Geography of michigan & the great lakes region geo 333

Spring Semester, 2014

Instructor: Dr. Randall Schaetzl

Office: 128 Geography Building email: soils@msu.edu

Mailbox: 106 Geography Bldg.

Contacts, emergency or otherwise: Ph. 517-353-7726 (office)

648-0207 (cell) 347-0164 (home) -- please, no calls after 9 pm

Office hours: 12:00-1:30 Tu and Th (Room 19 Geography Bldg)

email: clarkc56@msu.edu

Course Goals: This course is intended for those students who want an overview of the basic geography of Michigan. Emphasis will be on the physical resources of the state, and how humans have utilized those resources. Geographic patterns - their occurrence, relevance, and influence on human society - will be stressed, and in order to better comprehend and follow the lectures, knowledge of geographic patterns and basic place names in Michigan is expected. The course has no prerequisites.