World Geography
Syllabus
Fall Semester 2013
Unit 1: The World
Glencoe World Geography by Richard G. Boehm
Chapter 1: How Geographers Look at the World
Chapter 2: The Earth
Chapter 3: Climates of the Earth
Chapter 4: the Human World
Mastering the TEKS in World Geography by Mark Jarrett, Stuart Zimmer, & James Killoran
Chapter 5: A World Gazetteer (A Geographic Dictionary)
Chapter 6: Processes Shaping Plant Earth
Chapter 7: People & Nature
Unit 2: Physical Geography
Glencoe World Geography by Richard G. Boehm
Chapter 5: The Physical Geography of the United States and Canada
Chapter 8: The Physical Geography of Latin America
Chapter 11: The Physical Geography of Europe
Chapter 14: The Physical Geography of Russia
Chapter 17: The Physical Geography of North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia
Chapter 20: The Physical Geography of Africa South of the Sahara
Chapter 23: The Physical Geography of South Asia
Chapter 26: The Physical Geography of East Asia
Chapter 29: The Physical Geography of Southeast Asia
Chapter 32: The Physical Geography of Australia, Oceania, and Antarctica
Spring Semester 2014
Unit 3: Human Geography
Mastering the TEKS in World Geography by Mark Jarrett, Stuart Zimmer, & James Killoran
Chapter 8: Aspects of Culture
Chapter 9: Cultural Regions
Chapter 10: Demography
Chapter 11: Migration
Unit 4: Change
Mastering the TEKS in World Geography by Mark Jarrett, Stuart Zimmer, & James Killoran
Chapter 12: Cultural Diffusion and Convergence
Chapter 13: Historical Change
Unit 5: Political Geography
Mastering the TEKS in World Geography by Mark Jarrett, Stuart Zimmer, & James Killoran
Chapter 14: Types of Government
Chapter 15: Nations: Borders and Power
Chapter 16: Political Processes and Citizenship
Unit 6: The Globalization of Economics
Mastering the TEKS in World Geography by Mark Jarrett, Stuart Zimmer, & James Killoran
Chapter 17: Economic Systems
Chapter 18: Economic Development
Chapter 19: The Challenges of Globalization
Unit 7: Final Review for the End-Of-Course (EOC) Exam
Glencoe World Geography by Richard G. Boehm
Mastering the TEKS in World Geography by Mark Jarrett, Stuart Zimmer, & James Killoran
Practice Test Questions
Study Flash Cards
Review