GEO 101 World Human Geography
Spring 2008
WWW Resources: Geographical Concepts and The Global Context

What is Geography?, Discussion 1: The Geography of Breakfast, discussion 2: The Geography of McGlobalization, Space-Time, Globalization, of Culture and Consumerism, of Industry, Honduran Mosquitia, World-Systems Theory and Other Theories of Global Change, Diffusion, Diffusion of Disease, Diffusion of Cholera, Diffusion of HIV/AIDS

What is Geography?

What is Geography? and by Matt Rosenberg from the About.com's Geography site.

Discussion 1: The Geography of Breakfast

• International Sugar Organization
• See also Discussion 8: The Geography of Commercial Agriculture below

Discussion 2: The Geography of McGlobalization

• Interview with Vandana Shiva on McDonalds in India
• Mcspotlight (Mirror Site)
• The McLibel Case

Space-Time

• "The Time of Space and the Space of Time: The Future of Social Science" by Immanuel Wallerstein. Academic paper that contains some interesting insights into different conceptions of time and space within the social sciences including geography.

Globalization

• The Dark Side of Globalization: What the Media Are Missing from The Nation
• Jihad Vs. McWorld by Benjamin R. Barber from The Atlantic Monthly
• 1492: An Ongoing Voyage Exhibit
• Mother Earth Mother Board by Neal Stephenson Wired 4.12 An "epic" article tracing the path of the world's largest undersea cable as well as the history of empire and globalization. Excellent reading
  • Transcript of an on-line chat with Neal Stephenson about his article (watch for your instructor's (MikeL) nerdy question.)
  • ICPC Submarine Cables of the World - WWW Information Page

Of Culture and Consumerism

• CocaCola
• Coke Bottles of the World
• Nike
• The Green Swoosh Campaign Join the Green Swoosh Campaign and show your support for Nike (a needy cause if I ever saw one!)
• Just Stop it The Nike Watch Campaign Join and show your disgust for Nike. Includes the provocative report "Sweating For Nike"
• Real World Records --The Globalization of Music

Of Industry

See Discussion 7: The Geography of Maquiladora Development Below

The Honduran Mosquitia

• Honduran Rainforests In Danger From Tearfund a Christian international relief and development agency in the UK and Ireland. This site provides more background on the controverseys over the Honduran rainforest as discussed in lecture.
• Stone Axes Honduras From Multinational Monitor Online March 1992. Article describes Stone Container Corporation's involvement in the conflicts over the rainforests.
• Norma I. Love Association brings help to Mosquitia From Honduras This Week. Highlights mispeceptions about the Mosquitia on the part of the rest of Honduras.

World Systems Theory and Other Theories of Global Change

• The Modern World-System and Evolution by Immanuel Wallerstein from the Journal of World-Systems Research. Rather technical for the uninitiated but it gives a nice flavor of the World-Systems research as well as some insight into the idea of a World System.
• Surfing The Third Wave Alvin And Heidi Toffler On Life And Work In The Information Age An Interview with Alvin and Heidi Toffler from Microtimes.

Diffusion

Diffusion of Diseases

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) home page

Diffusion of Cholera

• Medical Geography and Cholera in Perú Learn a bit about medical geography, the key role that geography played in discovering the Cholera transmission, and about the 1992 Cholera epidemic in Peru.
• Epidemic Cholera in the New World: Translating Field Epidemiology into New Prevention Strategies a paper on recent Cholera outbreaks in Latin America from the CDC.

Diffusion of HIV/AIDS

• Peter Gould, Penn State University: AIDS Maps of the United States
  • Use these to help visualize the diffusion of AIDS in the United States.
• How is AIDS transmitted?
• The HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report
  • "The HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report contains tabular and graphic information about U.S. AIDS and HIV case reports, including data by state, metropolitan statistical area, mode of exposure to HIV, sex, race/ethnicity, age group, vital status, and case definition category. It is published semi-annually by the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)."
• HIV/AIDS Statistics
• The Body: A Multimedia AIDS and HIV Information Resource
• Colorado HealthNet HIV/AIDS Center
• AIDS Bytes On-line Dictionary of AIDS Related Terms
  • Definition of Aids
• NAMES Project (AIDS Quilt)
• AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP/New York)
• Yahoo listing of AIDS resources (There are lots here)

 

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