Course

Course Summary

Credit Type:

Exam

ACE ID:

DANT-0071

Organization's ID:

SS304, ST304

Organization:

Prometric Inc, DSST Credit-by-Exam

Location:

Prometric DSST exams are offered at colleges, universities or military bases that are not owned by Prometric.

Length:

2 hours

Dates Offered:

Credit Recommendation & Competencies

Level	Credits (SH)	Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate	3	Introduction to Geography

Credit is recommended for examinees with scores of 400 or above.

Description

Objective:

This exam was developed to enable schools to award credit to students for knowledge equivalent to that learned by students taking the course. This examination includes Mapping the Earth, Concepts of Cultural Geography, Spatial Patterns of Culture and Regional
Geography.

Skills Measured:

1. Mapping the Earth - Grid Systems, Map Elements, Map Types, projections;

2. Concepts of Cultural geography -
Cultural systems and processes,
Population, Natural resources and culture (impact of human on environment and environment impact on humans);

3. Spatial Patterns of Culture -
Religious systems, Folk and Popular culture, Economic systems , Migrations settlement and land use patterns , Political geography; Demographics

4. Regional Geography -
Defining a region, World culture regions , Globalization

Instruction & Assessment