OVERVIEW

The module of Human Geography aims at providing students with elements of knowledge and interpretation of the way in which populations and societies occupy and interact with the territory (economic activities, infrastructures) under a geographical perspective.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The module introduces basic notions of the discipline in terms of its  economic, environmental and demographic components. Students will be able to analyse the territory-population combination through the study of its characters and different features in order to identify specific patterns of territorial and social interactions, reflecting on new and diverse spatial organization networks.

At the same time, students will be able to examine new connections and networks of the economic world to the light of new globalisation processes and considering the different geographical levels and social and economic actors.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Upon completion of the module, students will be able to:

• Summarize the elements that condition the way human societies interact and exploit the territory
• Analyse and explain organization patterns and reasons of human settlement and migrations, based on changing demographic balances which can alter political relations within states and between states
• Understand factors inducing a new distribution of religions and languages around the world
• Describe and argue (in written and oral form) how economy and natural resources exploitation are strictly connected with human distribution and movements around the world

PREREQUISITES

None

TEACHING METHODS

Teaching will be carried out through the Teams and Aulaweb platforms in synchronic and diachronic modalities. The TEAMS channel is GEOGRAFIA UMANA - TTMI   codice Teams : 47nm0eq

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The main themes concern:

World system

Economic activities and their distribution

Communication networks and transport

Environmental issues

World population, migrations, demographical policies

Languages and religions

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

BOOKS:

• Capacci, Alberto (2018), Geografia umana. Temi e prospettive, Carocci, Roma (EXCLUDING CHAPTERS: 5. La documentazione statistica; 8. Stato e nazioni 11 I confini terrestri 12. I confini marittimi; 18 Le attività turistiche 19. Turismo e ambiente).

ALL THE STUDENTS ARE DUE TO STUDY DIDACTIC MATERIAL ON AULAWEB

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

STEFANIA MANGANO (President)

GIAN MARCO UGOLINI (President)

PIETRO PIANA

LESSONS

LESSONS START

Lectures will start in the days indicated by the first semester calendar, starting from the week commencing 28 September 2020

TIMES

Modules’ times are available on EasyAcademy.

See also:

 GEOGRAFIA UMANA (TTMI)

Class schedule

HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

EXAMINATION PROCEDURES

Written exam with open-ended or multiple questions

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Results are assessed through a written test which allows the lecturer to verify the students’ capacity of:

• Express themselves correctly and with language property, organizing a structured argument
• Use the appropriate geographical terminology
• Use in a clear and efficient way the concepts of human geography

Exam schedule