GE 135 - World Regional Geography
Description
World Regional Geography is devoted to an examination of the world’s various regions within the context of globalization. Cultural, political, and environmental phenomena are examined among other traits, which characterize both More Developed Countries and Less Developed Countries. Students are encouraged to view their own culture in a world perspective.
Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): None
Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: Yes
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
Pre-Geography, A.A. (General Transfer), Pre-International Relations, A.A. (General Transfer), Pre-Elementary Education, A.A. (Ferris State University)
General Education Requirement:
Social Sciences
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
3. Critical Thinking: Gather and synthesize relevant information, evaluate alternative perspectives, or understand inquiry as a means of creating knowledge, 4. Cultural Competence: Understand diverse interpersonal and cultural perspectives through analysis of scholarly or creative works, 5. Information Literacy: Discover, ethically apply, or disseminate scholarly information
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Develop a basic understanding of the natural environment in each world region.
- Assess the important environmental problems of various world regions.
- Comprehend the different roles of gender in various societies.
- Recognize the disparities in wealth across the globe and assess economic attributes in relation to natural resource availability and consumption.(GELO 5)
- Understand aspects of globalization in today’s world.
- Clearly and completely state and describe a problem/issue.
- Understand that there are different perspectives on community, national, and international issues.
- Apply social and human behavioral theory to understand alternative interpersonal or the cultural perspectives of those that occupy different geographic regions, especially with regard to ethnicity, religion, nationality, and gender. (GELO 4)
- Identify questions and hypotheses important to understanding unique social phenomena, individual behavior and/ or that characterize different groups of people and the operation of societal institutions geographic regions they occupy. (GELO 3)
- Comprehend how changing social conditions affect the behavior of individuals in different regions, the operation of societal institutions and/or especially with regard to the perception impact of social phenomena globalization.
- Articulate a theoretical perspective guiding the collection, analysis, and interpretation of demographic data used to investigate, which infer and illustrate various social phenomena, individual behavior and/ or the operation of societal institutions that typify distinctive geographic regions and peoples.
- Apply social and behavioral theory to explore one’s own individual rights and responsibilities as part of a civil society.
Course Outline:
I. Introduction to World Regional Geography
A. Diversity Amid Globalization
1. Population
2. Religion
3. Geopolitics
B. The Changing Global Environment
1. Climate
2. Water Resources
3. Environmental Issues and Natural Hazards
4. Agriculture
II. The Americas
A. North America
1. Climate
2. Environmental Issues
3. Immigration and Ethnicity
4. Economic Geography
5. Religion
B. Latin America and the Caribbean
1. Climate
2. Environmental Issues
3. Historical Geography
4. NAFTA
5. Indigenous Peoples
6. Agriculture
7. The Role of Women
8. Religion
III. Europe and the Russian Realm
A. Europe
1. Climate
2. Economic Geography
3. The Geography of the Cold War
4. Geopolitical Issues
5. Immigration and Ethnicity
6. Population Patterns
7. Religion
8. Agriculture
9. Medical Geography
C. Russia and Its Neighbors
1. Climate
2. Economic Geography
3. Historical Geography of Communism and its aftermath
4. The Geography of the Cold War
5. Geopolitical Issues
6. Population Patterns
7. Religion
8. Agriculture
9. Medical Geography
10. Environmental Issues
11. The Role of Women
IV. Africa and the Middle East
A. Southwest Asia
1. Climate
2. Environmental Issues
3. Religion
4. Israel and its neighbors
5. Historical Geography of the Jewish People
6. Power and Oil
7. Terrorism and Anti-terrorism
8. Geopolitical Issues
9. The Role of Women
B. North Africa
1. Climate
2. Environmental Issues
3. Religion
4. Geopolitical Issues
5. The Role of Women
C. Sub-Saharan Africa
1. Climate
2. Environmental Issues
3. Religion
4. Geopolitical Issues
5. The Role of Women
6. Historical Geography of Southern Africa
7. Indigenous Peoples
8. Leadership
V. Asia
A. South Asia
1. Climate
2. Environmental Issues
3. Religion
4. Geopolitical Issues
5. The Role of Women
B. East Asia
1. Climate
2. Environmental Issues
3. Population Patterns
4. Geopolitical Issues
5. The Role of Women
C. Southeast Asia
1. Climate
2. Environmental Issues
3. Population Patterns
4. Religion
5. Geopolitical Issues
6. Vietnam War and its Aftermath
7. The Role of Women
VI. Oceania
A. Australia
1. Climate
2. Environmental Issues
3. Indigenous Peoples
4. Geopolitics
B. New Zealand
1. Climate
2. Environmental Issues
3. Indigenous Peoples
4. Geopolitics
C. Pacific Islands
1. Climate
2. Environmental Issues
3. Indigenous Peoples
4. Geopolitics
Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
Yes
Instructional Strategies:
Field Study: 0-20%
Lectures or Films: 30-40%
Asynchronous and/or Synchronous Discussion: 40-60%
Mandatory Course Components:
None
Equivalent Courses:
None
Accepted GRCC Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Credit: Human Geography
AP Min. Score: 3 or higher
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: NA
Course prepares students to seek the following external certification:
No
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with ARW/IRW Pairing: IRW 98, IRW 99
Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
Course Type:
General Education- Offering designed to meet the specific criteria for a GRCC Distribution Requirement. The course should be designated by the requirement it fulfills.
Course Format:
Lecture - 1:1
Total Lecture Hours Per Week: 3
People Soft Course ID Number: 101152
Course CIP Code: 45.0701
Maximum Course Enrollment: 36
General Room Request: None
High School Articulation Agreements exist?: No
If yes, with which high schools?: None
Non-Credit GRCC Articulation Agreement With What Area: No
Identify the Non Credit Programs this Course is Accepted: NA
School: School of Liberal Arts
Department: Social Sciences
Discipline: GE
Faculty Credential Requirements:
Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), Other (list below), 18 graduate credit hours in discipline being taught (HLC Requirement)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details:
Master’s Degree in Geography or related field including 9 graduate credits of Geography devoted to examinations of specific world region or equivalent experience in foreign-area fieldwork.
Major Course Revisions: General Education Review
Last Revision Date Effective: 20220216T13:31:30
Course Review & Revision Year: 2026-2027
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