Course Outline

Geography 10 examines physical geography. This course has two sections. Part A: The Graphic Environment helps students develop an understanding of and practical experience in constructing, using, and interpreting some of the image, map, and graphing skills geographers commonly use to analyze the environment. Part B: The Physical Environment deals with the various land, ocean, and atmospheric processes that are at work sculpting the face of the earth. These processes illustrate that Earth’s ecosystems are in delicate balance and require careful stewardship. 

Eight units comprise the Physical Geography course:

PART A: THE GRAPHIC ENVIRONMENT

• Unit 1: Data Collection
• Unit 2: Data Processing and Representation
• Unit 3: Data Interpretation and Utilization

PART B: THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

• Unit 1: Geographic Perspective
• Unit 2: Land Environment
• Unit 3: Ocean Environment
• Unit 4: Atmospheric Environment
• Unit 5: Spaceship Earth