Course Description:
Modern humans have been roaming the earth for about 200,000 years. How do the places we live influence the way we live? How do geography, weather, and location relate to our customs and lifestyles? In Human Geography: Our Global Identity, you will explore the diverse ways that different people have physically influenced the world around them and how they, in turn, are changed by their surroundings. Discover how beliefs and ideas spread through time, shaping and changing the cultures they encounter. In this course, you’ll gain tremendous insight into human geography and begin to better understand the important relationship between humans and their environments.
Prerequisite: None Course Length: 1 Semester
Credits: 0.5 Credit
Units at a Glance
1: Introduction to Human Geography
2: Population
3: Cultural Patterns and Processes
4: Language
5: Religion
6: Ethnicity, Gender, and Geography
7: Political Geography
8: Agriculture