Course Description

Sixth grade World Geography and World Cultures explores how geographic features, human relationships, history, political and social structures,economics,science, technology, and the arts have developed and influenced civilizations around the world from the beginning of time to today.

Emphasis will be placed on the five themes of geography (Place,Location,Region,Human/Environmental Interactions,and Movement) as well as map studies (longitude,latitude,time zones,and location of major US and world cities).