42001-42002 Human Geography

Grades: 10 | Score: Non-Weighted | Credit: 2 | Year | Required

Previously Named: World Geography

The Human Geography course examines the impact that humans have on the world around them. We will learn about how history, culture, politics, economics, and environmentalism all affect us in the world today. We’ll study and use the modern tools of geography and analyze the importance of place in a contemporary way that goes beyond traditional maps.

Major Topics:

• • • • • Thinking Geographically

        • Population and Migration Patterns and Processes

        • Cultural Patterns and Processes

        • Political Patterns and Processes

        • Agricultural and Rural Land-Use Patterns and Processes

        • Cities and Urban Land-Use Patterns and Processes

        • Industrial and Economic Development Patterns and Processes