GEO 101, 102 - World Geography

Course unit(s): 1
Meets GAR (students beginning prior to Fall 2024): When offered as 102, meets the general academic requirements SL and DE, and is a linked (IL) course.
Meets Explore Core requirement (students beginning Fall 2024 and later): GP
Meets requirement: Linked IEL when offered as 102
This course offers an introduction to human geography and strives to broaden understanding of our world through consideration of some of the processes that shape it. These processes include, but are not limited to, colonialism, industrialization and globalization. In order to do this, the course questions thoughts and experiences with and of geographic understandings. The course intentionally integrates investigation of educational systems and geographic curriculum into geographic inquiry. In addition, the course touches on the basics of physical and cultural geography; including climate, vegetation, landforms, language, economy, and religions from various regions of the earth.