Curriculum Map

World Geography

Explore Earth's physical and human systems through primary sources, maps, and real-world case studies. Covers physical geography, cultural regions, economic patterns, and geopolitics — aligned to Texas TEKS §113.19.

14 Units

Early Units (Foundation)

Building Skills

Advanced Concepts

Capstone/Synthesis

Thinking Like a Geographer

Master the five themes of geography, learn why every flat map lies, and discover the tools geographers use to decode the world.

3-4 days

Earth's Physical Systems

Discover how plate tectonics build mountains and trigger earthquakes, how water cycles across the planet, and why natural hazards hit some places harder than others.

3-4 days

Climate and Biomes: Why Places Are Different

Explore why the Sahara is scorching while Siberia freezes, how climate zones shape where people live, and what a warming world means for geography.

3-4 days

Population and Migration: Why People Move

Examine why some places are packed and others empty, what drives people to leave home, and how the great human migration to cities is reshaping the planet.

3-4 days

Culture: How Geography Shapes Who We Are

Discover how geography shapes languages, religions, food, and traditions — and how cultural diffusion means no culture has ever developed in isolation.

3-4 days

North America: Land of Contrasts

Explore a continent of vast differences — from Arctic tundra to tropical islands, from economic superpowers to developing nations, all bound by trade and history.

3-4 days

South America: Diversity and Development

Explore a continent of superlatives — the world's largest rainforest, highest mountain range outside Asia, most unequal wealth distribution — and the colonial legacy that shaped all of it.

3-4 days

Europe: Small Continent, Giant Impact

Europe is small but punches far above its weight — its geography created empires, its wars reshaped the world, and its integration experiment is reshaping global politics.

3-4 days

Africa: The Continent the World Misunderstands

Africa is vast, diverse, and dynamic — not a single country or a single story. Understand its geography, its colonial past, and its future potential.

3-4 days

The Middle East and North Africa: Crossroads

A region of ancient civilizations, religious significance, and modern geopolitical conflict — where geography determines power and water is worth more than oil.

3-4 days

South Asia: One-Quarter of Humanity

A region of superlatives: most populous democracy, highest mountains, most intense monsoons, and billion-person problems that shape global future.

3-4 days

East Asia: Ancient and Modern

A region that is home to the world's oldest continuous civilization, the world's most powerful manufacturing hub, and the most intense geopolitical rivalry.

3-4 days

Southeast Asia and Oceania: Connected by Water

A region of archipelagos, ancient trade routes, economic dynamism, and existential vulnerability to sea-level rise.

3-4 days

Global Challenges: Geography in the 21st Century

Geography does not determine the future, but it sets the stage. Climate change, globalization, resource conflict, and technology are reshaping the map.

3-4 days

Learning Progression

This course is designed to be taken sequentially. Earlier units establish foundational concepts that later units build upon. While you can explore units in any order, following the numbered sequence provides the most coherent learning experience.