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JEFFERSON S. ROGERS Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Geography / The University of Tennessee at Martin

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Jefferson S. Rogers

Associate Professor of Geography

Dept. of Geology, Geography, and Physics

215 Johnson EPS Building

The Univ. of Tennessee at Martin

Martin, TN 38238-5039 USA

 

Rogers' Office Telephone:

731.881.7442

 

Main Office Telephone:

731.881.7430

 

Main Office FAX:

731.881.7434

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SPRING 2008

Geography 152

 

SPRING 2008

Geography 202

 

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Geography 365

 

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GEOGRAPHY 202 - Introduction to Cultural Geography

Spring 2008

Section 001 / CRN 20612

Monday - Wednesday - Friday / 10:00 a.m. to 10:50 a.m.

207 Johnson EPS Building

Geography 202 is an introduction to the patterns and processes of the world's cultural systems, landscapes, and built environments.  Students enrolled in this course have the opportunity to learn a variety of basic information, including ...

  • what is meant by the term "culture"

  • the designation and mapping of cultural groups

  • how cultural landscapes reveal what the respective dominant cultural groups value the most 

  • how to capture and interpret cultural landscapes with a camera

Specific topics and special case studies related to cultural geography will be presented throughout the semester. The agenda for the semester may include, but is not limited to ...

  • The relationship between cultural values and population growth trends in world regions

  • Migration and residential mobility patterns in the USA

  • The diffusion of culture through language

  • Dialect in the eastern USA

  • The battle between tourism development and the maintenance sacred space at Mt. Sinai in Egypt

  • The geographical origins of folk architecture in the eastern USA

  • Urban morphologies in different world regions

  • American urbanization, suburbanization, and the problems of sprawl

  • The landscapes of popular culture such commercial strips and regional malls

 

Formal lectures are routinely supplemented and enhanced with photographic slide presentations, video documentaries, reports from recent newspapers, and a variety of reference and thematic maps. In-class discussion and debate are also encouraged throughout the semester.

 

Students are required to complete multi-format examinations, several assignments, and a photographic essay.

 

Successful completion of GEOG 202 will satisfy a portion of the "Social and Behavioral Sciences" component of the UT Martin General Education curriculum for students declaring the 2007-2008 catalog.  It may also help complete other degree requirements for students pursuing many different majors.  Please see the appropriate Undergraduate Catalog to see how the course fits into specific program or degree requirements.   

 

For more details about GEOG 202 for Spring 2008, feel free to contact the instructor.

 

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