Course Overview
Come take a break from the walls of your house and explore the world! In this High School World Geography video course, students will visit each world region and discover their unique characteristics through the five subfields of geography, namely, physical geography, population geography, cultural geography, political geography and economic geography.
The highlight of this course is that each student will have the opportunity to go beyond simple familiarization with the world's regions and actually be the geographer and develop their critical thinking skills. Each section culminates with a geographic analysis in which the student will be challenged to apply principles of geography to the region they have been studying.
This course includes:
- 12 UNITS
- 63 VIDEO-LESSONS
- 62 WORKSHEETS WITH COUNTERPART ANSWER SHEETS
- 62 WORKSHEET REVIEW VIDEOS
- 62 ONLINE QUIZZES
- 62 QUIZ ANSWER SHEETS
- 12 REGIONAL GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSES ASSIGNMENTS
- 12 REGIONAL GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSES REVIEW VIDEOS
- VOCABULARY DEFINITIONS OF GEOGRAPHIC TERMS
- TRANSCRIPTS OF EACH VIDEO-LESSON
- BONUS CONTENT: HUMANITARIAN GEOGRAPHY SEGMENTS
- OVER 24 HOURS OF VIDEO-LESSONS!
Course Goals
Upon course completion, students will be able to...
- Identify the location of countries around the world
- Define the discipline of geography and its subfields
- Recognize basic geographic terms
- Describe how geographers use technology to solve world problems
- Explain how human behavior and the environment impact each other
- Examine the interconnectedness between world regions
- llustrate how subfields of geography explain the development of world regions
Target Audience
This video-course is primarily intended for students in grades 9-12.
Course Requirements
There are no pre-requisites.
COURSE TOPICS
Introduction
Lessons
Foundations of Geography – Part 1: Terms and Concepts
Foundations of Geography – Part 2: Sub-fields of Geography
Unit 1: North America
Lessons
Physical Geography of North America
Population Geography of North America
Cultural Geography of North America
Political Geography of North America
Economic Geography of North America
Geographical Analysis Assignment: The Migration History of the United States and the Development of Cultural Homelands
Unit 2: Latin America
Lessons
Physical Geography of Latin America
Population Geography of Latin America
Cultural Geography of Latin America
Political Geography of Latin America
Economic Geography of Latin America
Geographical Analysis Assignment: Deforestation and Brazil
Unit 3: The Caribbean
Lessons
Physical Geography of the Caribbean
Population Geography of the Caribbean
Cultural Geography of the Caribbean
Political Geography of the Caribbean
Economic Geography of the Caribbean
Geographical Analysis Assignment: The Relationship between the Physical Geography of the Caribbean and its Tourism Economy
Unit 4: Sub-Saharan Africa
Lessons
Physical Geography of Sub-Saharan Africa
Population Geography of Sub-Saharan Africa
Cultural Geography of Sub-Saharan Africa
Political Geography of Sub-Saharan Africa
Economic Geography of Sub-Saharan Africa
Geographical Analysis Assignment: How Colonialism, the Tyranny of the Map and Tribalism Impact the Development of Sub-Saharan Africa
Unit 5: Southwest Asia and North Africa
Lessons
Physical Geography of Southwest Asia and North Africa
Population Geography of Southwest Asia and North Africa
Cultural Geography of Southwest Asia and North Africa
Political Geography of Southwest Asia and North Africa
Economic Geography of Southwest Asia and North Africa
Geographical Analysis Assignment: Hydro-politics of Southwest Asia and North Africa
Unit 6: Europe
Lessons
Physical Geography of Europe
Population Geography of Europe
Cultural Geography of Europe
Political Geography of Europe
Economic Geography of Europe
Geographical Analysis Assignment: The Declining Population Geography of Europe
Unit 7: Eurasia
Lessons
Physical Geography of Eurasia
Population Geography of Eurasia
Cultural Geography of Eurasia
Political Geography of Eurasia
Economic Geography of Eurasia
Geographical Analysis Assignment: How Soviet-Era Policies have Impacted the Physical Geography of Eurasia
Unit 8: Central Asia
Lessons
Physical Geography of Central Asia
Population Geography of Central Asia
Cultural Geography of Central Asia
Political Geography of Central Asia
Economic Geography of Central Asia
Geographical Analysis Assignment: How Political and Cultural Geography have Determined the Fate of Xinjiang Province
Unit 9: East Asia
Lessons
Physical Geography of East Asia
Population Geography of East Asia
Cultural Geography of East Asia
Political Geography of East Asia
Economic Geography of East Asia
Geographical Analysis Assignment: Feeding China’s Vast Population
Unit 10: South Asia
Lessons
Physical Geography of South Asia
Population Geography of South Asia
Cultural Geography of South Asia
Political Geography of South Asia
Economic Geography of South Asia
Geographical Analysis Assignment: The Status of Women in India
Unit 11: Southeast Asia
Lessons
Physical Geography of Southeast Asia
Population Geography of Southeast Asia
Cultural Geography of Southeast Asia
Political Geography of Southeast Asia
Economic Geography of Southeast Asia
Geographical Analysis Assignment: Religious Diversity in Southeast Asia
Unit 12: Oceania
Lessons
Physical Geography of Oceania
Population Geography of Oceania
Cultural Geography of Oceania
Political Geography of Oceania
Economic Geography of Oceania
Geographical Analysis Assignment: Farming and Ranching Techniques across Oceania
Conclusion
Lesson
Wrap-Up Video Lesson on World Geography