1. Welcome to Geography 107 Introduction to Human Geography
Dr. Steve Graves
California State University, Northridge

2. First day housekeeping
Dr. Steve Graves
Syllabus, Course Expectations, Schedules, Office Hours, Grades, Assignments, etc. all available at:
Better yet, Google “Steve Graves Geography” and look for my web pages there.

3. Who Am I?
Title protocol
“Dr. Coach”

4. Me 6th of 7 kids (not catholic) Industrial upbringing in Ohio
Education
BA Ohio State
BSed Ohio Univ.
2 years public school teacher
MA Miami
PhD Illinois
5 yrs at Louisiana Tech
I love:
Football, music, road trips
family
top down desert burn

5. Nikobe

6. Elijah

7. Marta-Wedding Day

8. Why are you here? It’s a requirement! Why is geography a requirement?
Broaden horizons: new places, new ideas
Understand yourself and others better
Spatial thinking
Education…not…vocational training..but…
Life and death
Citizenship
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9. You don’t want to wind up…

10. What will you get out of this course?
1. Knowledge: You will know more about the United States and the rest of the world than you did when you began the course.
2. Skills: You will be able to “think like a geographer” and use some of the tools of the geographer by the end of the semester.
3. Disposition: Hopefully, you will be a better person and a better global citizen after completing this course.