Eighth Grade World Geography (1900)
World geography with emphasis on physical geography, human geography, and commercial relationships. Maps and atlases central to instruction.
4
Hours/Week
8
Skills Expected
Progressive Era
Era
Progressive Era brought attention to human-environment relationships. U.S. expansion and imperialism influenced geographic focus.
Progressive Era (1900-1909)
Progressive education emerging. Emphasis on learning by doing alongside traditional methods.
- Advanced map skills
- Understanding of landforms and water features
- Knowledge of world regions
- Climate and vegetation patterns
- Human adaptation to environment
- Commercial and industrial geography
- Current events connections
- Geographic reasoning
- Redway and Hinman's Natural Geography
- Tarr and McMurry's Geographies
- Rand McNally atlases
Free Resources (5)
Frye's Primary Geography
Traditional geography textbook teaching physical features, map skills, and world regions.
Tarr and McMurry Geographies
Comprehensive geography series emphasizing physical geography and human-environment interaction.
AmblesideOnline (Free Charlotte Mason Curriculum)
Free online Charlotte Mason curriculum with book lists, schedules, and nature study guides.
Internet Archive - Historical Textbooks
Massive collection of scanned historical textbooks from 1800s-1900s. Free to read and download.
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