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World Geography Resources

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Sample World Geography Class

This link will open a year-long World Geography class that has been pieced together through tested World Geography resources and additional materials that can be used to teach any type of World Geography class. 
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Tips and Resources for A High School Geography Course
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While some states have moved into teaching Human Geography or Global Studies, some continue offering World Geography as their main Geography credit. The purpose of this resource page is to provide the typical map work and place memorization resources, but also to give suggestions for incorporating different resources to better fit in the updated national geography standards. Through teaching about World Geography with the major themes of Urbanization, Population/Migration, Economic Development, Agriculture and Rural Land Use, Culture,  and Political geography the national standards can be incorporated along with the map work. Located in order below you can find the following items:
     - Theories and Practices of Geography
     - Physical Geography
     - Principles of Human Geography
     - North America
     - South America
     - Europe
     - Africa

     - Asia
     - Oceania
     - The Polar Regions

Areas of Caution
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Assessments in Geography
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Regions and Sub-Regions
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Unit I - Theories and Practices of Geography

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Selected Resources:

27 Facts About Maps

42 Amazing Maps

Carl Sagan - You are Here

How The World Looks Wildly Different Than You Think
Maps that Prove You Don't Really Know Earth

Mercator Puzzle

TED Talk: Aris Venetikidis

TED Talk: Don Scollon

TED Talk: Steven Johnson

The True Size of...


Unit II - Physical Geography

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​Lizard Point Collection

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Continents and Oceans

​Geography Definitions

Major Mountain Ranges​

World Rivers

​Selected Resources:

Bill Nye - The Water Cycle

Physical Geography Overview

PhysicalGeography.net

TED Talk: Fahad Al-Attiya - A Country With No Water
TED Talk: Johan Rockstrom - Let The Environment Guide our Development
TED Talk: Juan Carrillo - What Happens when Continents Collide?

Unit III - Principles of Human Geography

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Selected Resources:

9 Maps that Will Change How You View the World

Crash Course: Globalization (Pt I)

Crash Course: Globalization (Pt II)

Foreign Policy - Fragile States

Interactive Map - Urbanization

Gender Development Index

Global Food Security

Globalization Easily Explained

Muslim Identity in Europe

National Geographic: 7 Billion

National Geographic: Are You Typical?

The Most Complex International Borders

The Racial Dot Map

The Entire World in One City


Unit IV - North America

Animaniacs 50 States

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World Atlas: North America

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National Geographic: North America

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​Lizard Point Collection

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​Caribbean Political

Central American Political

United States Political

​United States Physical Regions

​Selected Resources:

A Fresh Look at Cuban Trade

Last Week Tonight: Puerto Rico (Warning: Language)
TED Talk: Garth Lenz - The True Cost of Oil

World Wildlife Foundation - Rainforests

Flying Over America

​Global Perspectives: Central America

School of the Americas Watch

TED Talk: Jay Walker - The World's English Mania
Last Week Tonight: American Territories (Warning: Language)
TED Talk: Afra Raymond - Three Myths about Corruption
TED Talk: Rodrigo Canales - The deadly genius of Drug Cartels

​Unit V - South America

​National Geographic: South America

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World Atlas: South America

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​Lizard Point Collection

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South American Political

South America Physical

​Selected Resources:

​36 Hours in Brasillia

​Amazon Footprint and Deforestation

CBS: From Amazon to Garden State

How Sugar Changed the World

National Geographic: Coffee

South America by Drone

South America Cocaine Production

TED Talk: Eduardo Paes - The 4 Commandments of Cities
TED Talk: Enrique Penalosa - Why Buses Represent Democracy in Action
TED Talk: Juliana Ferreira - The Fight to End Rare Animal Trafficking in Brazil

World Geography South America

Zika in South America


​Unit VI - Europe

National Geographic: Europe

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The European Union

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World Atlas: Europe

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European Environment Agency

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​Lizard Point Collection

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​European Physical Features

European Political Features

​Selected Resources:

BBC: Migration to Europe Explained in Seven Charts

BBC: Europe - A Natural History

BBC: The Eurozone Crisis

CNN: Ukraine Crisis

Difference Between United Kingdom, Great Britain, and England

EEA: Agriculture

EU: Rural Development 2014-2020

Global Perspectives: The Balkans

Go Czechia

Last Week Tonight: Brexit (Warning: Language)

Letters from Karelia

Quora: Why is Yugoslavia a Good Example of Balkanization?

