World Geography & Cultures – Credit Recovery – Regular

Semester A

The student will be taught to use the basic skills of map reading and development, geographic technology, and the recognition of geographic themes to make sense of the world. The course examines world regions including the nations, people, and cultures of the Americas and Western Europe.

Semester B

This second-semester course continues to teach the basic skills of map reading and development, the use of geographic technology, and the recognition of geographic themes. The focus examines the world regions, including the nations, people, and cultures of Central Europe and Northern Eurasia, Central and Southwest Asia, South Asia, Africa, East Asia, and the Pacific.

Semester A

• Exploring Geography
• Climates and Ecosystems
• Population, Culture, Resources, and Land Use
• The U.S. and its Regions
• Canada
• Mexico
• Central America and the Caribbean
• Brazil
• Countries of South America
• The British Isles and Nordic Nation
• Central Western Europe
• Mediterranean Europe

Modules 1-6

Semester A Syllabus

Semester B

• Central and Eastern Europe
• Russia
• The Caucasus and Central Asia
• The Countries of SW Asia
• The Countries of South Asia
• North Africa
• West and Central Africa
• East and Southern Africa
• China
• Japan and the Koreas
• Southeast Asia
• The Pacific World and Antarctica

Modules 7-12

Semester B Syllabus