Text: Brown, Ralph. Historical Geography of the United States. Harcourt, Brace, and World. NY, 1948.

Course Objectives:

1. To introduce the concept of geographic change through time.
2. To examine the processes which produced the contemporary geographic landscapes.
3. To understand the geographic relationships between past and present agriculture, transportation patterns, industry, settlement patterns and other variables.
4. To examine the notion of how changing perceptions of the physical and cultural environment influenced human behavior and decision-making.

Course Content: The course beings with a discussion of the nature of historical geography, exploration, early perceptions of north America, early settlement, land uses, and population growth. The remainder of the course will be concerned with settlement and the evolution of various regional landscapes of North America. There will be time devoted to the development of Georgia's landscape which will be derived from personal research activities of the instructor.

Method of Evaluation: There will be two exams of equal value plus computer assignments which will constitute on grade. Tests will be given on the following dates:

Assignments: Assignments will prepare students to integrate computer technology into historical geography. Assignments will introduce students to geographic resources and information available via the Internet and geography-based educational CD-ROM's. You will be required to acquire and use e-mail accounts for communication. One point will be deducted from each assignment for each day late. Assignments are on Professor Good's Home Page at: http://geocities.datacellar.net/rainforest/1894/index.html.

Grade Scale: A: 100-90, B: 89-80, C: 79-70, D: 69-60, F: 59 and below. Grades, according to GSU policy, letter grades means the following: The "A" grade may be interpreted to mean that the instructor recognized exceptional capacities and exceptional performance. The grade of "B" signifies that the student has, for any combination of reason, demonstrated a significantly more effective command of the material than is generally expected in the course. The "C" grade is the instructor's certification that the student has demonstrated the required mastery of the material. The student is graded "D" when his/her grasp of the course is minimal. The "F" grade indicated failure to master the essentials and the necessity for repeating before credit may be allowed.

Attendance: Students are expected to attend all classes and be to class on time. Excessive absences would constitute two cuts. After that point the student will no longer receive the benefit of the doubt if he/she is a marginal case after the final grade has been computed. Students are required in advance to tell the instructor if he/she is to be absent from a test. Make-up tests will be given at the end of the quarter before the final exams are given.

Academic Misconduct: Cheating of any sort will not be tolerated. Familiarize yourself with the Student Conduct Code. Students suspected of academic misconduct will be reported to the Judicial Affairs and if found guilty, will receive a grade of zero points for the material and/or test in question. Students are requested to remove hats during exams.