(15 weeks) intended to teach you about the geography of our world.
Add a semester of US Geography and you are set for AP Credit.
ALTERNATIVES: You may stretch each week to two weeks and focus on map drawing,
or you can take your time and stretch it out to a regular school year.
To begin, start with week one on the side bar, and continue with consecutive weeks.
It would really enhance your learning this semester if you put up a world map.
I put up a US map last semester and I could not believe how much my kids used it. Because it was laminated, they could use white board markers and test themselves
on the time zones etc. They would sit at the dinner table and talk about the
states and things they had learned. This one is available at Costco in a set
& it is laminated, I'm sure Sam's Club has them.
Here is a Table of Contents for this course:
Week 1: Latin America & Deforestation
Week 2: Caribbean & Ocean Currents
Week 3: North Africa & Climate
Week 4: Southern Africa & Drought
Week 5: Europe & Human Migration
Week 6: Russian Domain & Seasons
Week 7: Southwest Asia (Middle East) & Islam
Week 8: Central Asia (the Stans) & Religion
Week 9: South Asia (India) & Economics
Week 10: East Asia (china)& Population
Week 11: South East Asia (Malaysia)& Monsoons
Week 12: Australia & Oceania & Antarctica
Week 13: Canada & USA
Week 14: Review
Week 15: Final Part 1: 7 pages of written & map labeling
Week 16: Final Part 2: Draw your world map
What we will be doing in class each week:
I.You will be learning about a region of the world each week.
A. You will be learning to draw the continents from memory.
B. You will be taking notes in class about the
region you are studying.
C. You will use those notes to finish assignments I give you.
This is what is expected of you as a student:
This class is internet dependent.
1. NO late homework will be accepted, unless you
prearrange a hand-in time with me.
2. It is YOUR responsibility to get missing maps,
instructions or assignment sheets, etc. to complete
the assignment. If I do not email it to you- you
must contact me to get it in a timely manner,
not the day before class.
3. You or a parent must check e-mail every Sunday,
Monday and Wednesday for assignments or updates.
It is not your parent's responsibility to remember
to check e-mail and print assignments , it is yours,
so hound them to get on the computer if you need to.
4. As a student in this class, you are expected to
spend 1 hour a day doing homework. If you finish your
work for the day, spend the rest of the time in review
of previous concepts. This is a meaty class, and many
place names as well as locations will need to be
memorized weekly.
5. You will need to be on the internet to get information and
research. I understand computers break. But you need to contact
me early in the week to let me know that you are not able to
down load the assignment and you need to get hard copies
from me.
