COURSE DESCRIPTION
A virtual field trip from the comfort of home!
Introduces geographic concepts of region, nature-society relationships and spatial organization to compare and contrast Canada, the United States, and places within them. Maps used to explore and understand spatial patterns in the human experience and physical environment.
E-mail Dr. Zeitler with questions about the course.
Introduces geographic concepts of region, nature-society relationships and spatial organization to compare and contrast Canada, the United States, and places within them. Maps used to explore and understand spatial patterns in the human experience and physical environment.
E-mail Dr. Zeitler with questions about the course.
LECTURES
Online lectures mean you are in control!
Narrated lectures are posted to YouTube so you can pause them to catch up with notes or rewind to revisit an important topic. You can also work ahead if you wish! Upon enrollment, you will have access to all of the lectures via Canvas. Below is a typical three-week* course itinerary:
Week One
Day 1: Introduction & North America's Environmental Setting
Day 2: Historical Geographies & Political Economies of North America
Day 3: The Atlantic Periphery
Day 4: Québec
Day 5: Exam 1
Week Two
Day 6: Megalopolis
Day 7: The Great Lakes & Corn Belt
Day 8: The Inland South & the Coastal South
Day 9: The Great Plains & The Rocky Mountains
Day 10: Exam 2
Week Three
Day 11: The Intermontane West & U.S./Mexico Borderlands
Day 12: California & The Pacific Northwest
Day 13: Hawai`i and the Pacific Islands
Day 14: The Far North
Day 15: Exam 3
*Regions covered by day are determined by the length of the term and occurrences of legal holidays.
Narrated lectures are posted to YouTube so you can pause them to catch up with notes or rewind to revisit an important topic. You can also work ahead if you wish! Upon enrollment, you will have access to all of the lectures via Canvas. Below is a typical three-week* course itinerary:
Week One
Day 1: Introduction & North America's Environmental Setting
Day 2: Historical Geographies & Political Economies of North America
Day 3: The Atlantic Periphery
Day 4: Québec
Day 5: Exam 1
Week Two
Day 6: Megalopolis
Day 7: The Great Lakes & Corn Belt
Day 8: The Inland South & the Coastal South
Day 9: The Great Plains & The Rocky Mountains
Day 10: Exam 2
Week Three
Day 11: The Intermontane West & U.S./Mexico Borderlands
Day 12: California & The Pacific Northwest
Day 13: Hawai`i and the Pacific Islands
Day 14: The Far North
Day 15: Exam 3
*Regions covered by day are determined by the length of the term and occurrences of legal holidays.
ASSESSMENTS
Daily quizzes and discussions keep you engaged and informed.
Map quizzes lay the groundwork to geographic understanding of the U.S. and Canada. Moderated discussions provide a forum for mutual understanding of course material and preparation for examinations. Online examinations test your knowledge of the continent's environments, cultures, and economies.
Assessment Breakdown
5% One Exercise
8% Two Short Essays
57% Three Examinations
21% Eleven Class Discussions
10% Ten Map Quizzes
Map quizzes lay the groundwork to geographic understanding of the U.S. and Canada. Moderated discussions provide a forum for mutual understanding of course material and preparation for examinations. Online examinations test your knowledge of the continent's environments, cultures, and economies.
Assessment Breakdown
5% One Exercise
8% Two Short Essays
57% Three Examinations
21% Eleven Class Discussions
10% Ten Map Quizzes
ACCOLADES
"I loved Ezra's summer 2020 CanAm class! He made the class very enjoyable with awesome lectures. He has been to so many places & has such great knowledge to share about them. The class itself has lectures, readings, daily discussion boards, map quizzes, 3 exams, & 2 papers. One must devout time to do well, but it's worth it!" Anonymous student review on ratemyprofessor.com