COURSE OUTLINE FOR GEOGRAPHY 220:

ILLINOIS

Spring 2012


Topic                                                    Exam         PIP Packet Pages                

State Boundaries                                       1     
    Boundary Classification
    Illinois Boundary
        Description
        Chronology
        Conflicts Along

Physical Setting                                          1            289-307; 317-321
    Underlying Geology
    Landform Divisions
        Unglaciated 10 Percent
        Glaciated 90 Percent
    Natural Drainage
        Before Glaciation
        Since Glaciation
    Climate
    Natural Vegetation
        Origins
        Finding It Today

Historical Geography                                   2            307-311; 321-323           
    Settling Illinois
        French, British, Americans
        Site and Situation
        Prairie Evaluation
    Lines Across the Land
        Indian Treaty Boundaries
        Longlots
        Township and Range
        Internal Political Divisions

Population Patterns                                      2            311-312; 323-324       
    State, County, Urban
    Population and Political Power
    Language and Religion

Economic Geography                                   2            312-316; 324-326       
    Agriculture
        The Corn Belt
        Cash Grain
        Specialty Crops
        Livestock
        Land Tenure
    Energy
        Coal
        Petroleum
        Wind
        Ethanol and Biodiesel
    Manufacturing
        Location Factors
        A Comparison of Two Plants
   Travel and Tourism
        Statewide Impact
        Selected Sites

Regions                                                        2                     
    Chicagoland
    Downstate
        Metro East
        I-74 Corridor
        Elsewhere 


Important Dates

Exam 1--Week before break

Final Logbook Deadline--Tuesday, 1 May, 12:35 p.m.

Exam 2--During Exam Week. Day and Time TBA.


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Created 29 December 1997.  Last revision occurred 12 December 2011.