Syllabus
- Introduction, course requirements- Concept of geography, territoriality, political geography, human geography, physical geography, sovereign state - Cold War, bipolar world, Third World, O Tuathail, world system, center, periphery- Current geopolitical situation- Strategic locations, disputed territories- Demographic aspects of geography - Economic geography: distribution of wealth, natural resources, main trade routes, communication lines- Environmental aspects of geography
Annotation
The course World Geography Today 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.