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COURSE GOALS

Lay and discuss the foundations ofthe disciplines of Geography and

Geomorphology and familiarize students with different earth systems;

Train students in map interpretation and use;

Introduce sfudents to various tools for landfom measurement, land-

form analysis, applied research, and decision making;

Expose students to urgent issues, realities, and applications ofgeo-

morphological studies such as hazard mitigation, multicriteria evalua-

tion, site selection, and conceptual modelling;

Enable students to acquire geographical literacy through scholarly re-

search.

Geography 1,21,

Landform Analysis and Map Interpretation3 units for discussion, L unit for laboratory

David f onathan C. Garciadavi dj onathan garcia@yahoo.com981 8500loc.241,6091.7 81.0 3524by appointmentin CSSP Faculty Center Room 41,6

during Mondays to Fridays, 1, to 4 pm

Geography 1,21,

LEARNING GOALS

cognitive

geographical and geomorphological ideas, methods, critiques, and

applications, including mapping and witing

psychomotor

field and map skills.

affective

appreciation of Geography, Geomorphology, earth systems, mapping,

landform analysis, and the applications related to the course.

THE UP DEPARTMENT OFGEOGRAPHY

Established ln 1983, theDepartment of Geographyspecializes in teaching, research,and extension activitles orientedtowards the propagatlon and ap-plication of geographic knowl-edge in various scales and sec-tors in the Philippines andabroad.

Some of the particular strengtl'rsol the departnrent are inmapping, field work, and field-based teaching.

For more information,visit geog.upd.edu.ph

MODULES ANDTOPTCS

MODULE IGEOGRAPHY AS A DISCIPLINE

In this module, you shall be acquaintedwith the proper fundamental conceptsand skills for geographical thinking.Topics in this module are:

lntroducing GeographyParadigms and Histories of GeographyFields and Organizations of GeographyB as ic Ge o gr aphi cal Co n ceptsResearch Methods in Geography

MODULE 3GEOMORPHOLOGY AS ADISCIPLINE

In this module, you shall be equippedwith the theoretical foundations of land-form analysis and you shall be able toquestion the subjects through thesetopics:

Geomorphologr at the Outsetldeas, Paradigms, HistoriesBasic Framework, Parameters, Tech-niquesAGeneral Framework

MODULE 2MAPS

Maps have been the quintessential humanexpression of our ever expanding world.Instead of memorizing capitals and coun-try names, we will focus on the reasonswhy maps have been useful both for nobleand sinister ends in the following topics:

MapsMap DesignMap InterpretationCritical Cartography

MODULE 4SYSTEMS AND SCAPES

This is the meat of the course. At thismodule's end you should be able to criti-caly understand the following:

geomorphic system, rocks and structureof rockbodies, slope systems, fluvial sys-tems, groundwater systems, coastal sys-tems, eolian systems, glacial systems,and.more.

This module is painstakingly great.

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drinking cocktail, you are asked, "what dogeographers do?" Another person says,"what is the capital of Kazakhstan? *evil

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You politely answer the first questionwith ,"geography is the study of spaces"and slam the second with "l don't knowthe capital of Kazakhstan, but I know verywell why that nation-state was created."Now, you're the dance floor royalty.

Trivias and capitals are for quiz bees.Heck, the real geography iswhy and how the what is where!

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PREVIEW: COASTAL SYSTEMS

Coasts, despite being threatened by haz-ards such as tsunamis and storm surges,are home to a large portion of theworld's population and major metro-politan areas. In that context, humanshave continously added modifications,such as beach nourishment and recla-mation, to make coasts liveable. Yet his-torical records show that both in theshort and long runs, coastal dynamicshave prevailed to destablize settlementsand erode coastal land at increasinglyfast rates due to their ever-changingnature.

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PREVIEW: EOLIAN SYSTEMS

Seas of sand and other dry regions arethe popular images of eolian systems.Yet unbeknownst to many, these areasare not merely sandy places. Dunes mi-grate and can cover cities. Dust stormsfrequently envelop productive lands.The windy and dry conditions of theselandscapes merit our investigation.

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MODULES ANDTOPICS: ASSIGNED READINGS PER TOPIC

MODULE/TOPTC

Geography as a Discipline

Maps

Geomorpholos/ as a Discipline

Systems and Scapes

ASSIGNED READING

Arild Holt-fensen, chapter L

Matthews and Herbert, chapters 1,,2,3,5Gomez and fones III, chapter 2Pattison, Robinson, Clifford et. al

Gomez and fones III, chap 16Crampton, chap 1, Aber et. al chaps 1, 10Monmonier, Tlmer

Huggett [book), Gregory, Hamblin andChristiansen, Wylie, Meinig Smith et. al,Sharp, Geomorphlist, Sherman, Mason,Rhoads, Bradshaw, Worsley, Tadaki et. al,Mitchell, Castree, Ginn and Demeritt, Hug-gett fiournal article), Thornes, Dramis et.al

Thorn and Welford, O'Neill, Curtis, Mar-cotullio and Boyle, Huggett [book), Grego-

ry, Hamblin and Christiansen, Strahler,Moss, Fisher and Unwin fchap 6), Serote

fchaps 1, and2), Wisner fchaps 1, and2),

MODULES ANDTOPICS: BIBLIOGRAPHYBOOKS, CHAPTERS, JOURNALS, AND OTHER WORKSThree words: read or perish.

