This is a chronologically and thematically organized study of world history and geography. Students study the world from 1500 CE through the present. The course weaves together the skills and content of both history and geography so that students may learn how both affect the world around them. Regions of study include North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Students continue to refine and expand critical thinking skills, practice decision making and problem solving, and formulate questions to guide research. Additionally, students will apply social science skills -historical thinking, geographic analysis, economic decision making, and responsible citizenship – to course content.
The course is aligned with and goes beyond the Virginia Standards of Learning for World History & Geography: 1500 AD to the Present.
Students in need of a verified credit in social studies will engage in a local process to include performance assessments in lieu of the end-of-course SOL exam. In specific cases, the student may be eligible to take the end-of-course SOL exam in addition to the local process.
Prerequisites
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