Welcome to World Geography
The world is a fascinating place. Whether you realize it or not, many aspects of your life are based on geography. Wherever you look, it is difficult to miss the impact of geography on the landscape. From physical features like mountains, forests, and bodies of water, to human impacts like buildings, roads, and other infrastructure, geography is everywhere. The languages, traditions, and religions of the world are all facets of geography. So are the boundaries and economic processes used to organize and develop the world.
Many people dream of exploring the world and experiencing elements of geography firsthand. However, not everyone can put their life on pause and travel. This is why GEOTREX has been searching for the perfect group of high school students to recruit as interns. This cutting edge digital media organization will send student interns to various regions of the world. Interns will offer personal accounts of experiences to friends, family, and future travelers. Their experiences will focus on geographical landscapes, cultural characteristics, and economic structures.
You have been selected to become a GEOTREX intern. For the duration of the year, you will provide rich content to post on GEOTREX’s social media pages. These posts will tell the story of your journey around the globe. They will also provide you with reflections, images, and other media that will change the way you look at life and your local surroundings.
Along with the experiences you will gain through GEOTREX this year, your journey will allow you to:
- Demonstrate skills for historical thinking, geographical analysis, economic decision making, and responsible citizenship;
- Analyze how physical and ecological processes shape Earth’s surface;
- Apply the concept of a region;
- Apply social science skills to evaluate the significance of natural, human, and capital resources;
- Analyze the characteristics of the regions of the United States and Canada;
- Analyze the characteristics of the regions of Latin America and the Caribbean;
- Analyze the characteristics of the regions of Europe;
- Analyze the characteristics of the regions of Russia and Central Asia;
- Analyze the characteristics of the regions of Sub-Saharan Africa;
- Analyze the characteristics of the regions of North Africa and Southwest Asia;
- Analyze the characteristics of the regions of South Asia and Southeast Asia;
- Analyze the characteristics of the regions of East Asia;
- Analyze the characteristics of the of the regions of Australia and the Pacific Islands;
- Apply social science skills to compare and contrast the distribution, growth rates, and characteristics of human population;
- Apply social science skills to analyze past and present trends in human migration and cultural diffusion;
- Apply social science skills to analyze the patterns of urban development;
- Apply social science skills to analyze the impact of globalization; and
- Apply social science skills to analyze how forces of conflict and cooperation affect the division and control of Earth’s surface.
GEOTREX Training Video
Take a moment to learn more about your upcoming travels with GEOTREX by viewing a training video. Click the player to begin.
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