EGGS102 [World Cultural Geography] will investigate the relationships between humans, land, culture, and economic activities from a geographic perspective.
This course will: (1) give students a knowledge of the distribution of cultural characteristics on the Earth’s surface, the general patterns these form, and the processes that have created and are changing these patterns; (2) give students an understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of cultural geography by addressing the interaction of climate, vegetation, landforms, and human activities in the creation of culture; and (3) develop students’ abilities in critical thinking and writing.
The overall "mission" is to demonstrates the tension between two important themes - globalization and cultural diversity - at local, regional, and global scales, and our actions and reactions to that tension.
