Syllabus / Calendar
All reading assignments will come from Guest Hollow's Highschool Geography and Cultures (available free)
https://guesthollow.com/guest-hollows-geography-cultures-online-textbook/
The first chapter is optional as it is simply an introduction to the topics that will be covered in more depth over the couse of the class. If your student does not have a basic grasp of geography, they would benefit from reading this chapter prior to our first class meeting on 9/12.
The reading schedule is available at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LsYygoArMNyPVcvrGiPOuSdz-fB5CZVDNLijE7pl1nA/edit?usp=sharing
Reading schedule can be downloaded here
9/12 first day of class
- OPTIONAL -
Chapter 1: Introduction to Geography
1.2 Climate and Human Habitation
9/19
Chapter 2: Antarctica
9/26
Chapter 3: North America
3.1 The United States of America
10/3
10/10 no class - Columbus Day
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10/17
Chapter 4: Middle America
10/24
Chapter 5: South America
10/31
5.3 Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay
11/7
Chapter 6: Europe
- England
- Wales
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland and The Republic of Ireland
11/14
- Switzerland, Austria, & Liechtenstein
11/21 class prior to Thanksgiving
11/28
6.3: Northern Europe (Nordic Countries)
12/5
12/12
- Hungary, Czech Republic, and Slovakia
- Poland, Ukraine, the Baltic Republics, Belarus, and Moldova
12/19 class prior to Christmas
- Romania, Albania, and Bulgaria
12/26 no class - Christmas break
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1 /2 no class - Christmas break
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1/9
Chapter 7: Russia
7.1 Regions: Core and the Eastern Frontier
7.2 Regions: Siberia, the Far East, and Southern Russia
7.3 Transcaucasia (Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan)
1/16 no class - MLK Jr day
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1/23 class prior to Presentation Night
Chapter 8: Asia
- Israel
- Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Bahrain
1/30
- Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Yemen
- Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan
- Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan
2/6
- India
2/13
- Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives
2/20
- China and the region of Tibet
2/27 no class - Winter break
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3/6 class prior to Talent Night
- Mongolia
3/13
- Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore
3/20
- Japan
3/27
- Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brunei
- The Philippines and East Timor
4/3 class prior to Easter
Chapter 9: Africa
9.1: North Africa and the African Transition Zone
- The Nile River and Egypt, Sudan
4/10
- Western Sahara and Morocco, Libya
4/17
- Human Geography of Sub-Saharan Africa
- West Africa: Niger, Mali, Senegal & Gambia, and Nigeria
4/24 no class - Spring break
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5/1
- East Africa: Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia
- Southern Africa: Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and South Africa
5/8
Chapter 10: Australia and New Zealand
5/15 - last day of classes
Chapter 11: The Pacific