Full Description
This Lab Manual is focused on problem solving and practical applications in human geography. It helps students develop a variety of essential geographic skills grounded in human geography, which they can subsequently build upon in upper-level courses. It also enhances classroom discussion and understanding of major geographical concepts and approaches to problem solving. The workbook emphasizes cartographic, qualitative, and quantitative approaches to datacollection, problem solving, analysis, and results presentation and interpretation. The modules contain exercises designed for students to carry out in the classroom, field setting, computer lab, and various combinations of these. The workbook also includes case studies that are designed for independentreading and thinking and to facilitate in-class discussion.
Contents
INTRODUCTION; 1. UNDERSTANDING HUMAN GEOGRAPHY; INTRODUCTION; KEY CONCEPTS; LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT; TOOLS REQUIRED; A. CONSTRUCTING AND VALIDATING A MENTAL MAP; B. FIELD SKETCH MAPPING USING SCALE; REFERENCES; 2. SPACE, PLACE, AND GLOBALIZATION; INTRODUCTION; KEY CONCEPTS; LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT; TOOLS REQUIRED; A. SPATIAL INTERACTION; B. CRITICAL DISTANCE; C. TIME-SPACE CONVERGENCE; D. DIFFUSION; E. DOES GEOGRAPHY STILL MATTER?; REFERENCES; 3. HUMAN IMPACTS ON THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT; INTRODUCTION; KEY CONCEPTS; LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND COAST MARINE FISHERIES; B. CASE STUDY 2: THE NORTH AMERICAN GREAT LAKES; C. QUESTIONS FOR CLASSROOM DISCUSSION; REFERENCES; 4. MEASURING POPULATION GROWTH; INTRODUCTION; KEY CONCEPTS; LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT; TOOLS REQUIRED; A. POPULATION PYRAMIDS; B. DEPENDENCY RATIOS; C. SEX (GENDER) RATIOS; REFERENCES; 5. POPULATION PATTERNS AND MOVEMENT; INTRODUCTION; KEY CONCEPTS; LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT; TOOLS STUDY; REFERENCES; 6. CULTURAL LANDSCAPES; INTRODUCTION; KEY CONCEPTS; LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT; TOOLS REQUIRED; A. THE METIS AND THE EPIDEMIOLOGIC TRANSITION; B. TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS AND CANADA'S FIRST IN CANADA; REFERENCES; 7. SOCIAL WELL-BEING; INTRODUCTION; KEY CONCEPTS; LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT; TOOLS REQUIRED; A. FOOD DESERTS; REFERENCES; 8. POLITICAL GEOGRAPHIES; INTRODUCTION; KEY CONCEPTS; LEARNING ELECTIONS; B. WHO PARTICIPATES?; C. TIGHTENING BORDERS; D. THE POLITICS OF NATURAL RESOURCES; REFERENCES; 9. THE CHANGING AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE; INTRODUCTION; KEY CONCEPTS; LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT; TOOLS D. WHAT ARE YOUR FOOD KILOMETRES?; REFERENCES; 10. URBAN SETTLEMENT PATTERNS AND IMPACTS; INTRODUCTION; KEY CONCEPTS; LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT; TOOLS REQUIRED; A. COMMON SETTLEMENT PATTERNS; B. SETTLEMENT REFERENCES; 11. URBAN ECONOMIES AND TRANSPORTATION; INTRODUCTION; KEY CONCEPTS; LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT; TOOLS REQUIRED; A. URBAN RETAIL MARKETS; B. NETWORK CONNECTIVITY; C. MAIN STREET ECONOMIC PROFILE; D. INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPE; INTRODUCTION; KEY CONCEPTS; LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT; TOOLS REQUIRED; A. THE CHANGING CANADIAN LABOUR FORCE; B. INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; C. EXPORT-PROCESSING ZONES; D. EMPLOYMENT MULTIPLIERS; REFERENCES
