UNIVERSITY OF MINDANAO

College of Business Administration Education

Program: Real Estate Management

Physically Distanced but Academically Engaged

Self-Instructional Manual (SIM) for Self-Directed Learning (SDL)

Course/Subject: REM 411 – Human and Physical Geography

Name of Teacher: Sherylove P. Utida

THIS SIM/SDL MANUAL IS A DRAFT VERSION ONLY; NOT FOR

REPRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OUTSIDE OF ITS INTENDED USE. THIS
IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE STUDENTS WHO ARE OFFICIALLY
ENROLLED IN THE COURSE/SUBJECT.
EXPECT REVISIONS OF THE MANUAL.
 Course Outline: REM 411 – Human and Physical Geography

Course Coordinator: Sherylove P. Utida, LPT, REB, REA, EnP

Email: sutida@umindanao.edu.ph
Student Consultation: By LMS, email or call
Mobile: 09984890360
Phone: (082)227-5456 Local 131
Effectivity Date: June 2020
Mode of Delivery: Blended (On-Line with face to face or virtual
sessions)
Time Frame: 54 Hours
Student Workload: Expected Self-Directed Learning
Requisites: None
Credit: 3
Attendance Requirements: A minimum of 95% attendance is required at
all scheduled Virtual or face to face
sessions.

Course Outline Policy

Areas of Concern Details

Contact and Non-contact This 3-unit course self-instructional manual is
Hours designed for blended learning mode of instructional
delivery with scheduled face to face or virtual
sessions. The expected number of hours will be 54,
including the face to face or virtual sessions. The face
to face sessions shall include the summative
assessment tasks (exams) since this course is crucial
in the licensure examination
for teachers.
Assessment Task Submission of assessment tasks shall be on the 3rd,
Submission 5th, 7th, and 9th weeks of the term. The assessment
paper shall be attached with a cover page indicating
the title of the assessment task (if the task is a
performance), the name of the course coordinator,
date of submission, and the name of the student. The
document should be emailed to the course
coordinator. It is expected that you already paid your
tuition and other fees before the submission of the
assessment task.

If the assessment task is done in real-time through

the features in the Blackboard Learning
Management System, the schedule shall be
arranged ahead of time by the course coordinator.

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 Since this course is included in the licensure examination for
teachers, you will be required to take the Multiple- Choice
Question exam inside the University. This should
be scheduled ahead of time by your course coordinator.
This is non-negotiable for all licensure-based programs.

Turnitin To ensure honesty and authenticity, all assessment tasks

Submission (if are required to be submitted through Turnitin with a
necessary) maximum similarity index of 30% allowed. If the paper goes
beyond 30%, student will either redo her/his paper or
explain in writing addressed to the course coordinator the
reasons for the similarity. In addition, if the paper has
reached a more than 30% similarity index, the student may
be called for disciplinary action in accordance with the
University's OPM on Intellectual and Academic Honesty.

Please note that academic dishonesty such as cheating and

commissioning other students or people to complete the
task for you have severe punishments (reprimand, warning,
expulsion).
Penalties for Late The score for an assessment item submitted after the
Assignments/Assess designated time on the due date, without an approved
ments extension of time, will be reduced by 5% of the possible
maximum score for that assessment item for each day or
part-day that the assessment item is late.

However, if the late submission of the assessment paper

has a valid reason, a letter of explanation should be
submitted and approved by the course coordinator. If
necessary, you will also be required to present/attach
evidences.
Return of Assessment tasks will be returned to you two (2) weeks
Assignments/ after the submission. This will be returned by email or via
Assessments the Blackboard portal.

For group assessment tasks, the course coordinator will

require some or few of the students for online or virtual
sessions to ask clarificatory questions to validate the
originality of the assessment task submitted and to
ensure that all the group members are involved.
Assignment Resubmission You should request in writing addressed to the course
coordinator his/her intention to resubmit an assessment
task. The resubmission is premised on the student’s failure
to comply with the similarity index and other
reasonable grounds such as academic literacy

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 standards or other reasonable circumstances e.g.
illness, accidents, financial constraints.
Re-marking of You should request in writing addressed to the program
Assessment Papers coordinator your intention to appeal or contest the score
and Appeal given to an assessment task. The letter should explicitly
explain the reasons/points to contest the grade. The
program coordinator shall communicate with the students
on the approval and disapproval of the request.

If disapproved by the course coordinator, you can elevate

your case to the program head or the dean with the
original letter of request. The final decision will
come from the dean of the college.
Grading System All culled from BlackBoard sessions and traditional
contact
Course discussions/exercises – 30%
1st formative assessment – 10%
2nd formative assessment – 10%
3rd formative assessment – 10%

All culled from on-campus/onsite sessions (TBA):

Final exam – 40%

Submission of the final grades shall follow the usual

University system and procedures.
Preferred Referencing Style Harvard Style referencing

Student Communication You are required to create a umindanao email account,

which is a requirement to access the BlackBoard portal.
Then, the course coordinator shall enroll the students to
have access to the materials and resources of the
course. All communication formats: chat, submission of
assessment tasks, requests, etc. shall be through the
portal and other university recognized platforms.

