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COURSE GOALS

Critically understand basic geographical concepts.

Understand the interconnections ofpeople, places, and landscapes in a

changing world to develop critical perspectives on global, geographi-

cal issues affecting both the country and the rest ofthe world.

Appreciate the relevance and application ofgeographic knowledge in

our everydaylives.

Apply this course's primary question:

"why and how the what is where?"

Geography 1

Places & Landscapes in a Changing World3 units

David f onathan C. Garciadavi dj onathan garcia@yahoo.com981 8500loc.241,6091.7 81.0 3524by appointmentin CSSP Faculty Center Room 416during Mondays to Fridays, 1 to 4 pm

Geography One

LEARNING GOALS

cognitive

geographical ideas, methods, critiques, and applications

psychomotor

field and map skills.

affective

appreciation ofpeoples, spaces, places, landscapes and uses

of geography

THE UP DEPARTMENT OFGEOGRAPHY

Established in 1-983, theDepartment of Geographyspecializes in teaching, research,and extension activities orientedtowards the propagation and ap-plication of geographic knowl-edge in various scales and sec-tors in the Philippines andabroad.

Some of the particular strengthsof the department are inmapping, field work, and field-based teaching.

For more information,visit geog.upd.edu.ph

MODULES ANDTOPTCS

MODULE IGEOGRAPHY AS A DISCIPLINE

In this module, you shall be acquaintedwith the proper fundamental conceptsand skills for geographical thinking.Topics in this module are:

lntroducing GeographyParadigms and Histories of GeographyFields and Organizations of GeographyB as ic Ge o gr aphi cal Co n ceptsResearch Methods in Geography

MODULE 3SPACES

In the course of human existence, we havemade sense and use of our world througha long list of concepts:

space, place, landscape, earth, worldnafu)re, culture, population, economy,territory, settlemenl land, disaster, andmore.

'Nuffsaid.

MODULE 2MAPS

Maps have been the quintessential humanexpression of our ever expanding world.Instead of memorizing capitals and coun-try names, we will focus on the reasonswhy maps have been useful both for nobleand sinister ends in the following topics:

MapsMap DesignMap InterpretationCritical Cartography

MODULE 4CASES

At this stage of the semester, the studentswill be tasked to present case studiesusing the previous topics about pertinentphenomena such as those listed below.

migrationmodernizationindustrializationglobalizationurbanization

Implications about the Philippines abouthsuch phenomena shall likewise be sought.

rt\( You are a geographer in a party.'While

drinking cocktail, you are asked, "what dogeographers do?" Another person says,"what is the capital of Kazakhstan? *evil

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You politely answer the first questionwith ,"geography is the study of spaces"and slam the second with "l don't knowthe capital of Kazakhstan, but I know verywell why that nation-state was created."Now, you're the dance floor royalty.

Trivias and capitals are for quiz bees.Heck, the real geography iswhy and how the what is where!

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PREVIEW: PLACE

Spaces plus meaning equals places. To un-derstand the heart ofthe geographicalfield of knowledge, you have to knowwhat matters most to people about a par-ticular location.

Meanings function to enrich the experi-ence of going to and living in places.Moreover, the same place may possessdifferent meanings to different people;meanings contribute to human behavior.

Your task is to uncover them.

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PREVIEW: ECONOMY

Economy is a geographical thing. Thereare "national economies", "regional econ-omies", and "local economies." Location-based thinking, when it comes to theeconomy, is essential.

In the advent of globalization, wherethings are claimed to be equal and wheretransportation is hasty, we have to becareful not to build a store in the middleof a farm and wish to be anywhere in asnap.

Truth is, places are more unequal andthere is a divide between a fast world anda slowworld. Conventional economic per-spectives won't do to solve much of oureconomic woes.

Hence, we have to talk about economicthings that the supply-and-demand curveand other charts cannot answer.

