World Geography

Avon Lake City Schools 

Curriculum Framework

World Geography

Course Overview:

World Geography is a one semester course that relates geography to the historical, social, economic and political activities of world cultures. Geography involves location, place, regions, movement and interaction with our environment. Students will add to their knowledge of world geography by applying factual data to events in today’s rapidly changing community. Students will interpret data, work with mapping techniques, read diverse scholarly publications and make thoughtful comparisons. Issues studied in this course include global population growth, urbanization and city planning, climate, natural disaster scenarios such as hurricanes, tornadoes and earthquakes. World Geography meets the current state standards for social studies. This class meets one period daily.

Textbook (Title and Publishing Company): 

World Geography Today, Holt.

Online/Supplemental Materials:

New York Times Upfront Magazine

Various news articles and online resources.

Assessments: 

Formative assessments.

Summative assessments

Presentation projects rubrics.

Content/Topics/Learning Goals

Subject to Pacing and Schedules

1st Quarter- 

  • Maps and cartography

  • Climate change

  • Human migration

  • World religions

2nd Quarter- 

  • Globalization

  • World economic systems

  • Urbanization and cities

  • Exploring countries of interest

  • Using geographers’ tools to describe “place”

3rd Quarter- 

4th Quarter -  

Last Updated:

September, 2023