GEOG 2200 : Introductory Lecture.docx
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Deliverables for this course include: a series of weekly on-line quizzes based upon the lectures and assigned readings for that week, two assignments; and, a final examination. Jobs -- energy -- financial crisis -- terrorism/security -- climate change -- health care: the list goes on and on. Let"s take energy and more specifically oil, as an example here. What impacts on the price of oil and, as an extension of this, gas: hurricanes in the gulf. Terrorism in the middle east and its impact on the security of supply from that crucial region. A strike at a refinery in the us. The promise of the oil sands in alberta. Issues associated with energy, and oil, impacts upon us in many ways. Ultimately, this is the purpose of this course. Approaching questions of global connection research and thought. Geographers introduce three spatial concepts to the study of any question: space, place, scale.
