Spring 2017  |  GEOG 3401 Section 001: Geography of Environmental Systems and Global Change (50510)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
4 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Meets With:
GEOG 5401 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/17/2017 - 05/05/2017
Mon, Wed, Fri 09:05AM - 09:55AM
UMTC, West Bank
Anderson Hall 330
Course Catalog Description:
Geographic patterns, dynamics, and interactions of atmospheric, hydrospheric, geomorphic, pedologic, and biologic systems as context for human population, development, and resource use patterns.
Class Description:
The underlying theme to this course is that the natural environment provides the resources that sustain humans, and that our well being depends crucially on our interaction and interdependence with the natural environment. We have three main objectives: (1) to understand the processes that create the patterns of the natural environment, specifically the patterns of climate, vegetation, and soils; (2) to evaluate how changes in those processes may influence spatial patterns of climate, vegetation, and soils; and (3) to assess how humans may cause changes in these processes, spatial patterns, and ultimately, our natural resources. Course topics will be covered through a mixture of lectures, in-class discussion, and individual homework assignments. A series of short projects that focus on environmental concepts discussed in class (climate, vegetation, and soils geography) will help lay the foundation for the final project: a term paper that evaluates the likely consequences of future climate change (which may be good, bad, or both) for a specific community within or outside of the United States. Students will also write a short review essay focusing on climate policy.
Who Should Take This Class?:
See https://sites.google.com/a/umn.edu/klink/class-links/geog-3401-5401
Grading:
10% Midterm exam
15% Final exam
40% Final paper
25% Short projects
10% Review essay
Exam Format:
essay
Class Format:
75% Lecture
25% Discussion
Workload:
30 pages (appx.) of reading per week
50 pages (appx.) of writing per term
3 short projects
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/50510/1173
Syllabus:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/klink_GEOG3401_Spring2017.pdf
Past Syllabi:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/klink_GEOG3401_Spring2018.pdf (Spring 2018)
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
7 November 2016

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