You can also meet the course coordinator in person

through the scheduled face to face sessions to raise
your issues and concerns.

For students who have not created their student email, please
contact the course coordinator or program head.

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Contact Details of the Dean
Contact Details of the Program
Head
Students with Special Needs
Vicente Salvador E. Montaño
Email:
vicente_montano@umindanao.edu.ph
Phone: (082)227-5456 Local 131
Sherylove P. Utida, LPT, REB, REA, EnP
Email: sutida@umindanao.edu.ph
Phone: (082)227-5456 Local 131
Students with special needs shall communicate with
the course coordinator about the nature of his or her
special needs. Depending on the nature of the need,
the course coordinator, with the approval of the
program coordinator, may provide alternative
assessment tasks or extension of the deadline for
submission of assessment tasks. However, the
alternative
assessment tasks should still be in the service
of achieving the desired course learning
outcomes.

Help Desk Contact bsrelman@umindanao.edu.ph

Library Contact Brigida E.Bacani
library@umindanao.edu.ph
09513766681
Well-being Welfare Support Help Rhoda Neileen Luayon
Desk Contact Details gstcmain@umindanao.edu.ph
09058924090/09504665431
Course Information – see/download course syllabus in the Black Board LMS.

CC’s Voice: Welcome to this course, REM 411 – Human and Physical
Geography!

CO: In analyzing the real estate market, it is more on location. In deciding

for real estate investment, it is always location, location, location, thus, human and
physical Geography is relevant to the study of real estate management. It
provides knowledge and understanding on the relationship between geography
and real estate that enable real estate service practitioners to guide clients
improve real estate decisions in all kids of real property.
Let us begin!

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Big Picture

Week 1- 9: Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO): At the end of the units, you are
expected to:

a. Categorize the areas of Human and Physical Geography

b. Describe the importance of Human and Physical Geography

Week 1-3
Big Picture in Focus:
ULOa. Categorize the areas of Human and Physical Geography

Metalanguage

In this section, below are the most essential terms relevant to the
ULOa. Categorize the areas of Human and Physical Geography and
ULOb. Describe the importance of Human and Physical Geography.

1. Geography
Is the study of places and the relationships between people and their
environments.

2. Human geography
Focuses on understanding the dynamics and behavior of humans and how
they interact with the physical world around them.

3. Physical Geography
Physical geography strives to understand the dynamics of physical
landscapes and the environment.

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Essential Knowledge

To perform the aforesaid big picture (unit learning outcomes) for the first
three (3) weeks of the course, you need to fully understand the following
essential knowledge that will be laid down in the succeeding pages. Please
note that you are not limited to exclusively refer to these resources. Thus, you
are expected to utilize other books, research articles, and other resources
that are available in the University's library, e.g., ebrary,
search.proquest.com, etc.

GEOGRAPHY

It focuses on its land, physical features, and atmosphere, as well as

human activities and how they are influenced by the Earth.

Also, examine show human culture interacts with the natural environment,
and the way that locations and places can have an impact on people.

Geography seeks to understand where things are found, why they are
there, and how they develop and change over time.

The Founding Fathers of Ancient Geography

1. Al Idrisi
Al-Idrisi was a 12th-century Arabic geographer, who was best known for
one of the most accurate geographical maps of the ancient world.

Al-Idrisi was among the founders of geography, with one of the earliest
accurate maps being attributed to him. The map is known as the “Tabula
Rogeriana,” was based on navigation information from Islamic merchants
and earlier Islamic maps. The map was drawn in 1154 and is the first to
show the whole of Eurasia and part of North Africa.

2. Ptolemy
Ptolemy was a 1st century CE astronomer and geographer from the
Roman Empire. The geographer is believed to have been born in 100 AD
in Egypt. Ptolemy’s map of the world was quite accurate considering the
technology of the time and showed countries as far out as China (Sinae)
and Sri Lanka (Taprobane). As one of the founding fathers of ancient
geography, Ptolemy is credited with the book “Geographia.” In the book,
the geographer exercised the concept of segmenting the globe using a grid
of longitudes and latitudes.

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3. Strabo
Another founding father of the discipline of geography was Strabo, a 1st
Century CE Greek scholar who lived in the Amaseia in modern-day
Turkey. Strabo’s best-known work was his “Geographical” publication in
which he drew a relatively accurate map of the world as it was known to
him.

The book was among the first to outline the study of geography in history.
Continental Europe and the Mediterranean were well defined in Strabo’s
map. The accuracy of the “Geographica” book was unchallenged for
hundreds of years and was widely reproduced in the Byzantine Empire.

4. Eratosthenes
Eratosthenes was a 2nd century BC Greek scholar who is credited as the
founder of the discipline of geography. Eratosthenes is believed to have
been born in 276 BC in Cyrene and was the chief librarian at the Library of
Alexandria. The works of this geographer became the foundations of the
study of geography.

