In the world geography course, students analyze the modern political, economic, and social landscapes of the world, including
nations and cultures from every major continent. Students analyze the ways the environment has shaped the history and cultures
of different peoples and regions and how people and regions have interacted with each other to form our modern world. Students
interpret texts, maps, data sets, images and other primary sources to analyze global societies through questions of power, privilege
and injustice. Through these lenses, students also contextualize current events and consider means of taking informed action
globally. In addition, they analyze the interaction between humans and their physical environments, including the use of natural
resources, waste and pollution, and responses to climate change.

Sixth grade students apply geographic skills to analyze patterns and trends across global regions and can compare the historical,
political and geographic causes of regional patterns. Students deepen their geographic reasoning skills by asking and answering
questions about spatial patterns and global connections. Students build digital literacy by evaluating the accuracy, reliability and
perspectives of internet sources and other media, becoming more sophisticated in their consumption of information.