Geography 111:Geography 111:Human Geography

Places and Regions in Global Context

Office HoursJEFF DEGRAVE140 Phillips Hall

3:00pm - 4:30pm MW

-OR- by appointment

Tel: 836-4471

Email: degravjr@uwec.eduSyllabus: http://people.uwec.edu/degravjr/Geography111Fall.htm

My PhilosophyMy Philosophy

Your Education = Your JobYour Education = Your Job

Who am I

??

Born in Green Bay

Green Bay is the largestGreen Bay is the largestBelgian immigrant settlementBelgian immigrant settlement

in the United Statesin the United States

Famous Belgians:Famous Belgians:• Curly LambeauCurly Lambeau• Gerardus Mercator (???)Gerardus Mercator (???)• Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin (both former Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin (both former

#1 ranked tennis players in the world)#1 ranked tennis players in the world)• Jacques Rogge: Recent head of the IOCJacques Rogge: Recent head of the IOC• Liz ClaiborneLiz Claiborne• Audrey HepburnAudrey Hepburn• Henry Ford (of Belgian descent)Henry Ford (of Belgian descent)• The SmurfsThe Smurfs

Graduated High School in Toledo, Ohio

Eau Claire

Toledo

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B.A. (Geography):B.A. (Geography):Ohio UniversityOhio University(Athens, OH)(Athens, OH)

M.A. (International Affairs):M.A. (International Affairs):Florida State UniversityFlorida State University

(Tallahassee, FL)(Tallahassee, FL)

Ph.D.! (Geography):Ph.D.! (Geography):U of MinnesotaU of Minnesota

Things I like:Things I like:

TravelingTraveling

DarkDarkChocolateChocolate

Unique ArchitectureUnique Architecture

Cultures of the WorldCultures of the World

Old StuffOld Stuff

HondurasHonduras

LaosLaos

Things IDO NOT like:

• Hot Dogs

• Baloney

•CHEATING!CHEATING!

What is cheating?• Referred to as “Academic Misconduct”

• Comes in a wide variety of forms, techniques, definitions—see syllabus

• What is “plagiarism?”

• Q: Q: Is cutting and pasting information off the Internet without citing your source considered to be plagiarism?

YES!!YES!!

Questions?

Things we’ll learn Things we’ll learn about this semester…about this semester…

• How to read a mapHow to read a map• Globalization and World EconomicsGlobalization and World Economics• Nations and StatesNations and States• Languages of the worldLanguages of the world• Religions of the worldReligions of the world• Immigration and EthnicityImmigration and Ethnicity• Colonization and Political GeographyColonization and Political Geography• And so much more!And so much more!

But what do you know already?

• What country is home to the most Muslims?• What is the largest immigrant group in the U.S.?• What is the most widely spoken language in the

world?• What is the only OPEC country in the Western

Hemisphere?• Second to Warsaw, Poland, what city has the highest

population of Polish ancestry?• What country has the largest English speaking

population?• What is the smallest (in square miles) country on

Earth?

How’d you do?How’d you do?Country with most Muslims:

Largest immigrant group in the U.S.:

Most widely spoken language:

Only OPEC country in the Western Hemisphere:

What city has the highest population of Polish ancestry:

Country with largest English speaking population:

Smallest (in square miles) country on Earth:

IndonesiaIndonesia

GermansGermans

Chinese (Mandarin) Chinese (Mandarin)

VenezuelaVenezuela

ChicagoChicago

IndiaIndia

Vatican CityVatican City

Getting Started:The Basics

GeographyGeography==

Fun!Fun!

WhatWhat ISIS Geography?Geography?(“(“geogeo” = earth “” = earth “graphiengraphien” = to write) ” = to write)

““Writing of the Earth”Writing of the Earth”• Just memorizing place names and

boundaries?

No! You need to learn their spatial context

• Only where things and people are located?

No! You need their descriptive background

Geography:Geography:It’s all relative.It’s all relative.

Geography is a SYNTHESIS

of many fields of study

Geology

Anthropology

Political Science

Sociology

Women’s Studies

Archaeology

History

Demography

Statistics

Ethnic Studies

Hydrology

Computer Science

GEOGRAPHY

Geography is about...

• Where things and people are:– Spatially– Relatively

• Why things and people are where they are.

• What the relationship or interaction is between people, things and place.

Does Geography Matter?

Current World Illicit Trafficking

Where from? Where to? Why?

Distribution of Wealth…and Opportunity.

Region: USD ($)

GDPpc North America: $32,296

GDPpc Australia: $29,909

GDPpc Europe: $25,467

GDPpc South America: $ 9,254

GDPpc Asia: $ 2,539

GDPpc Africa: $ 1,560

Source: World Bank, 2013

Distribution of Wealth…and Opportunity.

CONCLUSION:

GeographyGeographyMattersMatters

Fields of Geography

Human (or Cultural) Human (or Cultural) GeographyGeography

Physical GeographyPhysical Geography

Geography crosses the human-nature border

Geography comparesdifferent places…

Paris-sur-la-SeineParis-sur-la-SeineEau Claire sur-la-ChippewaEau Claire sur-la-Chippewa

Geography comparesdifferent

SCALES

Geography compares changes over time and space

Geography studies anything Geography studies anything related torelated to PLACEPLACE

BP: Oil Consumption

Binge Alcohol Use in Past Month among Persons

Aged 12 or Older

Oil consumption per capita: Oil consumption per capita: Tonnes Consumed (2010)Tonnes Consumed (2010)

Binge Drinking in the U.S.

http://volumeone.org/news/1/posts/2015/07/01/10088_wisconsin_drinks_the_most_hooray

If you can map it, it’s geography.(Map of plant seed varieties by region)

Even dorkbots.Even dorkbots.