| August | 26 | W | Introduction | |
| 28 | F | Geography and Latin America | Chapter 1 | |
| 31 | M | Landforms and Water Features | Chapter 2 | |
| September | 2 | W | Landforms and Water Features | |
| 4 | F | Article Discussion | ||
| 7 | M | Weather and Climate | Chapter 3 | |
| 9 | W | Weather and Climate | ||
| 11 | F | Article Discussion | ||
| 14 | M | Biogeography | Chapter 4 | |
| 16 | W | Pre-Columbian Civilizations | Chapter 7 | |
| 18 | F | Article Discussion | ||
| 21 | M | Pre-Columbian Civilizations | ||
| 23 | W | Colonialism and Conquest | Chapter 5 | |
| 25 | F | Colonialism and Conquest | ||
| 28 | M | Exam 1 | ||
| 30 | W | The Columbian Exchange | ||
| October | 2 | F | Country Profiles | |
| 5 | M | The Columbian Exchange | ||
| 7 | W | Changing Demography | ||
| 9 | F | No Class-Fall Break | ||
| 12 | M | Today's Cultural Geography | Chapter 8 | |
| 14 | W | Today's Cultural Geography | ||
| 16 | F | Country Profiles | Data Project Deadline | |
| 19 | M | Religion in Latin America | Chapter 9 | |
| 21 | W | Religion in Latin America | ||
| 23 | F | Country Profiles | ||
| 26 | M | Political Geography | Chapter 6 | |
| 28 | W | Political Geography | ||
| 30 | F | No Class | ||
| November | 2 | M | Agriculture | Chapter 10 |
| 4 | W | Agriculture | ||
| 6 | F | No Class | ||
| 9 | M | Exam 2 | ||
| 11 | W | Resources, Mining, and Manufacturing | Chapter 11 | |
| 13 | F | Article Discussion | ||
| 16 | M | Migration and Urbanization | Chapter 12 | |
| 18 | W | Migration and Urbanization | ||
| 20 | F | Article Discussion | Profile Deadline | |
| Thanksgiving Break | ||||
| 30 | M | Development | Chapter 13 | |
| December | 2 | W | Development | |
| 4 | F | Article Discussion | ||
| 7 | M | Human Impacts on the Environment | ||
| 9 | W | A Regional Overview of Latin America | ||
| 11 | F | Conclusion and Course Evaluation | ||
| 18 | F | Final Exam (10:30-12:30) |
The chapter readings listed above are found in your textbook:
David L. Clawson, Latin America and the Caribbean: Lands and
Peoples (Dubuque, IA: Wm. C. Brown Publishers, 1996).
Reading Discussions
Building on the lecture material, the class will discuss a variety
of articles on important Latin American topics. Many of these
articles appear in Global Studies: Latin America. Others
(listed below) will be distributed in class in advance of their
discussion.
| September | 4 | Global Studies Article 1; Global Studies pp. 3-7 |
| September | 11 | Global Studies Article 2; Denevan article |
| September | 18 | Global Studies Articles 6, 7, & 8 |
| November | 13 | Global Studies Articles 13 & 16 |
| November | 20 | Global Studies Article 15; Gilbert article |
| December | 4 | Global Studies Articles 9 & 18; Collins & Scott article |
Collins, C. and Scott, S. "Air Pollution in the Valley of
Mexico." Geographical Review 83 (1993): 119-133.
Denevan, William M. "The Pristine Myth: The Landscape of
the Americas in 1492." Annals of the Association of American
Geographers 82 (1992): 369-385.
Gilbert, Alan. "Debt, Poverty and the Latin American City."
Geography 80 (1995): 323-333.