GEG 207 Geography on the United States and Canada

1. Locate major cities, states, provinces, territories, and other important cultural features on a map of the U.S. and Canada. 
2. Locate major landforms, rivers, vegetation and climate regions, and other important physical features on a map of the U.S. and Canada. 
3. Explain how the pattern of landforms is related to the distribution of climates, vegetation, and rivers. 
4. Describe the population characteristics and distribution of both countries. 
5. Summarize the political and economic geography of the U.S. and Canada. 
6. Compare and contrast the physical and cultural environments of the western and eastern parts of the continent. 
7. List the most important natural resources of the two countries and evaluate the controversies surrounding their management. 
8. Identify key features of the various geographic regions of the two countries. 
9. Evaluate and discuss the future challenges and opportunities the region faces as its population grows and its economy changes. 
10. Explain how a geographic perspective can help provide a better understanding of current events in North America. 

Statewide General Education Outcomes:

1. Apply analytical skills to social phenomena in order to understand human behavior. 
2. Apply knowledge and experience to foster personal growth and better appreciate the diverse social world in which we live. 

• Thinking Geographically 
• Physical Environment 
  • Physiographic regions 
  • Climate regions 
  • Vegetation patterns 
  • Biomes and ecoregions 
• Cultural Environment 
  • Population and settlement 
  • Migration 
  • Urban geography 
  • Patterns of agriculture and industry 
  • Political geography 
• Regions of the U.S. and Canada 
  • Atlantic periphery 
  • Quebec 
  • Megalopolis 
  • Great Lakes/Corn Belt 
  • Inland and Coastal South 
  • Great Plains 
  • Rocky Mountains 
  • Intermontane West 
  • MexAmerica 
  • Pacific Northwest 
  • California/Hawaii and Pacific Islands 
  • Far North 
• Future of North America