The geographer used his knowledge of the earth, which he obtained from
the mapping studies done by professionals before him, to come up with a
map of the world in his publication “Geographika.” The book introduced the
term “geography” to the world. The geographer died in 194 BC but left
behind a collection of books, many of which were lost during the
Destruction of the Alexandria Library.

A man of many firsts, Eratosthenes is also credited with the first world map
in history, which was of impressive accuracy, as well as determining the tilt
of the Earth’s axis. Some historians believe that Eratosthenes was
responsible for the leap day, and accurately determined the distance
between the Sun and the Earth.

One particularly impressive feat by Eratosthenes was that he was able to

determine the circumference of the earth with remarkable accuracy without
even traveling from Egypt. The geographer used the length of the shadows
at noon and the sun’s rays to come up with a formula that enabled him to
calculate the earth’s circumference which according to him was 27,402
miles. This measurement was used for hundreds of years and was even
studied by Christopher Columbus 17 centuries after the death of
Eratosthenes.

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Five Themes of Geography

1.Location
Position on Earth's Surface

2.Place
Physical and Human Characteristics

3.Human-Environmental Interaction
Shaping the Landscape

4.Movement
Humans Interacting on the Earth

5.Regions
How they Form and Change

MAIN DIVISIONS OF GEOGRAPHY

Human Geography
It is a branch of geography that studies the patterns and processes
responsible for shaping human societies, and focuses on economic, social,
cultural, political and human aspects. Human geography explores how
human beings interact with their environment over time and across space.

Human Geography has main divisions, namely economic, social, cultural,

and political—reflect both the main areas of contemporary life and the
social science disciplines with which geographers interact (i.e., economics,
sociology, anthropology, and political science and international relations,
respectively); and
historical geography.

Physical Geography
Physical geography strives to understand the dynamics of physical
landscapes and the environment. Therefore, physical geography studies
the natural world, including the lithosphere, hydrosphere, pedosphere,
atmosphere and biosphere.

Physical geographers study Earth’s seasons, climate, atmosphere, soil,

streams, landforms, and oceans. Some disciplines within physical
geography include geomorphology, glaciology, pedology, hydrology,
climatology, biogeography, and oceanography.

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Self-Help: You can also refer to the sources below to help you further
understand the lesson:

Geography. [Viewed 6 August 2020]. Available from

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/geography/

Human geography. [Viewed 6 August 2020]. Available from

https://www.britannica.com/science/geography/Human-geography

Kiprop, J. The Founding Fathers of Ancient Geography Viewed 6 August

2020]. Available from https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-founding-
fathers-of-ancient-geography.html

Rosen, M., (2005). Michael Rosen – The Website. [Viewed 4 December 2015].
Available from: http://www.michaelrosen.co.uk/

Sen Nag, O., The Five Themes In Geography. [Viewed 6 August 2020].
Available from https://www.worldatlas.com/the-five-themes-in-geography.html

Wanjohi, W., (2017) What Are the Two Main Branches of Geography?[Viewed
6 August 2020]. Available from https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-are-
the-two-main-branches-of-geography.html

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Let’s Check

Activity 1. TO BE POSTED IN THE LEARNING ACTIVITY

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Let’s Analyze

Activity 1. TO BE POSTED IN THE LEARNING ACTIVITY

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In a Nutshell
Activity 1. TO BE POSTED IN THE LEARNING ACTIVITY

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 Question & Answer:
To help you in the helps in the review in essential knowledge, this portion
allows you to list down all emerging questions or issues. These questions or
issues may be raised in the LMS or other modes.

Please write the answers after clarification.

Questions/Issues Answers

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KEYWORDS INDEX

Geography Navigation
ancient world Tabula Rogeriana
Astronomer Eurasia
Contemporary Earth
Culture Taprobane
Dynamics Geographia
Environment Sinae
Geographer Amaseia
Human geography Physicallandscapes
Historians
Maps

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 COURSE SCHEDULE

Activity Date Where to submit

Big Picture A: Let’s Check Activities
Big Picture A: Let’s Analyze Activities
Big Picture A: In a Nutshell Activities
Big Picture A: QA List
Big Picture B: Let’s Check Activities
Big Picture B: Let’s Analyze Activities
Big Picture B: In a Nutshell Activities
Big Picture B: QA List
Big Picture C: Let’s Check Activities
Big Picture C: Let’s Analyze Activities
Big Picture C: In a Nutshell Activities
Big Picture C: QA List
Big Picture D: Let’s Check Activities
Big Picture D: Let’s Analyze Activities
Big Picture D: In a Nutshell Activities
Big Picture C: QA List

First Exam

Second Exam

Third Exam

Fourth Exam

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Course prepared by:

Sherylove P. Utida, REB, REA

Name of Course Facilitator/Faculty

Course reviewed by:

Sherylove P. Utida, REB, REA

Name of Program Head

Approved by:

Gurrea, Jestita Flores,DBM

Name of Assistant Dean

Vicente Salvador Montaño, DBA

Name of Dean

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