World Cultures and Geography - Regional Overview (Advanced/Accelerated)
In this 5 week, 10 lesson accelerated online class learners will explore specific regions around the world focusing on Urban, Regional, Agricultural and Native understanding.
Shae Pepper
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(338)
What's included
10 live meetings
9 hrs 10 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
Welcome to World Cultures and Geography - Regional Overview. This is an advanced/accelerated class covering 10 lessons in 5 weeks. For those interested, this course also meets the Quebec Education Program requirement for Secondary Cycle One. Class time is structured similarly across all the Geography and World Cultures classes I offer. This is to provide consistency for learners while still introducing fun new learning activities through their weekly projects. Learners can expect: 5 minutes warm-up 45 minute lecture including discussions, slides and video clips 5 minute "beyond the classroom" learning assignment provided 1- Welcome and Metropolises (Montreal and Cairo) including location, characteristics, planning and development and issues affecting Metropolises. 2- Cities Subject to Natural Hazards (Quito and San Francisco) including location, characteristics, planning and development and issues affecting Cities Subject to Natural Hazards. 3- UNESCO Heritage Cities (Walled City of Quebec and Athens) including location, characteristics, planning and development and issues affecting Heritage Cities. 4- Tourist and Forest Regions (Banff National Park and The Rocky Mountains, Tahiti and British Columbia) including location, characteristics, planning and development and issues affecting Tourist and Forest Regions. 5- Energy Producing Regions (The Persian Gulf and Southwest Asia) including location, characteristics, planning and development and issues affecting Energy Producing Regions. 6- Industrial Regions (American and Canadian Great Lakes and New South Wales in Australia) including location, characteristics, planning and development and issues affecting Industrial Regions. 7- Agricultural Regions and Agricultural Areas Subject to Natural Hazards (Agricultural Territory of Quebec and Japan and The Sahel) including location, characteristics, planning and development and issues affecting Agricultural Regions and Agricultural Areas Subject to Natural Hazards. 8- Native Territory (Nunavut and Pueblo People) including location, characteristics, planning and development and issues affecting Native Territory and People. 9- Protected Territories (The Galapagos) including location, characteristics, planning and development and issues affecting Protected Territories. 10- Class Closure with review game
Other Details
Language of Instruction
English
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
National Geographic Geography Textbooks for Eastern and Western Hemisphere
Indigenous Peoples History of the United State
Joined January, 2019
4.9
338reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
I am a National Geographic Certified Educator with global experience who has been teaching Geography on Outschool for over 2 years. I have lived and taught in 3 different countries. I'm excited about the opportunity to share my love of cultures and geography with learners. I'm an enthusiastic teacher and plan my classes to include practical educational experiences between each lesson. Reviews
Live Group Class
$85
for 10 classes2x per week, 5 weeks
55 min
Completed by 5 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 11-14
2-6 learners per class
