Instructor: Alisa A. Bourne

Instructor Information:

Mrs. Bourne is a graduate of William Carey University and the University of Southern Mississippi. She holds a Mississippi Educator License with endorsements in Business, English, Mathematics, General Science, Social Studies, Psychology, AP World History, Counseling, and Administration.

Prior to accepting her current position as Administrator of The University of Mississippi High School, she served as the Guidance Counselor at South Pontotoc High School, and District Data and Guidance Coordinator at the Pontotoc City School District.

Contact Information:

If you have questions concerning the content of the course, you may contact the instructor directly using the email link on the main Lessons page or in the "Communications & Tools" tab. NOTE: Replies to your emails will go to your go.olemiss.edu email account, so be sure to check it frequently.

Course Description:

The Advanced World Geography course introduces students to the systematic study of patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and alteration of Earth's surface.  Students learn to employ spatial concepts and landscape analysis to examine human socioeconomic organization and environmental consequences.  They also learn about the methods and tools geographers use in their research and applications.

Required Textbook:

Rubenstein, James M. The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography, AP Edition. 10th ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2011.

ISBN: 0-13-137502-4

It is the student's responsibility to order his or her textbook. Online textbook retailers such as Amazon.com, ABEbooks.com, or Half.com usually provide used textbooks at economical prices.

You must make sure you are ordering the exact book required in this syllabus.

Course Objectives:

Objectives include (but are not limited to):

• Describe and explain the world using spatial terms, concepts, and thinking and employing maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies.
• Appraise the nature, origins, evolution, and meaning of places.
• Determine how regions are used to describe the organization of the Earth's surface.
• Compare and contrast geographic patterns in the environment that result from the processes of Earth's physical systems.
• Evaluate the characteristics and processes of human population and migration on Earth.
• Examine the characteristics and development of culture.
• Explain the patterns and networks of economic interdependence on Earth's surface.
• Analyze the patterns of human settlements and explain their development and operation.
• Describe and analyze boundaries and political entities and the cooperation and conflicts that occur among them.
• Explain how human actions modify the physical environment.
• Explain how human systems develop in response to physical environmental conditions.
• Evaluate the concept of natural resources and the changes in the spatial distribution, quantity, and quality of resources through time and location.

Course Outline:

This course consists of 14 instructional modules (or lessons). NOTE: you must pass the Syllabus and Orientation Quiz for the course materials to appear on the Lessons page.

Units

Lessons

Reading Assignments

Due for Grades

Pacing guide 
to complete the course in a traditional school year

Start Here

Syllabus and Orientation folder. NOTE: Once you complete the syllabus and orientation quiz, the rest of the lessons will become available to you.

Syllabus quiz, Introduce Yourself discussion board, Course pre-test

Week 1

1

Chap 1

Chapter PowerPoints, Videos, and Maps

Discussion; Unit Assignment; Map Assignments; Chapter Quiz; Project Journal

Weeks 2-3

Unit 1 Test

Exam - Be sure to complete all previous assignments before taking this exam. Any assignments not completed before the exam is taken may receive a grade of zero.

Test

Week 4

2

Chap 2

Chapter PowerPoints, Videos, and Maps

Unit Assignments; Map Assignments; Chapter Quiz

Weeks 5-6

Chap 3

Chapter PowerPoints, Videos, and Maps

Unit Assignments; Map Assignments; Chapter Quiz; Project Journal

Weeks 7-8

Unit 2 Test

Proctored exam - Be sure to complete all previous assignments before taking this exam. Any assignments not completed before the exam is taken may receive a grade of zero.

Proctored Test

Week 9

3

Chap 4

Chapter PowerPoints, Videos, and Maps

Unit Assignments; Map Assignments; Chapter Quiz

 Weeks 10-11

Chap 5

Chapter PowerPoints, Videos, and Maps

Unit Assignments; Map Assignments; Chapter Quiz

Weeks 12-13

Chap 6

Chapter PowerPoints, Videos, and Maps

Unit Assignments; Map Assignments; Chapter Quiz

Weeks 14-15

Chap 7

Chapter PowerPoints, Videos, and Maps

Unit Assignments; Map Assignments; Chapter Quiz

Weeks 16-17

Chap 8

Chapter PowerPoints, Videos, and Maps

Unit Assignments; Map Assignments; Chapter Quiz; Project Journal

Weeks 18-19

Unit 3 Test

Proctored exam - Be sure to complete all previous assignments before taking this exam. Any assignments not completed before the exam is taken may receive a grade of zero.

Proctored Test

 Week 20

4

Chap 9

Chapter PowerPoints, Videos, and Maps

Unit Assignments; Map Assignments; Chapter Quiz

 Weeks 21-22

Chap 10

Chapter PowerPoints, Videos, and Maps

Unit Assignments; Map Assignments; Chapter Quiz

 Weeks 23-24

Chap 11

Chapter PowerPoints, Videos, and Maps

Unit Assignments; Map Assignments; Chapter Quiz

Weeks 25-26

Chap 12

Chapter PowerPoints, Videos, and Maps

Unit Assignments; Map Assignments; Chapter Quiz

Weeks 27-28

Chap 13

Chapter PowerPoints, Videos, and Maps

Unit Assignments; Map Assignments; Chapter Quiz; Project Journal

Weeks 29-30

Unit 4 Test

Proctored exam - Be sure to complete all previous assignments before taking this exam. Any assignments not completed before the exam is taken may receive a grade of zero.

Proctored Test

Week 31

5

Chap 14

Chapter PowerPoints, Videos, and Maps

Unit Assignment; Map Assignment; Chapter Quiz; Final Project

 Weeks 32-33

Post-test, Exit Survey

The 10-minute Post-test is in the Final Exam folder and must be completed before the final exam will appear.

To be completed before scheduling your final exam.

 Week 34

Final Exam

Proctored comprehensive exam covering the entire course. Complete all previous assignments before taking this exam. Any assignments not completed before the exam is taken will receive a grade of zero.

Proctored Test

 Weeks 35-36

Grading Scale:

93 - 100% = A
85 - 92% = B
75 - 84% = C
70 - 74% = D
Below 69% = F

The grading format is as follows:

Minor Grades: 50% (Discussions, Journals, Unit Assignments, and Map Assignments) 
Major Grades: 30% (Chapter Quizzes, Unit Tests, and Geography Project)
Final Exam: 20%