World Regional Geography Learning.
Through the World Regional Geography course I have learned a lot of information about all the different regions of the world. As you have seen in my E-portfolio pages before this we have covered a lot of information on all the regions. The regions that were covered consisted of: North America, South America, Europe, Russia, North Africa and Southwest Asia, Sub-Sahara Africa, South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania.
There were also many topics discussed, and if your anything thing like me, there was a lot of information to retain. Also it was hard to put only the things I did in my E-portfolio pages, because there is so much that can be discussed about a region, and I personally had a lot of different opinions about some of the issues, and wish that maybe it didn’t have to be as professional and just purely informational as it was. The topics covered on the regions consisted of: Physical Features, Climate, Resources, Environmental Issues, Population Patterns, The Role of Gender, Religions, Transportations, Country of Focus, Cuisine, Health Care, GDP and HDI, Agriculture, and Technology.
Some of the main things that were newly introduced to me were a lot of the different religions. I know the United States is considered the Melting Pot, because of all of the different cultures; but I feel as if maybe they really aren’t that expressed here. I know being in the Northern part of the United States, doesn’t really expose you to much. I did, all though find it interesting to learn about such languages and cultures of the Middle East, and in Africa, and some parts of Asia. These areas I feel, are talked about in the news and everyday life, but no one really talks about all the different religions and cultures. It’s just more of oil and just Muslims and fighting over the land and territories there. What I also learned about was the Human Development Index, and Gender Development Index. I had never herd of these before, and some countries really weren’t exactly what I expected them to be at. I also found out that there really isn’t all that much of variety of agriculture and crops, they are all pretty much similar in and around the same latitudes and longitudes on the maps. I also learned about population pyramids and how to use a bunch of different graphs about human populations, HDI and GDP’s.
This class provided me with a lot of knowledge, some of which of course was a little on the boring side, just because it was repetitive. On an exciting note though, this was the first time I ever did or even herd of an E-portfolio. That was definitely a fun experience learning how to work with that, choosing pictures, and references.
Definitely overall a good class experience and definitely a good hands-on online class! Thanks for all the help and learning!
~Andrea McIntyre
There were also many topics discussed, and if your anything thing like me, there was a lot of information to retain. Also it was hard to put only the things I did in my E-portfolio pages, because there is so much that can be discussed about a region, and I personally had a lot of different opinions about some of the issues, and wish that maybe it didn’t have to be as professional and just purely informational as it was. The topics covered on the regions consisted of: Physical Features, Climate, Resources, Environmental Issues, Population Patterns, The Role of Gender, Religions, Transportations, Country of Focus, Cuisine, Health Care, GDP and HDI, Agriculture, and Technology.
Some of the main things that were newly introduced to me were a lot of the different religions. I know the United States is considered the Melting Pot, because of all of the different cultures; but I feel as if maybe they really aren’t that expressed here. I know being in the Northern part of the United States, doesn’t really expose you to much. I did, all though find it interesting to learn about such languages and cultures of the Middle East, and in Africa, and some parts of Asia. These areas I feel, are talked about in the news and everyday life, but no one really talks about all the different religions and cultures. It’s just more of oil and just Muslims and fighting over the land and territories there. What I also learned about was the Human Development Index, and Gender Development Index. I had never herd of these before, and some countries really weren’t exactly what I expected them to be at. I also found out that there really isn’t all that much of variety of agriculture and crops, they are all pretty much similar in and around the same latitudes and longitudes on the maps. I also learned about population pyramids and how to use a bunch of different graphs about human populations, HDI and GDP’s.
This class provided me with a lot of knowledge, some of which of course was a little on the boring side, just because it was repetitive. On an exciting note though, this was the first time I ever did or even herd of an E-portfolio. That was definitely a fun experience learning how to work with that, choosing pictures, and references.
Definitely overall a good class experience and definitely a good hands-on online class! Thanks for all the help and learning!
~Andrea McIntyre
