Geography Print
In this course, students will explore the world through many aspects. Where traditional geography classes emphasize our world’s physical geography, this class holds an added emphasis on human geography and the interaction of the two. The underlying question of “How do physical systems and human systems shape a place?” is constant to the world that you will study.
Students will be provided with Geography The Human and Physical World
Course Objectives
When you have completed this course, you will be able to:
- Explain the themes of geography and give examples of applications of them.
- Compare and contrast the internal and external structures of the earth’s surface.
- Locate any area on the earth’s surface using mapping skills.
- Contrast the different land forms, climates, vegetation, customs, and languages of the world and major regions and explain how these affect culture.
- Compare and contrast political and economic systems around the world and relate them to geographic causes.
- Identify physical and human characteristics of any given area.
- Discuss how experience and culture influence people’s perceptions of different areas.
- Apply geography to the past, present, and future.
Course Outline
Lesson 1
Lesson 1.0 How Geographers Look at the World
Lesson 1.1 The Physical World
Lesson 1.2 Climates of the Earth
Lesson 1.3 The Human World
Lesson 2
Lesson 2.0 The United States
Lesson 2.1 Canada
Lesson 2.2 Mexico
Lesson 2.3 Central America and the Caribbean
Lesson 2.4 South America
Lesson 3
Lesson 3.0 Northern Europe
Lesson 3.1 Northwestern Europe
Lesson 3.2 Southern Europe
Lesson 3.3 Eastern Europe
Lesson 3.4 The Russian Core
Lesson 4
Lesson 4.0 North Africa
Lesson 4.1 The Eastern Mediterranean
Lesson 4.2 The North East
Lesson 4.3 The Arabian Peninsula
Lesson 4.4 Central Asia
Lesson 5
Lesson 5.0 The Transition Zone
Lesson 5.1 East Africa
Lesson 5.2 West Africa
Lesson 5.3 Equatorial Africa
Lesson 5.4 Southern Africa
Lesson 5.5 India
Lesson 5.6 Pakistan and Bangladesh
Lesson 5.7 Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal & Sri Lanka
Lesson 6
Lesson 6.0 China and Mongolia
Lesson 6.1 Japan
Lesson 6.2 North Korea and South Korea
Lesson 6.3 Southeast Asia
Lesson 6.4 Australia and New Zealand
Lesson 6.5 Oceania