James Leigh, University of Nicosia Tracy Bucco Cultural Geography

TRVL-310 Cultural Geography Introduction

Course is designed and taught by James Leigh James Leigh, PhD Chartered Geographer Asst. Professor Cultural Geography University of Nicosia Cyprus

Course texts You need them! 1. Leigh, J. Course Pack (from me ~Euro 10) 2. Any good atlas, e.g. Student Atlas, Collins Longman, Latest edition (UNic bookshop ~ Euro 20) 3. Leigh, J. and Hill, S. (2007), Safari, through Culture, Behaviour and Communication, Nicosia, Afi (Touch) Editions (Library and from me ~ Euro 15) 4. Rubenstein, J. (2005), The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography, Latest Edition, Saddle River, Prentice Hall. (library)

Extra helpful reading material … 1. Fellman, J. Getis, A. and Getis, J. (2005), Human Geography: Landscapes of Human Activities, Latest Edition, New York, McGraw-Hill. 2. Jordan-Bychkov, T. and Domosh, M. (2003), The Human Mosaic: A Thematic Introduction to Cultural Geography, New York, Freeman.

Cultural Geography ► An integrating discipline, shows how cultural and human activities are distributed around the earth in clusters. And there are links connecting these clusters. ► A geographic view often is powerful in giving a true reflection of how events are really on the ground, for example:  Are European peoples spread around the world generally well off?  Is democracy related to religion?  Do population statistics vary with the level of national economic development?  Are faith systems associated with civilization?

It is hoped the course will encourage you to: ► Develop a curiosity for cultural awareness in geography ► Be more sensitive to culture through geographic principles and content Cultural Geography

Syllabus ► This is a general course in cultural geography and will cover a selection from the following topics:   Nature of Geography   Fundamentals of Geography   Population geography   Language   Religion   Culture   European culture   Political geography   Development   Agriculture   Resources   Post energy society

Assignments and requirements 1. Two PPT presentations 2. MidTerm exam (multiple choice, T/F, maps, charts, short answer, short essay?) 3. Final exam (multiple choice, T/F, short answer, maps, charts, short essay?)

Referenced PPT presentations

You may find my free website resources helpful on some topics. Check tabs: My online works online works Videos online online Publications

First referenced PPT presentation10% MidTerm Exam25% Second referenced PPT presentation25% Final Exam40% Total100% Grading

START NOW Welcome to Cultural Geography

► Many visual items are used in the course. ► They have been collected in “notes” over several years. ► If any items are unreferenced please let us know. ► We would be happy to give credits. ► James Leigh, University of Nicosia (Tracy Bucco)