GEOG 260

Europe

Geography College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Course Description

Systematic approach to physical base, social and political problems, economic issues, and regional summary.

When Taught

Fall

Min

3

Fixed

3

Fixed

3

Fixed

0

Title

Collaboration

Learning Outcome

To incorporate other students' input to effectively enhance European geographic understanding.

Title

Physical Geography

Learning Outcome

To demonstrate the connection of the underlying physical "stage" of Europe to the distributions of people and their activities. This includes knowing the locations and distributions of climates, mountains, rivers, and natural barriers of the region.

Title

Cultural Geography

Learning Outcome

To describe the regional geographic structure of Europe's cultural components including languages, rural and urban landscapes, demographics, ethnic groups, and religions.

Title

Geographic Interconnections

Learning Outcome

To explicate and define the important historical and contemporary geographic linkages in Europe including political restructuring, settlement geography, and major economic patterns (e.g., agriculture, manufacturing, tourism, and transportation).

Title

Writing

Learning Outcome

To write geographic research on Europe that is fluent, relevant, and creative.

Title

Thoughtful Reflection

Learning Outcome

To translate the gained awareness of Europe into valid cross-cultural comparisons and nuanced understanding that can be shared with others.