Power Point Lectures

(most recent update 2/26/2009)

Lecture 1 -- Chap 1 -- Globalization a Defintion

Lecture 2 -- Chap 1 -- Defining Geography & Economic Geography

Lecture 3 -- Global Cultural Impacts: Hofested & Todd

Lecture 4 -- Chap 2 -- Feudalism

Lecture 5 -- Chap 2 -- Capitalism

Lecture 6 -- Chap 2 -- Industrial Revolution

Lecture 7a -- Chap 3 -- Demographic Transition

Lecture 7b -- Chap 3 -- Population and Migration

Lecture 8 -- Chap 4 -- Food Resources

Lecture 9 -- Chap 4 -- Prof. Kulcinski on Energy Resources

Lecture 10 Chap 4 -- Energy Resources Continued

Lecture 11a Chap4 -- Simmons on Peaking Production

Lecture 11b Chap 4 -- Simmons on Tight Oil Supplies

(OPTIONAL) Lecture 11c Chap 4 -- Simmons on China and Energy

(OPTIONAL) Lecture 12 Chap 4 -- Alcoa on Renewable Energy Certificates

Lecture 13 Chap 14 -- Development Chapter 

Lecture 14 Chap 14 -- Development and Surplus

(Optional) Lecture 14b Lagging African Development and the Heritage of Slave Trade

Lecture 15 Chap 6 -- Agriculture

(Optional) Lecture 15 a -- Farm Subsidies and Obesity in US

(Optional) Lecture 15 b -- Farm Subsidies and Collapse of WTO Doha Round

Spreadsheet on Farm Subsidies

Spreadsheet on Von Thunen Model

Lecture 16 Chap 5 -- Basics of Location

Video Notes on The Nike Shoe Plant in China

Lecture 17 Chap 5 -- Weber's Industrial Location Model

Lecture 17b Weber Applied Exercises

Spreadsheet on Weber's Model

Spreadsheet on US Steel Exercise

Lecture 18 Chap 5 -- Silicon Valley

Lecture 19 Chap 7 -- Manufacturing

Video Notes on Just-In-Time system in the American Midwest