SS01,02 World Geography will provide an opportunity to study the interaction of humans and their physical and cultural environments. Students will study the five themes of geography as they apply to selected areas of the world. The study includes current developments around the world which affect physical and cultural settings. Physical settings studied will include resources, climate, and environmental condition. Cultural settings include population, political structures, life styles, economics, and customs.
Major emphasis is given to learning the locations of countries throughout the world.
Honors Diploma World Geography is the study of the relationship between people and their physical surroundings in our world. This course explores not only the location and nature of the earth's physical characteristics, but also the impact these physical aspects have on human life and culture. The first semester examines the nature and purpose of geography, the Earth's physical setting, and the Earth's cultural setting. Then, the course begins a regional study of the physical and cultural geography around the world beginning with the United States, Canada, and Middle America. Second semester, the course examines the regions of South America, Europe and the former Soviet Union, North Africa and the Middle East, Africa south of the Sahara, South Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia and the Pacific.