UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA HIGH SCHOOL
World Cultures 2
SSTH054057
Credits: 0.5 units / 5 hours | NCAA Approved
Course Description
This course introduces multicultural studies through the investigation of the physical and human geography, history, and
cultures of the continents of Asia, Africa, Oceania, and Australia. Through this course students will develop an
understanding of the interactions between geography and culture that have influenced the lifestyles and challenges faced
by various culture groups throughout these regions. This u nderstanding will help students gain a greater understanding of
their own culture and a realization of how diverse cultural traditions affect their lives and will encourage them to actively
participate in the culturally diverse world in which they live.
Course Objectives
The objectives are 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 and theories, and models to better understand the people and culture of the
countries of Africa, Asia, Australia, and Oceania.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Students
Students
Students
Students
Students
Students
Students
Students
will
will
will
will
will
will
will
will
be able to use geographical skills, and understand tools and technologies used by geographers.
be able to make sense of varied physical environments.
be able to explain how selected physical and ecological processes impact the Earth’s surface.
be able to analyze why people live where they do.
understand how people make a living in different parts of the world.
understand the process of urbanization.
be able to describe diverse cultural systems.
be able to describe reasons for conflict and cooperation in the world.
Course Outline
Unit 1: North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia
Lesson 1: Physical Geography of North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia
Lesson 2: History and Cultures of North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia
Lesson 3: North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia Today
Unit 2: Africa South Of the Sahara
Lesson 4: Physical Geography of Africa South of the Sahara
Lesson 5: History and Cultures of Africa South of the Sahara
Lesson 6: Africa South of the Sahara Today
Unit 3: South Asia
Lesson 7: Physical Geography of South Asia
Lesson 8: History and Cultures of South Asia
Lesson 9: South Asia Today
1520 N. 20th Circle / P. O. Box 888400 / Lincoln, NE 68588-8400
866.700.4747 / highschool.nebraska.edu
Unit 4: East Asia and Southeast Asia
Lesson 10: Physical Geography of East Asia and Southeast Asia.
Lesson 11: History and Cultures of East Asia and Southeast Asia
Lesson 12: East Asia and Southeast Asia Today
Unit 5: Australia, Oceania, and Antarctica
Lesson 13: Physical Geography of Australia, Oceania, and Antarctica.
Lesson 14: History and Cultures of Australia, Oceania, and Antarctica
Lesson 15: Australia, Oceania, and Antarctica Today
Required Textbook and Materials
(available through Follett virtual bookstore at http://highschool.nebraska.bkstr.com)
Textbook: Exploring Our World, People, Places and Cultures (ISBN: 9780078803109)
1520 N. 20th Circle / P. O. Box 888400 / Lincoln, NE 68588-8400
866.700.4747 / highschool.nebraska.edu