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Hi Everyone,
Apologies for the late start in this class. My name is Ashley, and I honestly decided to take this class because my boyfriend is a wiz at the Geography games on Sporcle, and I would like to be able to beat him for once. I would say I am a C student when it comes to Geography as of now, but I fully intend on being an A student after this class. My interest level is high as there are a lot of events happening in the world, and I would like to be able to know where these cities and countries are. They say knowledge is power, right? My father has also been to six of the seven continents now, and many, many countries so I would also like to be able to know a little about where he goes. I look forward to interacting with you all in the future (on time here on out).

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Hi, my name is Aileen, I took this class because it fulfills my global issues requirement for my degree. My knowledge for Geography isn't all too good. I took it back in High School and wasn't too good but I feel as I have gotten older my interest have changed and feel like I would take more of a liking to it.

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My name is Anthony, I took this class because it fulfills my Global Issues General Ed. I would say my knowledge of Geography is minimal to none. I expect to learn more about how it is determined where borders are and what not.

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Let's start with getting to know each other. Please tell us
1) your name
2) why did you decide to take this class
3) how would you grade your knowledge and interest in geography at this point
(no wrong answer here!)
4) what do you expect to take out from this class.

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Hello, my name is Jarod Perry and I am taking this class to meet my Global Issues general education requirement so that I can take on an extra class in a future semester. I would grade my knowledge on geography as average. I tend to know a little about a lot of different aspects and disciplines associated with geography. I am very interested in learning more about the specialization that geography plays in our everyday lives as well as gaining some knowledge about the challenges we will face in years to come in respect to geography. I expect to walk away from this class with a more informed idea of how the world has functioned and will continue to function. As I seem to be the minor to you all, I hope to gain a lot from sharing and hearing back from you!

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Hi everyone! My name is Jennifer Gannon and I am taking this class to fulfill a requirement for my major. I am an International Hospitality Management major, minoring in Spanish. I am also taking this class because I want to expand my knowledge on this topic. At this point, I would say my knowledge of world geography is at a pretty basic level. I am good at locating countries and physical features but I don't know much beyond that. I think most of my knowledge comes from my love of traveling and taking some advanced world history classes in high school. I am very excited to dig deeper into this topic and see how it can influence my life. I expect to have a much deeper understanding of geography an de able to use it in my everyday life after this class! Looking forward to working with everyone!

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My name is Tanya Hill. I am a Montessori Primary Teacher in Texas and love to teach geography and culture to my class of three to six year old children. I am taking this class to enrich my knowledge of world geography and to take what I have learned back to the classroom. I have always loved maps and am married to a map enthusiast. After I read the first chapters of our book, I realized there are many other things to learn about geography!  I am looking forward to interacting with all of you!

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My name is Ben Hicks and I am taking this course as my final course to complete my degree.  I think my geography knowledge is above average as I have traveled to many countries and five of seven continents, only missing Africa and South America.  Just retiring from the Coast Guard I have a pretty extensive knowledge with charts, maps and navigation.
I look forward to gaining a better understanding of how geography plays into population and the location that they decide to live in.  I'm looking forward to working with everyone.

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Good Morning Class,

My name is Christopher Warner and I am currently enlisted in the United States Navy and at the Recruiting District in Boston.  I chose this class as a requirement for my degree in Business Administration.  I would say I have been very naïve on the importance of geography and the world today.  My interest is strengthening the more in depth into the reading I become.  I expect to become comfortable with discussing geography with peers and be able carry on basic conversations.  I look forward to working with all of you and it is great meeting you!

Very Respectfully,

Chris

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Hello everyone,

My name is Kaylie Robidoux and I am taking this class to fulfill the global issues portion of my gen ed requirements so I can receive my diploma in August! I would have to say I thought my  knowledge of geography was pretty good until I read the first powerpoints that were listed in week one. Now I would say my knowledge is probably poor unfortunately. I hope to take away from this class a better understanding of the regions and the turmoil each faces compared to our own over here in the United States. I think that would be very interesting to learn about.