GEOG 1041 - Minnesota Geography

1. BEING MINNESOTAN
2. ECONOMY, TRADE AND COMMERCE IN MINNESOTA
3. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
4. INTRODUCTION TO MINNESOTA: PERCEPTIONS AND REGIONS
5. MINNESOTA REGIONS PRAIRIE PATH REGION AND AGRICULTURE SOUTHEAST HILLS REGION TWIN CITIES REGION ST. CROIX RIVER REGION AND RIVERS & WATERSHEDS NORTH SHORE / ARROWHEAD REGION AND RECREATION NORTHERN / GLACIAL LAKES REGION AND LAKES
6. PEOPLES AND CULTURES OF MINNESOTA
7. PHYSICAL SETTING: BIOMES AND ENVIRONMENTS OF MINNESOTA
8. PHYSICAL SETTING: LANDSCAPES OF MINNESOTA
9. RURAL TOWNS AND SETTLEMENT PATTERNS

1. compare and contrast the economies and features of Minnesotas principal regions
2. identify characteristics of Minnesotas physical environment, historical geography, economy, population and culture, and settlements
3. use Internet resources to gather and analyze geographic information about Minnesota
4. explain factors responsible for Minnesotas environmental, population, cultural, and economic spatial patterns
5. recognize Minnesotas physical, economic, and cultural regions

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