If you d like a geography course that includes mapping activities, atlas usage, research, notebooking and culture with very little teacher preparation, look no further. The Trail Guide to World Geography is a "week one, day one" kind of teacher s manual with daily geography drills (answers included) and numerous weekly assignment choices. Assign as much or as little as YOU decide. Daily drills are offered at 3 different levels for versatility and multi-year usage. With this easy-to-use course students will learn to recognize important characteristics and traits of each continent, read and create maps, identify key geographical terms and more. All you need to get started is this book, an atlas, and outline maps. Uses Geography Through Art for added culture through hands-on art from throughout the world. Finish up the year by reading Around the World in 80 Days, by Jules Verne, using the geography through literature unit included. This course lays a solid foundation of world geography for students 2nd grade and up. To make the best use of this text your students need a grade appropriate atlas and outline maps. The 3 levels of questions recommend using the following: 2-4th grade: Beginner World Atlas 5-7th grade: Intermediate World Atlas 8th- high school: Answer Atlas"