GEOGRAPHY OF LATIN

AMERICA (GEOG 466)

SUMMER 1997

Instructor: John Newcomb, MA Office: Cornett B136

E-mail: jnewcomb2office.geog.uvic.ca Phone: 721-7346

Classes: Tues, Wed, 1:30 - 4PM

Office Hours: Tues, Wed, 11:30-12:30pm

COURSE OBJECTIVE:

This course will be a study of the geography of Latin America (including both Central and South America, but excluding the Caribbean) from a systematic perspective. Topics will include the physical and human landscape, settlement; economic, political, and social geography; spatial variation in modernization and economic growth. Attention will be paid to the historical antecedents impacting on cultural change in Latin America, with recognition of the role of newly-emerging sectors of Latin American societies. Natural resource management and environmental issues will be of concern and interest.

TEXT:

Blouet, Brian and Blouet, Olywn, Latin America and the Caribbean: A Systematic and Regional Survey, 1997, Third edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York. This is the recommended text, available in the UVIC Bookstore.

EVALUATION:

Term Paper & presentation. . 50 %

Final Exam (20 Aug). . . . . . . 50%

COURSE STRUCTURE IN SUMMARY:

Geography 466 this term will be based on lectures, audio-visual presentations, and readings. In addition to the text, there will be some outside readings. Internet access will be expected and provided for. Knowledge of written Spanish or Portuguese will be useful but not obligatory. Class participation and discussion of Latin America issues will be expected. The following are some of the topics on which the course curriculum is based: