The course is approved by the College Board as a college level course where students are introduced to the organized study of geographical patterns and progressions that have shaped humanity through the use and alteration of the Earth’s surface. During the year, we will study the patterns and processes that have shaped the human understanding of our world.
Tentative Class Schedule by Unit
First Semester
Unit 1 – Geography: Its Nature and Perspectives
Required reading: Rubenstein, Chapter 1
Unit 2 – Population Geography
Required reading: Rubenstein, Chapters 2 and 3
Unit 3 – Cultural Patterns and Processes
Required reading: Rubenstein, Chapters 4 and 5
Unit 4 – Political Organization of Space
Required reading: Rubenstein, Chapters 6, 7 and 8
Second Semester
Unit 5 – Economic Development
Required reading: Rubenstein, Chapter 9
Unit 6 – Agriculture and Rural Land Use
Required reading: Rubenstein, Chapter 10
Unit 7 – Industrialization
Required reading: Rubenstein, Chapter 11
Unit 8 – Cities and Urban Land Use
Required reading: Rubenstein, Chapters 12 and 13
Exam Review
Tentative Class Schedule by Unit
First Semester
Unit 1 – Geography: Its Nature and Perspectives
Required reading: Rubenstein, Chapter 1
Unit 2 – Population Geography
Required reading: Rubenstein, Chapters 2 and 3
Unit 3 – Cultural Patterns and Processes
Required reading: Rubenstein, Chapters 4 and 5
Unit 4 – Political Organization of Space
Required reading: Rubenstein, Chapters 6, 7 and 8
Second Semester
Unit 5 – Economic Development
Required reading: Rubenstein, Chapter 9
Unit 6 – Agriculture and Rural Land Use
Required reading: Rubenstein, Chapter 10
Unit 7 – Industrialization
Required reading: Rubenstein, Chapter 11
Unit 8 – Cities and Urban Land Use
Required reading: Rubenstein, Chapters 12 and 13
Exam Review