Friday, September 2, 2011

World Geography & Cultures

This class will be offered in the fall trimester. Students will learn about the five themes of geography and apply the five themes of geography in learning about the physical world, the diversity of the people and cultures throughout the world. Information will be presented in readings, in class lectures, video, and use of other technology. Students will be expected to read, discuss material, and think critically.
Textbook(s):
MN State Standards
The student will describe how humans influence the environment and in turn are influenced by it.
The student will demonstrate how various regional frameworks are used to analyze the variation in culture and human occupation of the Earth’s surface.
The student will demonstrate how various regional frameworks are used to analyze the variation in physical environment.
The student will use maps, globes, geographic information systems and other sources of information to analyze the natures of places at a variety of scales.
The student will use maps, globes, geographic information systems, and other databases to answer geographic questions at a variety of scales from local to global.
The student will understand the regional distribution of the human population at local to global scales and its patterns of change.
The student will describe and provide examples of the primary factors behind the regional pattern of culture groups in the United States and the world.
The student will analyze the patterns of location, functions, structure, and characteristics of local to global settlement patterns and the processes that affect the location of cities.

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