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FYSM 1101

Location is Everything

1.0 credit · Undergraduate

Where we live affects who we are. The role of geographic location and environment, from the local to global scale, on human perception, behaviour, and well-being. How factors such as globalization, disease, inequality, and climate change affect our lives and the places where we live.

2026

Topics

  • Maps and mapping - In class exercise Worksheet 8
  • Maps and Mapping – - Intro to Geomatics Worksheet 9
  • Library Mapping Workshop - In class exercise Worksheet 10
  • Unequal world - In class exercise Worksheet 11
  • Culture in a globalizing world! - Group Project Prep. Final Bits
  • Climate change - where we live - Video and discussion Worksheet 13
  • Climate Change, Place and - Group Project Prep.
  • TBA – Tentative visit to CUAG Worksheet 14
  • Group Work - Group Project Prep. Project Posters

Prerequisites & course information

Prerequisite(s): normally restricted to students entering the first year of a B.A., B.Cog.Sc., B.Co.M.S., B.Econ. or B.G.In.S. program. Seminars three hours a week.

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