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GEOG101: World Regional Geography
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Course Introduction
Unit 1: Introduction to Geography
Unit 2: Europe
Unit 3: Russia
Unit 4: North America
Unit 5: Middle America
Unit 6: South America
Unit 7: Sub-Saharan Africa
Unit 8: North Africa and Southwest Asia
Unit 9: South Asia
Unit 10: East Asia
Unit 11: Southeast Asia
Unit 12: Australia and New Zealand
Unit 13: The Pacific and Antarctica
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Unit 5: Middle America
5.5: Hurricanes
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Course Syllabus
World Regional Map
A Political Map of the World
MapCheck: The World
Maps Show Us Who We Are, Not Just Where We Are
Geography Basics
Introduction to Geospatial Science and Technology
Latitude and Longitude
Latitude, Longitude, and Time Zones
Seasons, Daylight Hours, and Solar Zenith Angle
The Environment and Human Activity
Rainshadow Effect, Adiabatic Process, and Relative Humidity
The Other Inconvenient Truth
Population and Culture
A Family Tree for Humanity
Geoinquiry: World Population
How Language Transformed Humanity
Geoinquiry: Language and Religion
Globalization and Development
Navigating Our Global Future
Geoinquiry: Understanding Globalization
Mapping the Future of Countries
Why Societies Collapse
Geoinquiry: The Human Development Index
Map of Europe
MapCheck: Europe
Introducing the Realm: Europe
Geoinquiry: The First European Industrial Revolution
Historical Development Patterns
Geoinquiry: Early European Exploration
Geoinquiry: The Reformation
Regions of Western Europe
Imagine a European Democracy Without Borders
Why Brexit Happened – and What to Do Next
Eastern Europe
On Bulgaria and Its Future
Map of Russia
MapCheck: Russia
Introducing the Realm: Russia
Geoinquiry: Russian Expansion to the Sea
The USSR and the Russian Federation
What the Russian Revolution Would Have Looked Like on Social Media
Wry Photos That Turn Stereotypes Upside Down
Regions of Russia
Map of North America
MapCheck: North America
Introducing the Realm: North America
Santa Ana Winds
Sea Breeze and Land Breeze
Geoinquiry: North American Landforms
United States: Early Development and Globalization
Hamilton versus Madison and the Birth of American Partisanship
Geoinquiry: Westward, Ho!
How the U.S. Should Use Its Superpower Status
Geoinquiry: Steel and the Birth of a City
United States: Population and Religion
Geoinquiry: U.S.A. Demographics
Canada
Regions of the United States and Canada
New York – Before the City
MapCheck: Middle America
Introducing the Realm: Middle America
Mexico
The Dead Zone of the Gulf of Mexico
The Deadly Genius of Drug Cartels
Central America
Geoinquiry: Latin American Independence
The Caribbean
World-Class Healthcare
Hurricanes
Geoinquiry: Tropical Storms
How a Team of Chefs Fed Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria
Map of South America
MapCheck: South America
Introducing the Realm: South America
Urban North and Andean West
Geoinquiry: The Beagle's Path
Brazil
The Boiling River of the Amazon
The Coolest Animal You Know Nothing About and How to Save It
Geoinquiry: Tropical Deforestation
The Southern Cone
Map of Africa
MapCheck: Sub-Saharan Africa
Introducing the Realm: Sub-Saharan Africa
The Powerful Stories That Shaped Africa
Geoinquiry: Africa's Bounty and Borders
Geoinquiry: African Independence
Human Geography of Subsaharan Africa
The Age-Old Sharing Economies of Africa and Why We Should Scale Them
How Farming Could Employ Africa's Young Workforce
West Africa
A Tour of Nollywood, Nigeria's Booming Film Industry
Filming Democracy in Ghana
Central Africa
East Africa
Southern Africa
Map of North Africa and Southwest Asia
MapCheck: North Africa and Southwest Asia
Introducing the Realm: North Africa and Southwest Asia
The Attitudes That Sparked Arab Spring
Geoinquiry: Cradles of Civilization
Muhammad and Islam
Faith versus Tradition in Islam
North Africa and the African Transition Zone
The Sahel
A Young Poet Tells the Story of Darfur
Israel and Its Neighbors
The Arabian Peninsula
Globalizing the Local, Localizing the Global
Iraq, Turkey, and Iran
Central Asia and Afghanistan
Map of South Asia
MapCheck: South Asia
Introducing the Realm: South Asia
A Mind-Shifting Everest Swim
The Indian Monsoon
The Peripheral States of South Asia
Pakistan and Bangladesh
India
East versus West – the Myths that Mystify
The Rise of Cricket, the Rise of India
We Can Be Buddhas
Religions of India and South Asia
Map of East Asia
MapCheck: East Asia
Introducing the Realm: East Asia
Geoinquiry: The Silk Roads, Then and Now
Emerging China
Understanding the Rise of China
A Tale of Two Political Systems
The Generation That’s Remaking China
China's Periphery
Japan, North Korea, and South Korea
Ring of Fire
Weird or Just Different?
Escape from North Korea
What I Learned as a Prisoner in North Korea
Map of Southeast Asia
MapCheck: Southeast Asia
Introducing the Realm: Southeast Asia
The Mainland Countries
An Immigration Story
Escaping the Khmer Rouge
Why Great Architecture Should Tell a Story
The Insular Region
Life That Doesn't End With Death
Map of Australia and New Zealand
MapCheck: Australia and New Zealand
Introducing the Realm: Australia and New Zealand
Australia
A Shark Deterrent Wetsuit
New Zealand
Geoinquiry: Ocean Features
Map of The Pacific
Map of Antarctica
MapCheck: The Pacific and Antarctica
The Pacific Islands
My Country Will Be Underwater Soon Unless We Work Together
Antarctica
To the South Pole and Back
Discovering Ancient Climates in Oceans and Ice
How We Look Kilometers Below the Antarctic Ice Sheet
Geoinquiry: Climate Change
GEOG101 Study Guide
Course Feedback Survey
GEOG101: Certificate Final Exam
Saylor Direct Credit Quiz 1: Units 1-3
Saylor Direct Credit Quiz 2: Units 4-8
Saylor Direct Credit Quiz 3: Units 9-13
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