Advanced Topics
The last two sections are specialization tracks. You can choose one or both depending on your interests. Study them after completing the Core sections.
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V. Globalization, Mobility, and Tourism
Choose this track if you are especially interested in how global connections, international movement, and travel shape cultures and places today. -
VI. Environment, Culture, and Society
Choose this track if you want to explore the relationships between human cultures, natural environments, indigenous knowledge, and climate issues.
Globalization, Mobility, and Tourism
| Subject | Why study? | Book / Text | Course |
|---|---|---|---|
| Globalization & Culture | It demonstrates how global connections spread ideas, goods, and lifestyles while changing local traditions. You understand both blending and resistance in today's interconnected world. | World Regional Geography | Saylor Globalization |
| Migration & Transnationalism | It traces how people move across borders and maintain ties to home while building new lives. This gives insight into family networks, identities, and communities that span countries. | UN Migration Open Text | AP Human Geography |
| Tourism & Place-Making | It explores how visitors and local actions reshape destinations and their cultural meaning. You learn how travel creates economic benefits, challenges, and new identities for places. | Open University “Tourism and Culture” | OpenLearn Tourism Studies |
Environment, Culture, and Society
| Subject | Why study? | Book / Text | Course |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cultural Ecology | It shows how groups adapt their traditions and livelihoods to natural surroundings. This knowledge explains sustainable and changing human-environment relationships. | Cultural Ecology (Internet Archive) | UND Human Geography |
| Environmental Perception | It reveals how people view, value, and emotionally connect to nature in different places. You gain tools to understand varied attitudes toward the environment and their impacts. | Saylor Environmental Geography | Open University Environment & Culture |
| Indigenous Geographies | It highlights how native peoples use, protect, and understand land based on their histories and knowledge. This builds respect for diverse ways of living with the environment. | Making Native Space (Amazon – preview; full access via institutional libraries or purchase) | Indigenous Canada |
| Climate & Culture | It connects changing weather patterns to how societies live, adapt, and face risks. You learn why some communities are more vulnerable and how culture influences responses to climate shifts. | NASA Climate & Society | AP Human Geography |