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Welcome to Geography 107Introduction to Human Geography Dr. Steve Graves California State University, Northridge First day housekeeping Dr. Steve Graves Syllabus, Course Expectations, Schedules, Office Hours, Grades, Assignments, etc. all available at: /~sg4002/courses/107/107_home.html Better yet, Google “Steve Graves Geography” and look for my web pages there. Who Am I? Title protocol “Dr. Coach” Me top down desert burn 6th of 7 kids (not catholic) Industrial upbringing in Ohio Education BA Ohio State BSed Ohio Univ. 2 years public school teacher MA Miami PhD Illinois 5 yrs at Louisiana Tech I love: Football, music, road trips family Nikobe Elijah Marta-Wedding Day Why are you here? It’s a requirement! Why is geography a requirement? Broaden horizons: new places, new ideas Understand yourself and others better Spatial thinking Education…not…vocational training..but… Life and death Citizenship /publications/resources/business/page1.html /news/jan02/australia.shtml /news/jan02/geography.shtml geography.shtml You don’t want to wind up… What will you get out of this course? 1. Knowledge: You will know more about the United States and the rest of the world than you did when you began the course. 2. Skills: You will be able to “think like a geographer” and use some of the tools of the geographer by the end of the semester. 3. Disposition: Hopefully, you will be a better person and a better global citizen after completing this course. * * * *