Geography

In this video, students learn how to understand and use maps. Common maps are illustrated throughout the program. Different types of maps, including ski, bike, road, and topographic maps, are discussed. Map-reading fundamentals, including using a legend and scale, are also highlighted.

The programs in this introductory unit raise two questions that are central to geographic understanding: (1) What insight can geography provide regarding the unity and division that pervades the contemporary world?, and (2) What are the concepts of geography that help us analyze characteristics o

This program, Boundaries and Borderlands, introduces the case study approach of the cours

This video program features two case studies on Europe: Strasbourg: Symbol of a United Europe

This video program features two case studies on Europe: Liverpool: A Tale of Two Cities

This video program features two case studies on Europe: Andalucia: Developments in the Hinterlands and 

Across Russia's many landscapes, geography influences the problems people face and the solutions they are considering since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The case study St.

This video program features two case studies on Russia: Dagestan; Caucuses Disconnect?

This video program features two case studies about the Chang Jiang River valley:Shanghai: Head of the Dragon

This video program features two case studies: Guangdong: Globalization in the Pearl River Delta 

This video program features two case studies that focus on maritime countries in the region of Southeast Asia and South Pacific: Indonesia: Tourist Invasion

This video program features two case studies about cities on the periphery of China: Lanzhou: Confluence of Cultures

This video program features two case studies on mainland Southeast Asia: Laos: Isolated Heart