The World Geography curriculum incorporates a multitude of sources. Primary
readings come from
the Our World Today textbook. Provided is a chronological list of the topics
that we will cover in
class. The date will be next to the section we are currently studying.
Unit 1 Learning About Our World
Chapter 1 Our Social World
- Section 1 People Far and Near
- Section 2 Learning About Our World
- Section 3 Patterns in Todays World
Chapter 2 Earth Patterns
- Section 1 Thinking Like a Geographer
- Section 2 Physical Geography
- Section 3 People and the Environment
Unit 2 North Africa and Southwest Asia
Chapter 3 Early Cultures
- Section 1 Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt
- Section 2 Religions of the Middle East
Chapter 4 North Africa and Southwest Asia Today
- Section 1 North Africa
- Section 2 Southwest Asia: Turkey and Israel
- Section 3 Syria, Lebanon, Jordan & Arabia
- Section 4 Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan
Unit 6 Africa South of the Sahara
Chapter 17 South Africa and its Neighbors
- Section 1 The New South Africa
- Section 2 Inland Southern Africa
- Section 3 Atlantic and Indian Ocean Countries <------- DECEMBER 8th
Chapter 15 East and Central Africa
- Section 1 East Africa Kenya and Tanzania
- Section 2 Other Countries of East Africa
- Section 3 Central Africa
Chapter 16 West Africa
- Section 1 Nigeria
- Section 2 Other Countries of West Africa
Unit 3 Asia
Chapter 5 South Asia
- Section 1 India
- Section 2 Other Countries of South Asia
Chapter 6 China and its Neighbors
- Section 1 Chinas Land and Economy
- Section 2 Chinas People and Country
- Section 3 Chinas Neighbors
Chapter 7 Japan and the Koreas
- Section 1 Japan
- Section 2 The Two Koreas
Chapter 8 South East Asia
- Section 1 Mainland South East Asia
- Section 2 Islands of South East Asia
Unit 9 Australia, Oceania, and Antarctica
Chapter 24 Australia and New Zealand
- Section 1 Australia
- Section 2 New Zealand
Chapter 25 - Oceania and Antarctica
- Section 1 Oceania
- Section 2 Antarctica
Unit 8 South America
Chapter 22 Brazil and It's Neighbors
- Section 1 Brazil
- Section 2 Brazil's Neighbors
Chapter 23 The Andean Countries
- Section 1 Colombia
- Section 2 Peru and Ecuador
- Section 3 Bolivia and Chile
Unit 4 - Europe
Chapter 11 Western Europe Today
- Section 1 United Kingdom and Ireland
- Section 2 France and Benelux
- Section 3 Germany, Switzerland and Austria
- Section 4 The Nordic Countries
- Section 5 Southern Europe
Chapter 12 - Eastern Europe Today
- Section 1 East Central Europe
- Section 2 The Balkan Countries
- Section 3 Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova
Unit 5 Russia and the Eurasian Republics
Chapter 13 Russia and its Neighbors
- Section 1 The Russian Land
- Section 2 The People of Russia
- Section 3 Russias Southern Neighbors