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World Geography B
Course Description
In World Geography B, the student will review the basic concepts about topography, climate, environment, and maps. Then, the student will go on to study the geography of the following regions of the world: Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica. A major part of this course is the study of the characteristics of landforms, climates, and ecosystems and their interrelationships. World Geography B includes the political, economic, and social processes that shape cultural patterns of the various regions. The student will learn about various regions of the world including the types and patterns of settlement; the distribution and movement of world population; relationships among people, places, and environments and how location affects economic systems.
Required Course Materials
Helgren, David M., and Robert J. Sager, World Geography Today, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2000, ISBN 0-03-054466-1
Course Lesson Organization
Objectives. The objectives for each lesson will help you
focus your efforts. They indicate the concepts and skills you must understand
or master when you complete the lesson.
Reading Assignments. Each lesson specifies the selections
that must be read.
Introduction. The Introduction section of each lesson provides key terms and
concepts that give you background for the lesson.
Self-Assessment Activities. These activities help
to build your knowledge and skills and to identify your specific strengths
and weaknesses. Some activities direct you to Internet sites with supplemental
material for the lesson. All activities prepare you for the graded
assignments and for mastering course materials.
Graded Assignments. Each assignment provides information
about how your work will be assessed and how credit will be given for
your responses. Most assignments will be submitted online and graded
by your instructor. Some assignments will be computer-graded. The average
of your assignments counts as 75 percent of your course grade. The
Final Examination counts as the other 25 percent. You can apply to take the Final Exam after 100 percent of your graded assignments have been submitted, and at least 70 percent have been graded and returned to you.
Final Examination
The final examination is comprehensive; it covers the material from all of
the lessons. To pass the course, you must receive a grade of 70 percent or
better.
Format: Multiple-choice, map and graph, map identification,
essay.
Time Allowed: 3 hours
Materials Allowed: #2 pencil, computer-graded answer
sheet provided
Course Outline
Total Number of Lessons: 11
Total Number of Graded Assignments: 21
Instructor Graded (Online submission): 11
Instructor Graded (US Mail submission): 7
Computer Graded: 3
Lesson 1: Europe: Introduction and Northern Europe
Lesson 2: West Central Europe, Southern Europe, and Eastern Europe
Lesson 3: Russia and Northern Eurasia: Introduction and Russia
Lesson 4: Ukraine, Belarus, and the Caucasus, and Central Asia
Lesson 5: Southwest Asia: Eastern Mediterranean, and Interior Southwest Asia
Lesson 6: Africa: Introduction, North Africa, and West Africa
Lesson 7: East Africa, Central Africa, and Southern Africa
Lesson 8: East and Southeast Asia: Introduction, China, Taiwan, and Mongolia
Lesson 9: Japan, Korea, Mainland Southeast Asia, and Island Southeast Asia
Lesson 10: South Asia: Introduction, India, and the Indian Perimeter
Lesson 11: Australia, the Pacific Islands, and Antarctica
