Professor Zackey is a great professor overall. He is passionate about his field and in education as he flies all over the world for research and teaches students in every corner of the planet. He keeps his class engaged and lifts the class spirit up with his jokes all the time. He does a good job in explaining course material clearly and supports his points with real life examples. Professor Zackey is also very approachable after class as a friend and as a professor in his office hours and he tries to accommodate the needs of his students.

Professor Zackey is one of the best professors I've ever had at UCLA. I took his M128 class last minute and I really liked it. He is very knowledgeable and funny at times, so his class is never boring. He's passionate and very calm and cool. He always helps his students in every way possible. This was my first upper div as a freshman and I got an A. Zackey is awesome!! Hope he comes back soon from China to take another class with him

I would highly recommend taking a class with Professor Zackey. I took two of his classes for my minor, Geography 5 and Geography M128, and both classes were awesome! He is definitely one of those professors you'll remember years later after graduating from UCLA. He is always willing to answer questions and is very helpful in preparing his students for exams. His midterms and finals are both fair; the exam question can usually be answered in short paragraphs. He is a great professor who is passionate about his work and that is truly inspiring!

This class has literally been one of the best classes I have taken at UCLA. The material is different than anything I had learned before but was so interesting. I actually chose to be a geography minor because of this class. Zackey is a great professor and very friendly. His breakdown was 40-60 midterm and final. There were no sections, but if you ever had any questions about the material, he could explain anything at office hours. There was no required textbook and all the readings were online so as long as you did the reading before class, you would know exactly what is going on. On weeks where I didn't do the reading, the lecture seemed confusing so just DO the readings! If you take good notes, and some of his explanations, you should be okay in the class. You should also try investing some time in the case studies. It's pretty interesting learning about the different perspectives on environmental issues we've all read/heard about.

I've said too much already. And I just remembered this was his last quarter for a while, but if/when he comes back, jump on the opportunity to take this class!

Professor Zackey is a great person and lecturer. He is very personable and intelligent. He is one of those rare professors who can make you feel like you're having a one-on-one conversation despite being in a class of over 100 students (bacuae everyone wants I take his classes!). I highly recommend Zackey's class to anyone, whether you're in the field of Geography or not. You will not be disappointed and you will walk away with a lot of very ingesting and insightful information. He's the best!

He's awesome!!!
I got poor grade on mid-term, but I was good on final so that I got B on final. do your best!! you'll definitely get A!!
He knows what he is talking about
Take him if you are interested in Geography. midterm 40% and final 60%.

Zackey is so far the best professor I've taken at UCLA. Textbooks are not required for his class, but lecture slides are essential. Write down every point on the slides except those quotations. It would be good if you can write down his explanations too. Overall, I can't say his tests are easy. Yet, if you take your time review and understand those ideas behind the slides, an A is not far from you. Just hang in there. You will learn a lot from Zackey.