Global Geography
Course Outline
First Quarter
August– November
9 weeks, approximately 20 classes
Second Quarter
November – January
9 weeks, approximately 20 classes
Unit 1:
The Geographer’s World
7 classes
Chapter 1: Studying Geography
Chapter 2: Earth in Space
Chapter 3: Weather and Climate
Chapter 4: Landforms, Water, and Natural Resources
Chapter 5: Human Geography
Chapter 6: Human Systems
Study for Exam
Work on Exams
Unit 1 Exam due
Unit 3:
Middle and South America
7 classes
Chapter 10: Mexico
Chapter 11: Central America and the Caribbean
Chapter 12: South America
Movie: Maria, Full of Grace
Study for Exam
Unit 3 Exam
Unit 2:
The United States and Canada
7 classes
Chapter 7: Natural Environments of North America
Chapter 8: The United States
Movie: Forrest Gump
Chapter 9: Canada
Study for Exam
Unit 2 Exam
End of First Quarter
Unit 4 - Europe
8 classes
Chapter 13: Natural Environments of Europe
Chapter 14: Northern and Western Europe
Section 1: The British Isles
Section 2: France
Chapter 14: Northern and Western Europe
Section 3: The Benelux Countries
Section 4: Scandinavia
Chapter 15: Central Europe
Section 1: Germany
Section 2: The Alpine Countries
Chapter 15: Central Europe
Section 3: Poland and the Baltics
Section 4: The Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary
Chapter 16: Southern Europe and the Balkans
Section 1: The Iberian Peninsula
Section 2: The Italian Peninsula
Section 3: Greece and the Balkan Peninsula
Study for Exam
Unit 4 Exam
End of Second Quarter
Midterm Exams
MLK week in January
Third Quarter
January – April
9 weeks, approximately 20 classes
Fourth Quarter
April – June
9 weeks, approximately 20 classes
Unit 5:
Russia and Southwest Asia
7 classes
Ch 17: Russia, Ukraine, Belarus
Ch 18: Central Asia
Movie: Everything Is Illuminated
Ch 19: The Persian Gulf and Interior
Ch 20: The Eastern Mediterranean
Study for Exam
Unit 5 Exam
Unit 7:
South and East Asia
7 classes
Chapter 25: India
Movie: Slumdog Millionaire
Chapter 26: The Indian Perimeter
Chapter 27: China, Mongolia, and Taiwan
Chapter 28: Japan and the Koreas
Study for Exam
Unit 7 Exam
Unit 6:
Africa
7 classes
Chapter 21: North Africa
Chapter 22: West and Central Africa
Chapter 23: East Africa
Chapter 24: Southern Africa
Study for Exam
Unit 6 Exam
Unit 8:
Southeast Asia & The Pacific World
7 classes
Chapter 29: Mainland Southeast Asia
Chapter 30: Island Southeast Asia
Chapter 31: Australia and New Zealand
Chapter 32: The Pacific Islands
Study for Exam
Unit 8 Exam
Study for Final Exam