GEOGRAPHY

Grade:  9 (Required)

Length of Course: First Semester

Prerequisite: None

CURRICULUM STANDARDS:

·        Understands the impact of social issues on society.

·        Understands basic physical, emotional, and intellectual needs of human beings.

·        Understands personal and public issues.

·        Understands features of the local community, state, nation, and the world.

·        Understands ways in which people live, change, and adapt in the global environment.

·        Understands the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.

·        Understands how governing groups grant and distribute power and responsibility.

·        Understands that change/continuity are historical constants.

·        Understands that throughout history, people have sought to meet needs and satisfy desires.

·        Understands the contribution of all races, religions, cultures, and regions to a common cultural heritage.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1. The students will demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of how to use maps, globes, and other graphic tools.

2. The students will understand the physical nature of the earth's surface as well as natural resources, climates and weather.

3. The student will understand the continents and the people who inhabit them.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

The subject matter of this course will include our earth as a whole, the continents and the individual countries  people that make them up.  The individual countries will be covered in topography, climate, agriculture, industry, fishing forestry, natural resources, government, and leading cities.

WHAT STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO DO:

• Be attentive and cooperative in class.
• Complete class work and assignments.