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Introduction to Geography 2002Geographies of Global Change

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Surfing the Silicon and Silk Roads of the Contemporary

World

Me in El Salvador

Butterfly Producer

Maria Trinidad Bautista

El Salvador

What is this course about?

• Diversity Amid Globalization• How Geography can help you understand

world events• Focus on Conflicts in Central Asia and

Middle East• Indepth Case Study• Active Learning

World Regions

Internet

VW Global Assembly Line

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Colonial Histories

European Union

Former USSR

Former Yugoslavia

Conflicts in Central Asia

Kashmir Conflict

Israel Palestine Conflict

Kurdish Nation

Voluntary Migration

REFUGEE NUMBERS

Refugees

Eco-tourism

Drug Trafficking

Poverty Remains

“Battle in Seattle”

Social Indicators

Global Governance