Focus on the big ideas with an accessible student text built around Essential Questions, enduring understandings, and national geography standards.

Covers the geography of the world with an emphasis on human geography. Explore issues relating to human geography such as labor migration, energy resources and indigenous rights, and the socioeconomic status of women. Developed with an emphasis on cultivating strong reading and writing skills, as well as building critical thinking and analysis skills through a variety of activities such as Why Geography Matters, Global Connections, Case Studies, Geo @ Work, Explore the Region. Visuals, maps, videos, and animations throughout to engage students and bring the content to life.