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Introduction to geography

Class at Faculty of Social Sciences |
JMB119

Syllabus

Historical geography I., world in 1492, 1648, 1803, 1914

India

Historical geography II: world in 1925, 1942, 1988

China

Historical geography III: colonialism and its aftermath

Japan Korea

Political geography I.: Current international organizations and military alliances, NATO, EU, OSCE, NAFTA, FTAA, ASEAN

Southeast Asia

Political geography II: Types of states, administrative divisions, electoral districts

Australia, New Zealand

Economic geography I: distribution of wealth, natural resources

USA and Canada - Eastern part

Economic geography II: main trade routes, communication lines

USA and Canada - Western part

Economic geography III: energy resources, oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear energy

Mexico, Central America, Caribbean

Economic geography IV: multinational corporations, international financial flows

Spanish Latin America

Environmental aspects of geography I: climate change, deforestation, human impact on the planet

Brazil

Environmental aspects of geography II: food production, impact of agriculture, fertilizers

Muslim Africa

Gender aspects of geography, education, employment

Subsaharan Africa

Postmodern perspectives on geography, death of geography?

Annotation

The course Introduction to geography II. has two principle objectives - first, to introduce general theoretical approaches regarding the relationship between territoriality and political, social and historical developments. Second, to apply these concepts in specific locations and highlight the spatial aspects of political and social controversies.