Culture and Environment

Examines human perception, use, and adaptation to the physical environment through geographic approaches and traditional subsistence systems.

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Summary

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Historical reviews of Matt Turner: The course is reading-heavy and requires significant writing, including three short essays and a final paper, with weekly Canvas responses monitoring participation.

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Prerequisites

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GEOG 359,ENVIR ST/​GEOG 337, 339, 439,AMER IND/​ENVIR ST/​GEOG 345, or graduate/professional standing

ENVIRST/GEOG 537

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Professors

Fall 2026

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews of Matt Turner: Matt Turner receives polarized reviews for his interdisciplinary approach. While some find his lectures dull and assignments restrictive, others praise his kindness and investment in student success. Workload is consistently described as reading-heavy with significant writing requirements.

MATTHEW TURNER is recorded teaching in Fall 2007, Spring 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2013, Spring 2015, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Spring 2023, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Student experience

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Matt Turner receives high praise for his engaging interdisciplinary approach and kindness, though one historical review criticized the course as disappointing due to dull lectures and restrictive assignments.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2019: 3.65 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=24 letter grades); Fall 2020: 3.59 GPA, 72.7% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Spring 2023: 3.20 GPA, 45.5% A/AB (n=22 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Matt Turner: The course is reading-heavy and requires significant writing, including three short essays and a final paper, with weekly Canvas responses monitoring participation.

Historical reviews of Matt Turner: Experiences diverge: one reviewer found assignments dull and restrictive, while others appreciated the content, with one recommending lectures and another skipping them.

Topics

  • Culture-nature relationships
  • Human perception and adaptation to the physical environment
  • Traditional subsistence systems
  • Contemporary and historical environmental topics

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