Geographic Texts in English (2)

Course Main Objective

The main objective of course is to:
Make students able to understand the main ideas, concepts and geographic terms in English and further read and pronounce and write down the concepts and benefit from foreign references in the geographic studies.

Course Learning Outcomes

• 1. Knowledge and Comprehension
• 1.1 Define the geographic concepts and terms in English and translate them into Arabic and vice versa.
• 2. Skills
• 2.1 Differentiate among the geographic definitions in English.
• 2.2Use IT in searching for and translating geographic articles.
• 3. Values
• 3.1 Appreciate individual and collective responsibility.

Course Content:

- Branches of Human Geography
- Branches of Physical Geography
- Population Geography
- Urban, Political & Medical Geography
- Human Geography for The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Physical Geography &The Earth's Crust
- Weather and climate
- Development and Regional Planning Geography

Textbook (s)

- Bryan McFadden (2014). Introduction to Human Geography, Geography Program Winthrop University Spring.
- Hossam Al-Deen, Gad Al-Rab. Geographic Topics in English. Dar al-Ghad, Cairo. ISBN: 138650
https://www.winthrop.edu/uploadedFiles/cas/geography/GEOG101-002-S14-McF...
https://www.ncat.edu/_files/pdfs/academics/grad/2014-2015.pdf
https://www.iau.edu.sa/ar/administration/deanships/deanship-of-library-a...

Course ID: GEOG 307