| Final: Given the fact that the world is constantly changing expect some variation from this proposed schedule as the quarter progresses. Last updated February March 9, 2009. | ||||
| Geography of the World Economy | ||||
| Winter 2009 | ||||
| Week 1 | Title | Pwerpt. | Chapter | Topic |
| T | Globalization | 1 | Introduction & Mapping Globalization | |
| W | 1 | Reading | Four underlying concepts of Globalization - class exercise | |
| F | 1 | Reading | Three Approaches to Globalization | |
| Week 2 | ||||
| M | Video | Example of Globalization -- Americanization of Canada video& class exercise | ||
| T | Economic Geography | 2 | 1 | Defining Geography and Economic Geography |
| W | 2 | 1 | Defining Geography and Economic Geography | |
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Reading | Social Paradigms: Hofestede & Todd | |
| Week 3 | ||||
| M | Holiday | |||
| T | 3 | Reading | Social Paradigms: Hofestede & Todd | |
| W | 3 | Reading | Social Paradigms: Hofestede & Todd | |
| F | Historical Background | 5 | 2 | Capitalism |
| Discussion Paper 1 Assigned | ||||
| Week 4 | ||||
| M | HOLIDAY | |||
| Tuesday | 5 | 2 | Capitalism | |
| Wednesday | Video | Video -- China Blue | ||
| Thursday | EXTRA | STUDY SESSION | ||
| F | Exam 1: Text Book Chap 1 & 2 Lectures through Capitalism | |||
| Week 5 | ||||
| M | 6 | 2 | Industrial Revolution | |
| T | 6 | 2 | Industrial Revolution | |
| W | People | 7a | 3 | Population |
| F | Video | Video -- China Blue cont. | ||
| Week 6 | ||||
| M | 7b | 3 | Migration Theories and Patterns | |
| T | Resources | 8 | 4 | Food Resources |
| W | 8 | 4 | Food Resources | |
| F | 9 | 4 | Energy Resources | |
| Discussion Paper 2 Assigned | ||||
| Week 7 | ||||
| M | Holiday | |||
| T | 10 | 4 | Energy Resources | |
| W | 11a &11b | 4 | Energy Resources | |
| Thursday | EXTRA | STUDY SESSION | ||
| F | Exam 2 | |||
| Week 8 | ||||
| M & T | Development | 13 | 14 | Development and Underdevelopment |
| W & F | 14 | 14 | Development Theories | |
| W | 13 | 14 | Measuring Development | |
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14 | Core & Periphery | |
| Week 9 | ||||
| M | Agriculture | 15 | 6 | Global Farm Supports & Trade |
| T | Sheet | 6 | Model of Farm Supports/Subdies | |
| W | Sheet | 6 | Von Thunen Model | |
| Thursday | EXTRA | STUDY SESSION | ||
| F | Exam 3 | |||
| Week 10 | ||||
| M | Location Theory | 16 | 5 | Theoretical Considerations |
| T | Applied Location | 17 | 5 | Weber's Model & Steel Location |
| W | Modern Location | 18 | 5 | Silicon Valley: Modern Location Theory |
| Thursday | EXTRA | STUDY SESSION | ||
| F | Wrap up Location | 5 | Further discussion and examples | |
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| Week 11 | FINAL | |||
| FINAL | Check the WWU site by clicking here | |||
| Comprehensive Exam -- all chapters | ||||