Dr. Steve Graves			Course Schedule
Section:		11405	SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Geography 417: California History and Geography
Sierra Hall 108- Wednesday Evening 4:00-6:50
Sess	Day	Date	Topics		Reading Assignment	Course Assignment
1	Wed	4-Feb	Introductions	Intro to California		Assessment Test
2	Wed	11-Feb	Deserts	Weather, Climate, Soils	Read Fradkin Chapter 1	On-line Quiz 1
3	Wed	18-Feb	Early Californians		Read History On-line Part 2
4	Wed	25-Feb	The Sierras	Geomorphology/Tectonics	Read Fradkin Chapter 2	On-line Quiz 2/ Map Quiz 1
5	Wed	3-Mar	Spanish California and The Mission Era (NO CLASS)		Read History On-line Parts 3 & 4	NO CLASS - ALT ASSIGNMENT
6	Wed	10-Mar	Northeastern California	Plants and Animals	Read Fradkin Chapter 3	On-line Quiz 3/ Map Quiz 2
7	Wed	17-Mar	NO CLASS		NO CLASS - ALT ASSIGNMENT	NO CLASS - ALT ASSIGNMENT
8	Wed	24-Mar	Mexican California to the Gold Rush		Read History On-line Parts 5 & 6	Turn In Exercise #1Map/Paper
			Northwestern California	Fluvial Geomorphology	Read Fradkin Chapter 4	On-line Quiz 4/ STUDY SESSION
	Wed	31-Mar	Cesar Chavez Day- No Classes		TAKE HOME EXAM	TAKE HOME EXAM
	Wed	7-Apr	Spring Break- No Classes		Have Fun	Have Fun
9	Wed	14-Apr	The Great Valley	Agriculture	Read Fradkin Chapter 5	On-line Quiz 5
10	Wed	21-Apr	History and Politics of Rail and Water		Read History On-line Parts 7 & 8	Literacy Exercise 2 Due
11	Wed	28-Apr	S.F.& Central Coast	Ethnicity	Read Fradkin Chapter 6	On-line Quiz 6
12	Wed	5-May	Industrialization and Population Growth		Read History On-line Part 9	Literacy Exercise 3 Due
13	Wed	12-May	Southern California	Urban Geography	Read Fradkin Chapter 7	On-line Quiz 7
14	Wed	19-May	California Since World War II			Literacy Exercise 4 Due
	Wed	26-May	Final Exam		Final Exam	Final Exam