Course Section 1 Content Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right Credit Type: Course ACE ID: SDCM-0037 Version: 3 Organization's ID: Geography 101 Organization: Study.com, LLC Location: Classroom-based Length: Self-paced. 13 weeks (39 hours) Minimum Passing Score: 70 ACE Credit Recommendation Period: 5/1/2023 - 4/30/2026 12/1/2019 - 4/30/2023 4/1/2016 - 11/30/2019 Credit Recommendation & Competencies Section 2 Content Section 2 Content Left Section 2 Content Right Level Credits (SH) Subject Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Human Geography or Cultural Geography Description Section 3 Content Section 3 Content Left Section 3 Content Right Objective: The course objective is to introduce students to and teach them about human cultural geography by exploring major languages and religions, plant and animal domestication, settlement patterns, modern economic systems, and resources and agriculture. Learning Outcomes: Focus on contemporary geography by examining cultural ecology and environmental determinism, and discovering how new technologies enhance geographical exploration Infer and justify the origins of human culture and its effect on the environment by examining the domestication of plants and animals and the impact of resource consumption Connect ethnic distribution with settlement patterns and evaluate the effect this has on cities, suburbs, and rural areas Assess the impact humans have on the environment, distinguish between renewable and non-renewable resources, and consider threats to environmental sustainability Describe the development of languages and religions and identify differences in religious cultures Break down economic sectors, assess their standards of living, and anticipate how the economy of a region is affected by its resources Weigh and debate the benefits of industrialization, genetic engineering, and chemical pesticides against land conservation and hazardous waste management Identify environmental risk factors such as toxins and pollutants, and question how politics can affect environmental health. General Topics: Introduction to human and cultural geography The geography of languages, religions, and material culture The origin and dispersal of humans and culture Effects of population on the environment Domestication of plants and animals Ethnicity and geography Geography of land resources Spatial processes Settlement patterns Modern economic systems Political geography Impacts of humans on the environment Renewable resources Nonrenewable resources Food and agriculture Instruction & Assessment Section 4 Content Section 4 Content Left Section 4 Content Right Instructional Strategies: Audio Visual Materials Methods of Assessment: Examinations Quizzes Supplemental Materials Section 5 Content Section 5 Content Left Section 5 Content Right Equivalencies Section 6 Content Section 6 Content Left Section 6 Content Right Button Content Rail Content 1 Other offerings from Study.com, LLC View All Courses College Credit Opportunities Page Content