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World Geography Semester 2
Course Cost: $260.00
Credit: .5
Course Description: The second semester of World Geography introduces students to geography concepts in the study of Northern Eurasia, Southwest Asia, South Asia, East and Southeast Asia, and Africa. Students will examine the climate, culture, and development status as well as researching current issues. Students will demonstrate understanding through quizzes, written reflection and a semester-long creative project.
In World Geography, students examine people, places, and environments at local, regional, national, and international scales from the spatial and ecological perspectives of geography. Students describe the influence of geography on events of the past and present. A portion of the course centers around the physical processes that shape patterns in the physical environment; the characteristics of major land forms, climates, and ecosystems and their interrelationships; the political, economic, and social processes that shape cultural patterns of regions; types and patterns of settlement; the distribution and movement of world population; relationships among people, places, and environments; and the concept of region. Students analyze how location affects economic activities in different economic systems throughout the world. Students identify the processes that influence political divisions of the planet and analyze how different points of view affect the development of public policies. Students compare how components of culture shape the characteristics of regions and analyze the impact of technology and human modifications on the physical environment. Students use problem-solving and decision-making skills to ask and answer geographic questions. This online course seeks to meet all state standards for World Geography.World Geography Core Objectives:
History The student understands how geographic contexts (the geography of places in the past) and processes of spatial exchange (diffusion) influenced events in the past and helped to shape the present.
History The student understands how people, places, and environments have changed over time and the effects of these changes on history.
Geography The student understands how physical processes shape patterns in the physical environment and affect physical processes and patterns on Earth's surface.
Geography The student understands the patterns and characteristics of major landforms and climates of Earth and the interrelated processes that produce them.
Geography The student understands how political, economic, and social processes shape cultural patterns and characteristics in various places and regions.
Geography The student understands the types and patterns of settlement, the factors that affect where people settle, and processes of settlement development over time.
Geography The student understands the growth, distribution, movement, and characteristics of world population.
Geography The student understands how people, places, and environments are connected and interdependent.
Geography The student understands the concept of region as an area of Earth's surface with unifying geographic characteristics.
Economics The student understands the distribution and characteristics of economic systems throughout the world.
Economics The student understands the reasons for the location of economic activities in different economic systems.
Economics The student understands the economic importance of, and issues related to, the location and management of key natural resources.
Government The student understands the characteristics of a variety of political units.
Government The student understands the geographic processes that influence political divisions, relationships, and policies.
Citizenship The student understands how different points of view influence the development of public policies and decision-making processes.
Culture The student understands how the components of culture affect the way people live and shape the characteristics of regions.
Culture The student understands the distribution, patterns, and characteristics of different cultures.
Culture The student understands the ways in which cultures change and maintain continuity.
Science, technology, and society The student understands the impact of technology and human modifications on the physical environment.
Science, technology, and society The student understands how technology affects definitions of, access to, and use of resources.
Social studies skills The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of sources including electronic technology.
Social studies skills The student communicates in written and visual forms.
Social studies skills The student uses problem-solving and decision-making skills.
Course Activities: Research assignments, visual presentations, writing assignments, assignment quizzes, final exam, and a culminating assessment.
