Welcome to AP Human Geography!
What is AP Human Geography?
The purpose of the AP course in Human Geography is to introduce students to the systematic study of patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and alteration of Earth's surface. Students employ spatial concepts and landscape analysis to examine human social organization and its environmental consequences. They also learn about the methods and tools geographers use in their science and practice.
This course covers the following topics:
1. Geography: Its Nature and Perspectives (5%–10%)
2. Population (13%–17%)
3. Cultural Patterns and Processes (13%–17%)
4. Political Organization of Space (13%–17%)
5. Agricultural and Rural Land Use (13%–17%)
6. Industrialization and Economic Development (13%–17%)
7. Cities and Urban Land Use (13%–17%)
This course covers the following topics:
1. Geography: Its Nature and Perspectives (5%–10%)
- Geography as a field of inquiry
- Major geographical concepts underlying the geographical perspective: location, space, place, scale, pattern, nature and society, regionalization, globalization, and gender issues
- Key geographical skills
- Use of geospatial technologies, such as GIS, remote sensing, global positioning systems (GPS), and online maps
- Sources of geographical information and ideas: the field, census data, online data, aerial photography, and satellite imagery
- Identification of major world regions
2. Population (13%–17%)
- Geographical analysis of population
- Population growth and decline over time and space
- Migration
3. Cultural Patterns and Processes (13%–17%)
- Concepts of culture
- Cultural differences and regional patterns
- Cultural landscapes and cultural identity
4. Political Organization of Space (13%–17%)
- Territorial dimensions of politics
- Evolution of the contemporary political pattern
- Challenges to inherited political-territorial arrangements
5. Agricultural and Rural Land Use (13%–17%)
- Development and diffusion of agriculture
- Major agricultural production regions
- Rural land use and settlement patterns
- Issues in contemporary commercial agriculture
6. Industrialization and Economic Development (13%–17%)
- Growth and diffusion of industrialization
- Social and economic measures of development
- Contemporary patterns and impacts of industrialization and development
7. Cities and Urban Land Use (13%–17%)
- Development and characters of cities
- Models of urban hierarchies: reasons for the distribution and size of cities
- Models of internal city structure and urban development: strengths and limitations of models
- Built environment and social space
- Contemporary urban issues
Links
I have listed links below to other APHG teacher's webpages. Many of these pages have extremely helpful materials for students and teachers.
-Mrs. Peters' AP Page
-Mr. Lloyd AP Page
-Westmont AP Page
- Mr. Varley's AP Human Geography Website
- Mrs. Gehle's AP Human Geography Class
- Ms. Blakenship's AP Human Geography Website
- Martin's AP Human Geography
-National Council for Geography Education
-Top 10 Lists
-Cool economics website: https://wetheeconomy.com/
-Mrs. Peters' AP Page
-Mr. Lloyd AP Page
-Westmont AP Page
- Mr. Varley's AP Human Geography Website
- Mrs. Gehle's AP Human Geography Class
- Ms. Blakenship's AP Human Geography Website
- Martin's AP Human Geography
-National Council for Geography Education
-Top 10 Lists
-Cool economics website: https://wetheeconomy.com/