St.Paul’sAcademySummerHighSchool
SocialStudiesProgram
World Geography 30 (3 CREDITS)
OBJECTIVES
Studentswill:
1. acquireanunderstandingofthefollowingmajororganizingconceptsingeography:arealassociation;density,
humanoccupance;pattern;region;scale;spatialdistribution;andspatialinteraction.
2. acquirefacilityintheuseofthegeographer’smodeofinquiryandskillsincluding:
a. thereadingandinterpretationofaerialphotographs,maps,pictures,tablesandgraphs,andother
writtensourcematerials;and
b. fieldworkprocessesofobservationandrecording.
3. havetheopportunitytodeveloppositiveattitudesinrelationtothefollowingtopics:
a. interdependenceamongpeoples;
b. respectforsimilaritiesanddifferencesamongpeoples;
c. clarificationofvaluesinrespecttoothervaluesystems;
d. respectforthescientificmethodofinquiry;and
e. knowledgeofmultiplecausation.
SKILLSANDCONCEPTS
Studentswilldevelopthefollowingskillsandconcepts:
1. Mapreadingandatlasskills:atlas;topographicalmaps;thematicmaps;graphsanddiagrams;aerial
photography
2. Movementoftheearth:rotationandrevolution;seasons;climatezones
3. Climate:elementsofclimate;factorsinfluencingclimate
4. Worldgeographicsystems:winds;oceancurrents;climate;landuse;populationdistribution;relationships
CONTENT
Studentswillexplorethefollowingthreethemes:
1. WorldPatternsofPopulationandSettlement
a.thehumanoccupanceofCanada
b.thehumanoccupanceoftheworld
c.casestudiesinpopulationandsettlement
d.humankind’ssettlementtypesandpatterns
e.citiesoftheworldandworldurbanization
2. WorldPatternsofHumankind’sUseoftheEarth
a.humaneconomics
b.primitivehunting,fishing,collecting
c.pastoralismorlivestockeconomy
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d.agricultureoftheworld
3. WorldPatternsofPhysicalElements
a.thelithosphere
b.landforms
c.climate:elements,controls,regions
d.vegetation;soils
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