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SECTION 1: GLOBAL CORES
Prof. Preston |
| Introduction |
Developed nations dominate the world economic, political and cultural scene. Despite their wealth, market-oriented economics, and democratic political systems, these nations face common problems and issues. Among the most important are how to defuse ethnic conflict in multicultural societies, create jobs in a period of rapid economic change and restructure the nation state in response to globalization. All of these issues have significant geographical dimensions within each country and they influence relations with other countries in the more developed world and with countries in the less developed world.
This section of the course describes and analyses the social, economic and political processes that are transforming the more developed world at the beginning of the new millennium. Recent economic changes in American regions will be discussed first. Several Canadian examples are used to illustrate population issues arising from contemporary immigration, aging, and the struggles of Aboriginal peoples. The emergence of the Pacific Rim and its impact on world trade, local economies, and resource conflicts provide the context for examining the decline of the nation state. |
| Grading of Assignments/tests |
Test #1
(Economic) |
Friday, October 12, 2001 |
10% of final grade |
| Written Assignment |
Monday, October 29, 2001 |
13% of final grade |
Test #2
(Population and Politics) |
Wednesday, November 7, 2001 |
10% of final grade |
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Total Section 1: 33% of Final Grade
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| Written Assignment |
| The assignment will be handed out in class September 28, 2001. All assignments must be given personally to a teaching assistant in N424 Ross BEFORE 4:00 P.M. MONDAY OCTOBER 29, 2001. |
| Lecture Schedule |
Monday, September 10 - Friday, November 7, 2001
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Date
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Region/Topic |
Readings from Course Text |
| September 10 |
Contemporary Geographies of Development |
Ch. 1, pp. 13-18 Ch. 4, pp. 61-85 |
| September 12 |
North American regions |
Ch. 3, pp. 35-55 Ch. 5, pp. 89, 91-104 |
| September 14 |
Building the American Heartland |
Ch. 2, pp. 20-33 Ch. 3, pp. 55-59 Ch. 5, pp. 105-116 Ch. 6, pp. 122-128 |
| September 17 |
Sunbelts and Rustbelts |
Ch.5, pp. 116-120 Ch. 6, pp. 128-136 |
| September 19 |
ROSH HASHANAH |
NO CLASS |
| September 21 |
Renaissance in the Heartland Going Global |
Ch. 6, Geography in Action box, p. 138 |
| September 24 |
Global cities and corporate finance: New York |
Ch. 6, pp. 136-138 |
| September 26 |
The South Rises Again |
Ch. 7, pp. 140-146 |
| September 28 |
Boom and Bust: Old and New in the West |
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| October 1 |
High Tech and the Dot Com Economy: Building Cascadia |
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| October 3 |
Borderlands and Maquiladoras: A New America Region |
Ch. 26, pp. 580-587 |
| October 5 |
Inequality in America: The Plight of Minorities |
Ch. 7, 146-148 |
| October 8 |
THANKSGIVING |
NO CLASS |
| October 10 |
Overview of the United States: Preparation for test |
Review Readings |
| October 12 |
TEST #1: In-class multiple choice test (45 minutes) |
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| October 15 |
Multiculturalism: the Canadian mosaic |
Ch. 7, pp. 148-152 |
| October 17 |
Immigrants in Contemporary Cities: Toronto |
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| October 19 |
Immigration and Quebec |
Ch. 7, Geography in Action box, pp. 152-153 |
| October 22 |
Aboriginal peoples in the North: Nunavut |
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| October 24 |
Building Fortress Europe: Sweden |
Ch. 9, pp. 175-194 |
| October 26 |
Multiculturalism in the Pacific: Australia |
Ch. 13, pp. 259-271 |
| October 29 |
World Trade and Development: Japan ASSIGNMENT 1 IS DUE |
Ch. 15, pp. 295-316 |
| October 31 |
Trade and Resource Conflicts: Western Canada |
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| November 2 |
Supranatural States: The European Union |
Ch. 10, pp. 196-211 |
| November 5 |
Prospects for North America: preparation for test |
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| November 7 |
Test #2: In-class multiple choice test (45 minutes) |
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