Welcome to Geography 107 Introduction to Human Geography

Welcome to Geography 107 Introduction to Human Geography Dr. Steve Graves California State University, Northridge

First day housekeeping • Dr. Steve Graves • Syllabus, Course Expectations, Schedules, Office Hours, Grades, Assignments, etc. all available at: http: //www. csun. edu/~sg 4002/courses/107_home. html • Better yet, Google “Steve Graves Geography” and look for my web pages there.

Who Am I? • Title protocol • “Dr. Coach”

Me • 6 th of 7 kids (not catholic) • Industrial upbringing in Ohio • Education – BA Ohio State – BSed Ohio Univ. • 2 years public school teacher – MA Miami – Ph. D Illinois • 5 yrs at Louisiana Tech • I love: – Football, music, road trips – family • top down desert burn

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Why are you here? • • It’s a requirement! Why is geography a requirement? Broaden horizons: new places, new ideas Understand yourself and others better Spatial thinking Education…not…vocational training. . but… Life and death Citizenship – – http: //www. ncge. org/publications/resources/business/page 1. html http: //www. satirewire. com/news/jan 02/australia. shtml http: //satirewire. com/news/jan 02/geography. shtml

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What will you get out of this course? • 1. Knowledge: You will know more about the United States and the rest of the world than you did when you began the course. • 2. Skills: You will be able to “think like a geographer” and use some of the tools of the geographer by the end of the semester. • 3. Disposition: Hopefully, you will be a better person and a better global citizen after completing this course.