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World Geography
  

World Geography

Recommended Prerequisite:  None

Grades Offered:  9-12

Credit:  ½ - 1

SDE Course Code:  3410

MNPS Course Code:  SST5672

 

Course Description

 

In World Geography high school, students study people, places, and environments at local, regional, national, and international levels from the spatial and ecological perspectives of geography.  Students are required to take World History, World Geography, Ancient History, or European History – AP for graduation.

 

Course of Study:

  • Introduce the six elements of geography
    • World in spatial term
    • Places and regions
    • Physical systems
    • Human systems
    • Environment and society
    • Use of geography
  • Study the six elements of geography as they apply throughout the world
    • United States and Canada
    • Middle and South America
    • Europe
    • Russia and North Eurasia
    • Southwest Asia
    • Africa
    • South Asia
    • East and South East Asia
    • The Pacific World

Reading:  In addition to the use of the textbook, students are expected to read from a variety of sources including essays, speeches, newspapers/periodicals, maps, charts, graphs, political cartoons, and government documents.  Students are expected to gain literal understanding of readings and also interpret, analyze and evaluate information from readings.

 

Writing:  Students are expected to write regularly and effectively in various domains including narrative, descriptive, persuasive, analytical and practical.  Suggested written assignments include essays, book reviews, document based questions, journals and research papers.

Standards

 

MNPS World Geography Standards

http://www.mnps.org/PageFactory.aspx?PageID=3354

 

TN State Department of Education Standards

http://www.state.tn.us/education/ci/cistandards2001/ss/cissworldgeography912.htm

 

Textbook

 

Sager, Robert, and David Helgren.  World Geography Today.  Austin, TX: Holt, Rinehart, and

     Winston, 2003. (Basal adopted 20020

 

Recommended and /or required resources:

 

Wall map of the World

Wall map of the United States

Atlases (overhead, computer generated and/or hands on) that accompany the adopted text

TV – DVD/VCR

Interactive CDs

Wherever possible, Classrooms should have computers that are web accessible.

Tennessee Geographic Alliance                        http://web.utk.edu/~tga/

National Geographic Society                            http://www.nationalgeographic.com/

The History Channel                                         http://www.historychannel.com/

Tennessee Council for Social Studies                http://tncss.org/

http://findagrave.com/

 

 

Go to the following websites for materials, lesson plans, and teaching activities for physical and human geography:

 

http://www.census.gov

http://www.usgs.gov

http://www.peacecorps.gov

http://www.prb.org

http://www.epa.gov

http://www.populationconnection.org

http://www.performance-education.com