Geography 200: Winter 2008

This web page contains course materials and links relevant to Geography 200. If you misplace anything or want to prepare for a lecture in advance, check here. I'm always interested in feedback from students, so please click here to email me.

Course Documents

Click below to download copies of the materials passed out on the first day of class:

• Course syllabus (.rtf format)
• Current events notebook assignment (.rtf format)

Quiz and Test Resources

• Place name quiz resources
• Test 5 Study Guide (The non-comprehensive final exam will be given on Tuesday, March 11, at 5:30)

Lecture Outlines

The outlines below show the topics planned for each lecture. View them before a lecture (or print them out) in order to prepare for that day's class. Since they are outlines, they do not include everything that will be covered, nor do they include everything that will be on the exams. They are not substitutes for coming to class. Most are password-protected; please use the username and password given in class. Those currently available for downloading are highlighted in the list below:

• The Caribbean Rim
• Middle America
• South America
• Oceania

Links to outside resources

• Current events notebook resources:
  • The Current Events Notebook FAQ
  • Blank Outline Maps from About.com
  • Approved newspapers:
    • The Christian Science Monitor
    • The Los Angeles Times
    • The New York Times
    • The Wall Street Journal ("OpinionJournal" articles are free; the rest of the site requires a paid subscription)
    • The Washington Post
• Links for other assignments:
  • Darfur assignment: Q & A: Crisis in Darfur from Human Rights Watch
  • Use the OSU Libraries Research Databases page to access the databases to locate your other articles
  • Here is some additional information on Darfur in an interactive archive from the Washington Post.
• Other links of geographical interest:
  • Download Google Earth, an interactive map of the entire world
  • Geography at About.com, an excellent collection of information about the discipline and links to more resources
  • TopoZone, a collection of large-scale topographical maps covering the entire United States
  • NASA's Visible Earth, a collection of satellite images of notable physical features
  • The CIA World Factbook for basic information about every country (from a U.S. government perspective)

The Ohio State University Geography Department Site
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