Social Studies World Cultural Geography (grade 9)
1 credit
Prerequisites: None *This class is a Social Studies Elective and does not replace any of the three Social Studies credits required for graduation. Course Description: World Cultural Geography studies the interactions between individuals, societies, and the physical world. The course integrates study in physical, political, and human geography, including topics such as weather patterns, landforms, agriculture, natural resources, population, languages, economic development, urbanization, geopolitics, world religions, and missions. The course emphasizes geospatial skills, map literacy, and the use of innovative geographic tools to analyze and understand current global issues within the context of a Christian worldview.
(Semesters 1 & 2) World Cultural Geography Honors (grade 9)
1 credit
Prerequisites: Current Social Studies Teacher recommendation 8th Grade Social Studies and English Grades of A *This class is a Social Studies Elective and does not replace any of the three Social Studies credits required for graduation. Course Description: World Cultural Geography studies the interactions between individuals, societies, and the physical world. The course integrates study in physical, political, and human geography, including topics such as weather patterns, landforms, agriculture, natural resources, population, languages, economic development, urbanization, geopolitics, world religions, and missions. The course emphasizes geospatial skills, map literacy, and the use of innovative geographic tools to analyze and understand current global issues within the context of a Christian worldview. As an Honors course, students will be expected to undertake independent reading, writing, and/or research outside of class. (Semesters 1 & 2) World History and Geography Honors Pre-AP (grade 9)
1 credit
Prerequisites: Current Social Studies Teacher Recommendation 8th Grade Social Studies and English Grades of A Course Description: This multifaceted course emphasizes human geography as well as the history of the world's major pre-modern civilizations. Particular attention is paid to the growth of Western Civilization and its relationship to the rest of the world across time. The course helps students build essential skills and confidence for future AP coursework, and is particularly suited to students interested in possibly taking AP World, AP U.S. History or Dual Credit American History. The course content is integrated with a biblical worldview and presents historical events as a part of God’s ultimate plan for mankind. As a Pre-AP course, students should expect daily homework including challenging reading, writing, and/or research outside of class. Therefore, students should possess advanced reading, writing, and comprehension capabilities and be academically motivated to succeed. This course is required for students desiring to take AP World History: Modern. This course fulfills the World History graduation requirement for a Florida high school diploma. (Semesters 1 & 2)
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