World Geography Course Syllabus

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1 World Geography Course Syllabus Name of Provider: York County School Division Name of Course: World Geography URL for Course Syllabus: Year: YCSD Program of Studies Course Description: (Note: This course is only offered through Virtual High School and approved for students in extenuating circumstances.) The focus of this course is the study of the world s peoples, places, and environments, with an emphasis on world regions. The knowledge, skills, and perspectives of the course are centered on the world s population and cultural characteristics, landforms and climates, economic development, and migration and settlement patterns. Using geographic resources, students will employ inquiry, research, and technological skills to ask and answer geographic questions and to apply geographic concepts and skills to their daily lives. Quarter 1 Using Maps, Globes, Photographs, & pictures- Unit SOL s WG.1 b-e,.12 a-b Locate places on maps and globes Interpret maps and globes Draw maps from memory Evaluate information Select the appropriate geographic resource to draw conclusions Compare and contrast information found on different types of maps Compare maps and make inferences Draw conclusions and make inferences about data Identify and interpret regional patterns on maps Physical & Ecological Processes- Unit SOL s WG.2,.7 a-b,.10 a-b Compare maps and make inferences. Interpret the idea, concepts, or events expressed by a cartoon, picture, or other graphic media. Apply latitude to identify climate zones. Interpret charts, diagrams, and climographs. Select the appropriate geographic resource to draw conclusions. Identify and interpret regional patterns on maps. Analyze and evaluate information.

2 Sequence information. Africa - Unit SOL s WG.3 a-c,.4,.5,.6,.9 a-c,.11 a-c Quarter 2 Latin America & The Caribbean - Unit SOL s WG.3 a-c,.4,.5,.6,.9 a-c,.11 a-c

3 Europe - Unit SOL s Unit SOL s WG.3 a-c,.4,.5,.6,.9 a-c,.11 a-c

4 Russia & The Republics - Unit SOL s WG.3 a-c,.4,.5,.6,.9 a-c,.11 a-c Quarter 3 Southwest Asia - Unit SOL s WG.3 a-c,.4,.5,.6,.9 a-c,.11 a-c

5 South Asia - Unit SOL s WG.3 a-c,.4,.5,.6,.9 a-c,.11 a-c

6 East Asia - Unit SOL s WG.3 a-c,.4,.5,.6,.9 a-c,.11 a-c

7 Quarter 4 Southeast Asia, Oceania & Antarctica - Unit SOL s WG.3 a-c,.4,.5,.6,.9 a-c,.11 a-c The United States & Canada - Unit SOL s WG.3 a-c,.4,.5,.6,.9 a-c,.11 a-c

8 Economics - Unit SOL s WG.6,.7 a-b,.8,.9 a-c Natural materials become resources if and when they become useful to humans. The value of resources has changed over time. Natural, human, and capital resources influence human activity in regions. Economic activity can be classified as primary, secondary, or tertiary. Resources are not distributed equally. The location of resources influences economic activity and patterns of land use. The use of a resource depends on a nation s culture, values, access to technology, and governmental priorities as they change over time. Levels of economic development vary from country to country and from place to place within countries. Many criteria are used to assess the standard of living and quality of life. Availability of resources and technology influence economic development and quality of life.

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