Unit #1 – Introduction: A Look Into The World
Test Review
Below you will find the topics covered in the first unit. You are essentially responsible for
all topics discussed in class including all assignments, homework, readings, and media
presentations. It is up to you to decipher what needs to be studied and at what depth.
1) Geography, what is it, major branches, as a discipline, sciences (brainstorm),
5 themes
2) Atlas review
3) Perspective, opinion, facts, bias, polls
4) Issues (5 types)
5) Political Cartoons
6) Neil Postman – Reading the news parts 1-4
7) Noam Chomsky – Manufacturing Consent
8) Barbara Trent – Panama Deception
9) Robert Fisk – Out of the Pool
10) Globalization
11) Views of the Earth
12) Grouping Countries
13) Global Map Identification