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 think appropriate. 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.