Bradshaw, M. Process, Time and the Physical Landscape: Geomorpholorytoday. Geography. 1982.

Castree, Noel. Nature. Roudedge. 2005.

Clifford, Nicholas, et. al. Key Concepts in Geography. Sage. 2008.

Crampton, Jeremy. Mapping: A Critical Introduction to Cartography and GIS. Wiley-Blackwell. 2010.

Dramisa, Francesco eL al. Nature and Aims ofGeomorphological Mapping. Developments in Earth Surface Processes. Elsevier. 2011.

Fisher, Peter and David Unwin. Re-presenting GIS. Wiley. 2005.

Geomorphlist. [s Geomorpholory within Geography or Geolory? n.d.

Ginn, Franklin and David Demeritt. Nature: A Contested Concepl Sage. 2009.

Gomez, Basil and John Paul Jones [[. Research Methods in Geography. Wiley-Blackwell. 2010.

Gregory, Kenneth. The Earth's Land Surface. Sage.2010.

Hamblin, W. Kenneth and Eric Christiansen. Earti's Dynamic SJAtems. Prentice Hall. 2003.

Holt-Jensen, Arild. Geography: History and Concepts. Sage. 2009.

Huggetl Richard. Fundamentals of Geomorpholory. 2007.

Huggetl Richard. Cranks, Conventionalists, and Gemorpholory. Area- 2OO2-

Marcotullio, Peter and Grant Boyle. Defining an Ecosystem Approach to Urban Management and Policy Development. UNU. 2003.

Mason, G.R. The Role ofGeolory in the Sixth-form Geomorpholory Course. Geography. 1972.

Matthews, fohn and David Herbert. Geography: AVeryShort Introduction. Oford. 2008.

Mayhew, Susan. Dictionary of Geography. Oxford. 2004.

Meinig, D.W. The Beholding Eye: Ten Versions ofthe Same Scene. n.d.

Mitchell, Don. There's No Such Thing as Culture: Towards a Reconceptualization ofthe ldea ofCulture in Geography. 1995.

Monmonier, Mark. Howto Lie with Maps. UniversityofChicago. 1991.

Moss, Michael. Landscape Synthesis, Landscape Processes and Land Classification, some Theoretical and Methodological Issues. GeoJoumal. 1983.

O'Neill, Roberl Is ItTime to Burythe Ecosystem Concept? Ecolory. 2001.

Pattiso4 William. The Four Traditions ofGeography. loumal of Geography. National Council for Geographic Education. 1964.

Rhoads, Bruce. The Dynamic Basis ofGeomorpholory Reenvisioned. Geography. 2006.

Robinson, J. t€wis. A New Look at the Four Traditions of Geography. lournal of Geo graphy- 7972-

Serote, Ernesto. Property, Patrimony, and Tenitory: Foundations ofLand Use Planning in the Philippines. SURP.2004.

Sharp. Geomorpholory - The Science ofToday's Geolory. n.d.

Sheman, Douglas. Methodoloryin Geomorpholory: Traditions and Hypocrisy. AAG. 1999.

Smith, eL al. Landscape Developmenl Collective Amnesia and the Need for Integration in Geomorphological Research. Area. 2002.

Strahler, Arthur. Geomorphic Terminolory and Classification of Land Masses. Journal ofGeolory. 1946.

Tadaki, Marc, et. al. Nature, Culture, and the Work ofPhysical Geography. Wiley. 2012.

Thorn, C.E. and M.R Welford. The Equilibrium Concept in Geomorpholory. AAG. 1984.

Thornes, J.B. Evolutionary Geomorpholory. Geography. 1983.

Wisner, Ben, eL al. The Roudedge Handbook ofHazards and Disaster Risk Reduction. Roudedge. 2012.

Wo6ley, Peter. Whither Geomorpholory. Area. 1979.

Wylie, John. Landscape. Roudedge. 2007.

REQUIREMENTS

SUMMARY

requirement count credit

exams 3 5oo/o

plates 20 2oo/o

case study I 2oo/o

fieldwork \ loo/o

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50% EXAMS

20% PLATES

20%CASE STUDY

GRADE CONVERSION

points95-10090-9486-8982-857A-Al74-7770-7365-6960-6451-5900-50

equivalent1.00t.251.50r.752.002.252.502.753.004.005.00

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are hard and unforgiving. Read, discussin class, review. You should study well.

are the laboratory activities ofthe class.