Scottish Devolution

TED Talk: George Papandreou - Imagine a European Democracy Without Borders

The Economist: Brexit

​The Greek Debt Crisis

UN: Kosovo


​Unit VII - Africa

​National Geographic: Africa

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World Atlas: Africa

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​Lizard Point Collection

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Africa Physical

Africa Political

​Selected Resources:

Africa for Norway

Africa is NOT a Country

BBC World Service: The Story of Africa

PBS Explore the Regions: Africa

TED Talk: Andrew Mwenda - Aid for Africa? No Thanks
TED Talk: Charles Robertson - Africa's Next Boom
TED Talk: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - The Danger of a Single Story
TED Talk: Leslie Dodson - Don't Misrepresent Africa
TED Talk: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala - Want to Help Africa? Do Business Here

The Daily Show: Spot the Africa

Understanding Western Sahara

You Don't Know Africa


Unit VIII - Asia

National Geographic: Asia

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World Atlas: Asia

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​Lizard Point Collection

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Asia Physical

Middle East Political

Asia Political

Middle East Bodies of Water

​Selected Resources:

20 Photos of China's Pollution

40 Maps that Explain the Middle East

100 Photos inside North Korea

BBC: South China Sea

China Green - Hutongs

Cooking in Karachi

Dhaka - The Fastest Growing Megacity

Dokdo Takeshima

Enchanted Learning: Asia

Frontline: Dreams of Tibet

Human Trafficking in East Asia

Global Perspectives: Middle East

Global Perspectives: South Asia

Global Warming and Siberia

Korean Times: Linguistic Divide

Lonely Planet: Central Asia

Migration in the Asia-Pacific Region

NPR: 'Green Revolution' Trapping India's Farmers in Debt

Taiwan's International Status

TED Talk: Bunker Roy - Learning From a Barefoot Movement
TED Talk: Hans Rosling - Asia's Rise - How and When?
TED Talk: Nandan Nilekani - Ideas for India's Future
TED Talk: Parag Khanna - Mapping the Future of Countries

The 4th Largest Lake Just Disappeared

The Economists: The Mekong

The Geography of East Asia

The Guardian: Sunni-Shia Sectarianism

The Rise of ISIS

This Land is Mine (Warning: Content)


Unit IX - Oceania

National Geographic: Australia and Oceania

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World Atlas: Austalia/Oceania

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Environmental Research Maps for Tropical Australia

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​Lizard Point Collection

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Australia Physical

Oceania Islands

​Oceania Political

​Selected Resources:

Calling Australia Home

Cultural Heritage in the South Pacific

Difference Between Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia
FAO: Agriculture and Tourism in the South Pacific

Haka - Maori War Dances

New Zealand - Maori Culture

Pacific Climate Change Science

Surviving International: Aboriginal People

The Great Barrier Reef: Coral Bleaching

UNICEF - Children in the Pacific

Why Pacific Nation Islands are So good at Rugby
World Bank: Hardship and Vulnerability in the Pacific Island Countries

Unit X - The Polar Regions

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Live Science: Antarctica

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National Geographic: Antarctica

National Geographic: The Arctic

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World Atlas: Antarctica

World Atlas: The Arctic

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​Selected Resources:

A Voyage to Antarctica

CIA World Factbook: Antarctica

Chasing Seals: GO NORTH

Discovering Antartica

Lakes Under the Ice

Live Science: The Arctic

Lonely Planet: Antarctica

NASA: What is Antarctica?

NSIDC: What is the Arctic?

The Antartica Treaty

The Arctic

The Guardian: Antartica

The Guardian: The Arctic

Watch Arctic Sea Ice Disappear

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  • Home
  • Geography Resources for Teachers
    • Geographic Information Systems Resources
    • Global Studies Resources
    • Human Geography Resources
    • World Geography Resources
  • Incorporating GIS into 9-12
    • GIS in a STEM Curriculum >
      • GIS&T Modules
  • Topics in Geography
    • Examining the Arctic: Iceland >
      • Examining the Arctic: Blog
    • Geographic Inquiry >
      • Field Data Collection
    • Modern Germany
    • Teaching Global Competence >
      • TGC Resources
    • Topics in African Geography
  • Presentations
    • An Introduction to GIS
    • GIS in the Classroom
    • Government Geoinquiries
    • Hands on GIS
    • Intermediate/Advanced GIS for Teachers
    • Making your Maps Work for You - Whats Next?
    • Mapping Nebraska
    • Preparing Students for GIS Careers
    • Teaching GIS in a STEM Curriculum
    • Traveling as a Teaching Tool
    • Using Geospatial Technologies to Teach Soil Conservation
    • Using Geospatial Tools as a Technological Aid
    • What are Nebraska Teachers Doing with GIS in Their Classrooms?
  • Mission