MODULES ANDTOPICS: ASSIGNED READINGS PER TOPIC

MODULE/TOPTC

Geography as a Discipline

Maps

SpacePlaceLandscape

Earth

WorldNature

CulturePopulationEconomyTerritorySettlement

LandDisaster

ASSIGNED READING

Arild Holt-fensen, chapter L

Matthews and Herbert, chapters 1,,2,3,5Gomez and fones III, chapter 2Pattison, Robinson, Clifford et. al

Gomez and fones III, chap 16Crampton, chap 1, Aber et. al chaps 1, 10Monmonier, Tlmer

Massey, Tuan, Clifford et. alTuan, Cresswell, Clifford et. alKno& et. al, chap 6, Clifford, et. alGomez and fones III, chap 14,Wylie, Meinig

Hamblin and Christiansen, chaps 1, & 2Gregory, chap 3, Kenton

Knox, chap 3, KentonKnox, chap 4, Castree, Ginn and Demeritt,Tadaki, et. al, Smith

Knox, chap 5, Tadaki, et. al, MitchellKnox, chap 3Knox, chap 7

Knox, chap 9, Dodds, Anderson, SempaKnox, chap 1,0,1,1,, Hubbard, Marcotullioand BoyleSerote chap 1, TolstoyWisner chap 3

MODULES ANDTOPICS: BIBLIOGRAPHYBOOKS, CHAPTERS, JOURNALS, AND OTHER WORKS

The Geography 1 class utilizes diversified sources ofknowledge to enhance the critical thinking ofthe students. Chapters and portions forserious and leisurely reading are taken from the books and sources below.

Anderson. Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread ofNationalism. Ve6o. 2006.

Castree, Noel. Nature. Roudedge. 2005.

Clifford, Nicholas, et. al. Key Concepts in Geography. Sage. 2008.

Crampton, Jeremy. Mapping: A Critical Introduction to Cartography and GIS. Wiley-Blackwell. 2010.

Cresswell, Tim. Place: Encounterign Geography as Philosophy. Geography. 2008.

Dodds, Klaus. Geopolitics: A VeryShort Introduction. Oxford. 2007.

Ginn, Franklin and David Demeritt. Nature: A Contested Concepl Sage. 2009

Gomez, Basil and John Paul Jones II. Research Methods in Geography. Wiley-Blackwell. 2010.

Hamblin, W. Kenneth and Eric Christiansen. Earth's Dynamic Systems. Prentice Hall. 2003.

Holt-Jensen, Arild. Geeography: Historyand Concepts. Sage. 2009.

Hubbard, Phil. Ciry. Roudedge. 2006.

Kenton, Edna. The Book ofEarths. 1928.

I(no! Paul, Sallie Marston, andAlan Nash. Human Geography: Places and Regions in Global Contexl Prentice Hall. 2004.

Lillesand, Thomas and Ralph Kiefer. Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation. John Wiley & Sons. 1987.

Marcotullio, Peter and Grant Boyle. Defining an Ecosystem Approach to Urban Management and Policy Development. UNU. 2003.

Massey, Doreen. For Space. Sage. 2005.

Matthews, fohn and David Herbert. Geography: AVeryShort Introduction. Oford. 2008.

Mayhew, Susan. Dictionary of Geography. Oxford. 2004.

Meinig, D.W. The Beholding Eye: Ten Versions ofthe Same Scene. n.d.

Mitchell, Don. There's No Such Thing as Culture: Towards a Reconceptualization ofthe ldea ofCulture in Geography. 1995.

Monmonier, Mark. Howto Lie with Maps. UniversityofChicago. 1991.

Pattisoq William. The Four Traditions ofGeography. loumal of Geography. National Council for Geographic Education. 1964.

Robinson, J. I€wis. A New Look at the Four Traditions of Geography. lournal of Geo graphy- 1972-

Sempa, Francis. Geopolitics: From the Cold Warto the 21st Century. Transaction. 2002.

Serote, Ernesto. Properry, Patrimony, and Teritory: Foundations ofLand Use Planning in the Philippines. SURP.2004.

Tadaki, Marc, et. al. Nature, Culture, and the Work ofPhysical Geography. Wiley. 2012.

Tolstoy, Leo. How Much Land Does a Man Need. 1886.

Tuan, Yi-Fu. Space and Place. The Perepective of Experience. Unive6iry ofMinnesota. 2001.

Wisner, Ben, eL al. The Roudedge Handbook of Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction. Roudedge. 2012.

Wylie, John. Landscape. Roudedge. 2007.

and a lot more!

REQUIREMENTS

SUMMARY

requirement count credit

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exams are hard and unforgiving. Read, discussin class, review. You should study well.

plates are the laboratory activities ofthe class.

