中學世界地理Exploring Our World-People Places, and Culture
相信很多人都讀過《國家地理》雜誌，或許你還看過國家地理探索頻道，對國家地理已經非常熟悉。作為國家地理在英語教學出版領域的獨家合作夥伴，國家地理學習使用其內容來開發課程，將不同的文化講述給學生，為學習者描述一個完整的真實的世界。
World geography, world cultures...a world students can understand
"Exploring Our World: Western Hemisphere, Europe, and Russia" is a middle school program co-authored by National Geographic. This program introduces students to an enriched view of the interrelationships of geography, history, economics, government, citizenship, and current events--in one compelling package.
美國國家地理雜誌合著的中學教材。該課程向學生介紹了地理、歷史、經濟、政府、公民身份和當前事件之間的相互關系。不僅僅只是地理知識的灌溉，還柔和了歷史、政府和時事，以分析世界不同地區及其所面臨的問題。
A strong geographic thread is interwoven with history, government, and current events to analyze different regions of the world and the issues they face.
Suitable for a world geography or world cultures class, this program is also available as a full survey and Eastern Hemisphere.
國家地理學習帶給學習者的不僅僅是英語學習資源，我們還重視培養學習
者的文化素養及環境意識，同時提升學習者二十一世紀所必需的技能：交流、合作、創新及批判性的思維方式。
Explore Our World inspires and motivates learners in their first encounters with the real world with National Geographic stories, pictures, and video, developing their communication skills and helping them to understand their world – all while learning English!
It begins with explaining what geography is, the major themes in geography, and the tools geographers use, then moves on to physical geography (including weather and human interaction with the environment) before moving into different global cultures. Sections have maps showing where the region is located on the globe and how the land mass is shaped; they also have Time Perspectives (as in Time Magazine) which gives a good breakdown of the information being studied.
Each has good overall information on country history (including wars, natural disasters, etc.), government, and cultures.
Each section has Review and Assess areas, as well as Section Reviews and Visual Summaries.
There are also short guides in the margins of each section, covering vocabulary words and reading strategies for that particular section.
教材一開始從解釋什麽是地理、地理涵蓋的主題、地理工具的使用，進階介紹自然地理，而後才開始全球文化的詮釋。每個部分都有詳盡的地圖展示、定位，和地貌形成，而且還引入Time雜誌的相關信息，提供了非常好的學習素材。而且關於國家歷史、政府、文化都涉獵在內（包含戰爭、自然災害等等）。每個部分還有很好的復習和評估模塊，詞匯、閱讀技巧應有盡有~
教材目錄Contents
（一共10個單元，30章）
UNIT 1 THE WORLD
UNIT 2 THE UNITED STATES and CANADA
UNIT 3 LATIN AMERICA
UNIT 4 EUROPE
UNIT 5 RUSSIA
UNIT 6 NORTH AFRICA, SOUTHWEST ASIA, and CENTRAL ASIA
UNIT 7 AFRICA SOUTH of the SAHARA
UNIT 8 SOUTH ASIA
UNIT 9 EAST ASIA and SOUTHEAST ASIA
UNIT10 AUSTRALIA, OCEANIA, and ANTARCTICA
易帆部分課件展示：
老師將DBQ寫作（美國AP歷史論文裏的Document based question (DBQ)）融入課程
補充Activities:
以下為教材截圖： 
世界文學+Times特色補充：
World Literature+ Time Features
地圖目錄：
May Contents
各類地理圖標目錄：
地理技巧手冊：
Geography Skills Handbook
每章附補充評估練習：
Assessment
