Course Information
Description
This course explores major themes related related to United States History, World History, Economics, and Geographic regions of the world.
Total Credits
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Course Competencies
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Analyze major themes in U.S. historyAssessment StrategiesOral, Written or Graphic AssessmentCriteriaanalyze the accuracy of information sourcesdifferentiate between primary and secondary information sourcesinterpret graphical sources of informationidentify different points of view on the same historical themeanalyze the historical theme and its relationships to different historical time framesexplain the significance of important people, their work, and their ideas to the historical themeexplain the significance of technological advances, urbanization, and population growth to the historical theme
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Analyze major themes in World HistoryAssessment StrategiesOral, Written or Graphic AssessmentCriteriaanalyze the accuracy of information sourcesdifferentiate between primary and secondary information sourcesinterpret graphical sources of informationidentify different points of view on the same historical themeanalyze the historical theme and its relationships to time frames and eventsexplain the significance of important people, their work, and their ideas to the historical themeexplain the significance of technological advances, urbanization, and population growth to the historical themeanalyze why governments of various countries have sometimes sought peaceful resolution to conflicts and sometimes gone to waranalyze ongoing change within and across culture such as: the development of ancient civilizations, the rise of nation-states, and social, economic, and political revolutions
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Analyze basic economic conceptsAssessment StrategiesOral, Written or Graphic AssessmentCriteriause basic economic concepts such as: supply and demand; production, distribution, and consumption; labor, wages, and capital; inflation and deflation; market economy and command economyexplain financial institutions such as: credit companies, banks, payday loan stores, and insurance companiesanalyze the ways in which supply, demand, competition, prices, incentives, and profits influence what is produced and distributed in a competitive market systemexplain global economic interdependence and competition, using examples to illustrate their influence on national and international policiesanalyze the economic roles of institutions in the economy
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Analyze major geographic regions and featuresAssessment StrategiesOral, Written or Graphic AssessmentCriteriaidentify geographic information and regions on a map (landforms, water, climate, culture, etc.)analyze the ways in which the unequal global distribution of natural resources influences trade and shapes economic patternsanalyze how different economic, social, political, religious, and cultural systems have adapted to the major ecosystems around the worldexamine the effects that a geographic or environmental change in one part of the world, such as volcanic activity, river diversion, ozone depletion, air pollution, deforestation, or desertification, may have on other parts of the world