Consistent reading, review, classparticipation and attendance in classwill give you easier times in accomplishing the plates. Also, answeringplates is a form of review for the exam.The plates are compiled in a work book

case study is a group effort with two outputs:report and a research paper.

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GRADE CONVERSION

equivalent1.00r.251.50r.752.002.252.502.753.004.005.00

HOW IS MY FINAL GRADECALCULATED?

After the individual requirements are graded, thescores fin percentagesJ are entered into an elec-tronic spreadsheet. The percentages are weightedand summarized thereafter. An example is below.

exams 90o/o x 70 = 63plates looo/o x 15 = 15

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The definite answer is no.But you are highly encouragedto join. During the field trip,mapping and scoping activitiesshall be done individually and ingroups for you to apply the con-cepts in the classroom. Thosewho will join will be given an in-centive grade, on top oftheirfinal grade. This semester, thefield trip shall be in the IlocosRegion.

SCHEDULE

NOVEMBER

9 syllabusL4 IntroducingGeographyL6 Paradigms and Histories ofGeography2L Fields and Organizations of Geography23 Basic Geographical Concepts2A Research Methods in Geography30 No class: Bonifacio Day

DECEMBER

5 firstexam7 MapsL2 Map DesignL4 No class: Lantern Parade

JANUARY

9 Map InterpretationLL CriticalCartographyL6 second exam18 Space

23 Place25 Landscape26 Midsemester30 Earth

FEBRUARY

1 World6 Nature8 Culture13 Population15 Economy20 Territory22 Settlement26 Deadline for dropping subjects27 Land

MARCH

1 Disaster6 Case Study 1

8 Case Study 2L2 Deadline for filing LOA13 Case Study 315 Case Study420 third exam22 Last day for graduating students to clear

deficiencies27 lastdayofclass

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L6 Deadline for Grades

WHAT DO I DO BEFORE ACLASS MEETING?

The primary thing to isread the readings.

During class, the instructor willtake less time defining and moretime integrating sources fromdifferent books as well from hispersonal experiences.

Therefore, construct your intel-lectual baseline by reading wellbefore class time to give chanceto everyone to critically reflecton concepts.

We will spend less time memo-rizing and more time debating,then.

COURSE POLICIES

ONEThe instructor does not acceptlate submissions. Submissions are

submitted/presented during class time on the set deadline. Ifa re-

quirement is not submitted in class on the set deadline, the grade for

that requirement is zero. Exams are taken only at the set dates.

TWOMake-up exams are given only under the following circumstances:

a. A medical emergency. Please bring a note from a physician.

b. A family emergenry. Please bring a funeral or wedding announce-

ment, or other piece ofdocumentation that explains the situation.

c. Conflictwith a universiry-sponsored event. Please ask a coach or an

adviser to write an excuse letter to explain the absence.

d. Conflictwith a religious observance. Please inform the instructor

well in advance.

e. An unexpected and unwanted or exceptionallyweird circumstance

(such as being involved in a road accident). Bring a copy ofthe police

report.

THREEAvoid being late foryou to avoid missing plates and group activities.

FOURThree lates is one absence. More than six unexcused absences means a

grade of5. More than six excused absences means dropping the

course. No absence is a .25 upward step for your final grade.

FIVEPlagiarism is zero. Cheating is five.

stxIt is your responsibility to make sure thatyour requirements are re-

ceived bythe instructor and thatyour record oflates and absences is

corect. It is also your responsibility to communicate with your group-

mates regarding your group outputs.

SEVENDo not textthe instructor after B pm and during non-class days. He

mightbe with his family or enjolng a holiday, too. Only sensible in-

quiries will be entertained. This is the format foryour text and

online messages: full name, subject, section, class schedule, statement.

Breakthis rule only in really exceptional circumstances.

EIGHTAs much as possible, let us do our correspondences in ourYahoo and

Facebookgroup pages. Text a classmate first. Do not post questions on

the instructor's Facebookaccountwall. PM him instead. He's always

online.

NINEMobile phones should be in silent mode. Ifyou have to receive a call or

text anyone, you may do it outside the classroom.

TENEnjoy the experience of taking Geog Mt won't be fun all the time but

it shall be worthwhile.

YOU'RE SET!

Always remember the contentsof these handbook. Implementthem and talk to your instructoroften.

Own this course!Know why and howthe what is where!

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