HSC 035 - HSC Geography and World Affairs

• Produce graphic representations to explain geographic problems.
• Interpret maps and other graphic representations to understand geographic problems.
• Evaluate the applications of geographic tools and supporting technologies.
• Describe and interpret physical processes that shape places.
• Analyze how cultures influence a geographic region.
• Identify global impacts of human changes to the physical environment.
• Analyze population issues and policies for addressing such issues.
• Use technology skills to find and use information for academic purposes, including word processing and learning management systems.

1. Location - Geo-positioning
2. Place - Conditions and features of a place (human and physical)
3. Interaction - Connections between the natural environment and cultures
4. Movement - How places are linked and connected by the flow of ideas, people, commodities, resources, and travel
5. Region - How places are grouped
6. Physical geography - Climates, plants, soils, landforms, and bodies of water
7. Human geography - Communities, people, and landscapes
8. Cartography
9. Meteorology
10. Hydrology