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Excerpted from the AP Human Geography Course and Exam Description, the Course at a Glance document outlines the topics and skills covered in the AP Human Geography course, along with suggestions for sequencing. PDF.
Topic Outline for AP Human Geography The AP Human Geography course is organized around seven major topics: • Geography: Its Nature and Perspectives • Population and Migration • Cultural Patterns and Processes • Political Organization of Space • Agriculture, Food Production, and Rural Land Use • Industrialization and Economic Development
5 Themes of Geography: -Location - The relative location and the absolute location (made of the latitude and longitude). -Place - The distinctive physical and human characteristics of an area.-Human - How humans interact with their environment. -Movement - The mobility of individuals, goods and ideas-the patterns and alter human
The syllabus cites a college-level human geography textbook from the AP Human Geography example textbook list, and includes examples of other resources such as data sources, websites, mapping resources, videos, and periodicals that will be used to teach the course content and skills.
AP COURSE AND EXAM DESCRIPTIONS ARE UPDATED PERIODICALLY Please visit AP Central (apcentral.collegeboard.org) to determine whether a more recent course and exam description is available. AP ® Human Geography. COURSE AND EXAM DESCRIPTION. Effective . Fall 2019. 00762-133-CED-Human-Geo_FM.indd 3/14/19 9:36 PM
Guide to Outlining AP Human Geography. ***Keep this in your binder at ALL times! ***. --Students will be able to outline the assigned readings from this class. Learning proper techniques will help you improve your content area reading skills and your ability to extract valuable information from each section covered in the chapter.