Consistent reading, review, classparticipation and attendance in classwill give you easier times in accomplishing the plates. Also, answeringplates is a form of review for the exam.The plates are compiled in a work book

is an individual effort with two outputs:report and a research paper.

is a two-day out-of-class event.

HOW IS MY FINAL GRADECALCULATED?

After the individual requirements are graded, thescores fin percentagesJ are entered into an elec-tronic spreadsheet. The percentages are weightedand summarized thereafter. An example is below.

exams 9oo/o x 50plates looo/o x 20case study 80%o x 2O

fieldwork 9oo/o X 10

On the conversion scale, 9O is 7,25

4520t69

90 points

IS THE FIELD TRIPREQUIRED?

The definite answer is yes. Yourparticipation shall be throughfield work. During the fieldwork, mapping and scoping ac-tivities shall be done individuallyand in groups for you to applythe concepts in the classroom.This semester, the field trip shallbe in the Ilocos Region.

SCHEDULE

NOVEMBER

8 syllabus13 IntroducingGeography15 Paradigms and Histories ofGeography20 Fields and Organizations of Geography

Basic Geographical Concepts22 Basic Geographical Concepts

Research Methods in Geography27 Maps and Map Design29 Map Design

DECEMBER

6 firstexamLL results of first exam and plate discussion13 No class: Lantern Parade

JANUARY

8 Geomorpholog5r as a Discipline10 Ideas, Paradigms, and Histories15 Basic Framework, Parameters, and TechniquesL7 A General Framework22 second exam

4 Map Interpretation and Critical Cartography 7 case studies 4,5,6

FEBRUARY

5 Slope Systems7 Fluvial SystemsL2 Groundwater SystemsL4 Coastal SystemsL9 Eolian Systems2L Glacial Systems26 third exam2A results of third exam and plate discussion

MARCH

5 case studies 1,2,3

L2 case studies 7,8,9L4 casestudies LO,LL,L2L9 case studies, L3,L4,Ls2I case studies, L6, 17, LA

22 Last day for graduating students to cleardeficiencies

26 lastdayofclassclass party

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WHAT DO I DO BEFORE ACLASS MEETING?

The primary thing to isread the readings.

During class, the instructor willtake less time defining and moretime integrating sources fromdifferent books as well from hispersonal experiences.

Therefore, construct your intel-lectual baseline by reading wellbefore class time to give chanceto everyone to critically reflecton concepts.

We will spend less time memo-rizing and more time debating,then.

24 resultsofsecondexamandplatediscussion L6 DeadlineforGrades26 midsemester29 GeomorphicSystem31 Rocks and Structure of Rock Bodies

Basic Materials and Processessubmission of case study topic

COURSE POLICIES

ONEThe insFuctor does not acceptlate submissions. Submissions are

submitted/presented during class time on the set deadline. [fa re-

quirement is not submitted in class on the set deadline, the grade for

that requirement is zero. Exams are taken only at the set dates.

TWOMake-up eems are given only under the following circumstances:

a. A medical emergency. Please bring a note from a physician.

b. A family emergency. Please bringa funeral or wedding announce-

ment, or other piece ofdoflmentation that explains tie situation.

c. Conflictwith a university-sponsored event. Please ask a coach or an

adviser to write an excuse letter to explain the absence.

d. Conflictwith a religious observance. Please inform the instructor

well in advance.

e. An unexpected and unwanted or exceptionally weird circumstance

(such as being involved in a road accident). Bring a copy ofthe police

reporL

THREEAvoid being late foryou to avoid missingplates and group activities.

FOURThree lates is one absence. More than six unexcused absences means a

grade of5. More than six excused absences means dropping tiecourse. No absence is a .25 upward step for your final grade.

FIVEPlagiarism is zero. Cheating is five.

stxIt is your responsibility to make sure that your requirements are re-

ceived by the instructor and that your record oflates and absences is

conect. [t is also your responsibilityto communicate with your group-

mates regarding your group outputs.

SEVENDo not textthe instructor after B pm and during non-class days. He

mightbe with his familyor enjoying a holidat too. Only sensible in-

quiries will be entertained. This is the format foryour text and online

messages: full name, subiecl section, class schedule, statement Break

this rule only in really exceptional cirflmstances.

EIGHTAs much as possible, letus do our correspondences in ourYahoo and

Facebookgroup pages. Text a classmate firsl Do not post questions on

the instructor's Facebookaccountwall. PM him instead. He's always

online.

NINEMobile phones should be in silent mode. Ifyou have to receive a call or

text anyone, you may do it outside the classroom.

TENEnioythe experience of taking Geog 12Mtwon't be fun all the time

but it shall beworthwhile.

YOU'RE SET!

Always remember the contentsof these handbook. Implementthem and talk to your instructoroften.

Own this course!Know why and howthe what is where!

ooPs!

Provide one that is like the ex-ample below. The photographshould be a recent 1, x 1, picture.The size ofthe index card shouldbe3x5inches.

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