syllabus

UNIT 1A: Physical & Human Geography

• 5 Themes of Geography

• Culture

• Map Skills

• Geographic Features

UNIT 1B: Government & Economy Systems

• Government & Economy Types

• Limited/Unlimited GovernmentGovernment

• Levels of Economic Development

UNIT 2: The United States and Canada

• Poltical & Physical Geography of the Region - Maps

• Political & Economic Freedoms

• Rights & Responsibilities

UNIT 3: Latin America

• Poltical & Physical Geography of the Region - Maps

• Indigenous Cultures: Maya, Inca, Aztec

• Colonization & the Columbian Exchange

• Cultural Diffusion: Architecture, Art, Music, Literature, Lifestyle

• Natural Resources & Economic Development

UNIT 4: Europe

• Political & Physical Geography of the Region - Maps

• Common Culture Regions

• Conflict and Cooperation

• European Union

UNIT 5: Russia

• Political & Physical Geography of the Region - Maps

• Locate important Geographic Features and how they impact where people live

• Describe and compare examples of Limited/Unlimited Governments

UNIT 6: Southwest Asia and North Africa

• Political & Physical Geography of the Region - Maps

• Impact of Natural Resources

• 3 Monotheistic ReligionsReligions

• Impact of Cultural Diffusion

• Locate and identify important Geographic Features

UNIT 7: Sub-Saharan Africa

• Political & Physical Geography of the Region - Maps

• Relationships between past Conflicts and Contemporary Conditions

• Locate and Identify important Geographic Features

• Distribution of Resources and Economic Development

• Multicultural Societies 

UNIT 8: South Asia

• Political & Physical Geography of the Region - Maps

• Limited/Unlimited Governments

• Governments with rule by one, few, many

• Hinduism & Buddhism

• Physical Geographic Processes

UNIT 9: East and Southeast Asia

• Political & Physical Geography of the Region - Maps

• Limited/Unlimited Governments

• Levels of Economic Development

• Impact of Cultural Diffusion

UNIT 10: Australia and Oceania

• Political & Physical Geography of the Region - Maps

• Experiences and Contributions of Multicultural Societies

• Cultures & History of the Region