review

E. Test Email

Send a test email as described in the 1^st announcement on the Online Courses page.

You need to make sure you know what you're doing before you have to send your first assignment. Successfully sending your test email is a course requirement. Your course schedule gives you the date by which I prefer you send it. If you must send it late, I will accept it without penalty but I will not accept any assignments or questions about the course from you until you successfully send your test email.