Description

Geography allows people to find the answers to their questions about the world and understand the links between people and places. While studying about physical and human geography of the United States, Canada, Latin America, and Africa, students will explore the relationships between people and their physical environment, and analyze the interactions between the culture and geography of selected regions.

NOTE:  World Geography 1 and 2 may be taken in any sequence.

Course Structure

Study Scope and Sequence

Unit 1: Physical and Human Geography

Unit 2: The United States and Canada

Unit 3: Latin America

Course Objectives

There are more specific objectives listed individually in each lesson, but the ultimate goal is that, by the end of the course, you will know and use these facts, concepts, principles, theories, and models to gain a better grasp on the following and be able to:

1. display a good understanding of the tools that geographers use to understand the world.

2. recognize and explain how the changes within the earth and on the earth’s surface affect human populations.

3. use maps, graphs, and other visual representations of geographical data effectively.

4. explain the geographic causes and consequences of some of the differences that exist between cultures.

5. visualize interrelationships between the continents and oceans of the world.

6. explain how different cultures have adapted to, or made use of, their environments.

7. identify the problems facing a variety of cultures and suggest possible solutions.

8. develop an appreciation for the interdependence of all the countries of the world.

Course syllabus

Syllabus_UNHS_World_Geography_1

• Syllabus_UNHS_World_Geography_1

Materials required

For this course you need to secure the following textbook and materials (if lab kit is listed, check first the possibility of using your school lab prior to buying the lab kit):

Price

course fee: 524,- EUR / 12 480,- Kč