This is an adaptive credit recovery course, in which students will complete a pretest for each module, and will be exempted from activities for topics where mastery is demonstrated. This type of credit recovery course targets individual areas of need in the curriculum and minimizes repetition of content where students have demonstrated their understanding.
In World Geography & Cultures, students will be taught to use the basic skills of map reading, map development, and geographic technology, and will learn to recognize geographic themes to make sense of the world. This course examines world regions including the nations, people, and cultures of the Americas and Western Europe.
Major topics include:
- Exploring Geography
- Climate and Ecosystems
- Population, Culture, Resources, and Land Use
- The U.S. and its Regions
- Canada
- Mexico
- Central America and the Caribbean
- Brazil
- Countries of South America
- The British Isles and Nordic Nation
- Central Western Europe
- Mediterranean Europe
Students learn through online lesson activities, videos, and interactive activities. Each module begins with a pretest, proceeds to lessons that conclude with a brief self-check, and wraps with a module exam. The course concludes with a cumulative exam.
This course uses content from Accelerate Education taught by a VHS Learning instructor who is certified in their content area and who follows VHS Learning policies. The course will be hosted in the Buzz learning management system. Students may spend 40 hours completing this course, though actual time-spent will vary based on individual student performance in module pretests.
Credit recovery courses do not meet initial eligibility requirements for NCAA. Students who require flexible courses meeting initial eligibility requirements should should consider VHS Learning self-paced courses, which can be found in the VHS Learning Catalog. Students should confirm that their high school will accept this course for credit recovery before
registering for this course.
Course Learning Objectives:
- Identify and use the tools of a geographer to understand the world.
- Interpret information from charts, graphs, and maps to draw conclusions.
- Describe the major landforms and climates of various geographical regions.
- Explain how the geography of various regions affects the economy and development of different countries.
- Analyze the impact of urbanization on different geographic regions.