GEO150 Geography of World Commerce
Course Description
This course develops a global perspective on the historical, existing, and emerging commercial relationships between the United States and the rest of the world and presents the patterns of interaction among major countries. The course includes an overview of the location, flow, and uses of the earth's principle resources, both natural and cultural. Emphasis is placed on the manner in which the physical characteristics of the earth's surface affect political, social, cultural, and economic dynamics throughout the world.
Topics and Objectives
Major World Geographic Features
- Compare and contrast mental maps with real world geography.
- Identify major global distributions of natural geographic features.
- Describe the location of major population clusters and the transportation networks that connect them.
- Explain the importance of geography in human, economic, and cultural development.
Location of Economic and Cultural Factors
- Describe the geographic distribution of major languages, religions, and other cultural groupings.
- Describe the geographic distribution of political, social, and economic systems.
- Describe the geographic distribution of cultural factors of developed and underdeveloped countries.
Spatial Production and Consumption Patterns
- Explain the natural and historical development of major economic centers and the types of consumption and production throughout the world.
- Trace the historical development of major trading relationships and trading blocs.
- Describe the relative size and composition of the economies involved in trading blocs.
- Assess the flow of goods, services, and ideas between producer and consumer countries.
Geography, Social Customs, Cultural Heritage and Patterns, Economics, World Commerce, and World Environment as Barriers or Corridors
- Explain the effects of physical distance on social relationships and commerce.
- Evaluate the impact of technological change on commerce within countries and among nations.
- Examine the impact of natural, social, cultural, political, and economic factors upon world trade and commerce, emphasizing factors that create barriers and those that create corridors.
Trends in Demographics and World Commerce
- Analyze the global diffusion of ideas and technology.
- Explain the relationships among ideas, events, social climate, and commerce.
- Predict trends in demographics and global commercial patterns.
- Assess the future impact of commercial activity on the natural environment.
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