Book 2 of the Exploring World Geography Set.

Exploring World Geography by Ray Notgrass is a one to two-year high school course that describes and explains the world God created. Students will learn about mankind’s interaction with the world both in the past and in the present. The curriculum addresses two main questions: How has the physical world made a difference in what people have done, how they have lived, and how they live today? How have people made a difference in the physical world, and how are they making a difference in it today?

The Exploring World Geography Curriculum Package includes three books:

Exploring World Geography Part 1 (first semester)
Exploring World Geography Part 1 (second semester)
Exploring World Geography Gazetteer (maps and assigned readings)

Exploring World Geography is designed to be easy-to-use for parent and student. Each of the 30 units has an introduction that features a summary of the material covered, a list of lessons, Bible memory work, books required for that unit, and suggested writing assignments and hands-on projects. Each of the 150 lessons includes a list of specific assignments for that day. A focused student can direct his own study, and the parent can offer as much interaction as needed.

Completing the full course provides your child with one to two years of high school credit in three subjects: World Geography, English, and Bible. The geography credit involves reading the lessons and doing the assignments in the Gazetteer (and answering the questions in the optional Student Review if desired). The English credit involves completing several writing assignments, including one research paper; and reading the assigned literature. The Bible credit involves a survey course on worldview and completing worldview assignments. The unit projects offer a wide variety of activities that tie into geography, English, and Bible.

Though the course was written so that a student completes a lesson a day for one year, I have often found that pace to become a chore that doesn’t allow for a student to steep in the material but rather just do it to get through it. I have recommended doing the course over two years with a Unit every 2 weeks to allow for a student to dive in deeply. There is not a right or wrong in these choices.