Welcome new and returning students to AP Human Geography at Lane Tech College Prep!
This summer we would like you to complete some self-study activities. Next year you will be entering Lane from a variety of primary
school programs or, if you are upperclassmen, you may need to review what you learned in World Studies. Therefore these
activities will help everybody gain the foundational knowledge required to better understand the AP Human Geography content.
Most of the readings are quite short and the videos are entertaining.
When school starts in September, there will be an assessment as to whether you have covered the material.
Make sure to read the following eleven pdf files. They can be accesses here under “Summer Assignments” here:
https://sites.google.com/site/stepekaphumangeography/classroom-news/summerassignments#
And, if needed, use the crash course videos on you tube to supplement your understanding:
Map quiz websites have also been included in order for you to start familiarizing yourself with the location of countries, cities and
physical features across the globe.
Neolithic Revolutions and the Rise of Civilizations
Crash course:
Agricultural Revolution (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yocja_N5s1I)
Ancient Mesopotamia (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sohXPx_XZ6Y)
Ancient Egypt (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3Wvw6BivVI)
Indus Valley (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7ndRwqJYDM)
Buddha and Ashoka (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Nn5uqE3C9w)
China (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylWORyToTo4)
Jewish Foundations
Christianity
Crash Course:
Christianity from Judaism to Constantine (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG55 ErfdaeY)
Luther and the Protestant Revolution (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o8oIELbNxE)
Islam
Crash Course:
Islam, the Quran and the Five Pillars (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpcbfxtdoI8)
Exploration
Crash Course:
The Colombian Exchange (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQPA5oNpfM4)
The Atlantic Slave Trade (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnV_MTFEGIY)
Industrial Revolution
Crash Course:
Coal, Steam and the Industrial Rev. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhL5DCizj5c)
Capitalism and the Dutch East India Co. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPIhMJGWiM8)
Capitalism and Socialism (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3u4EFTwprM)
Imperialism
Crash Course:
Imperialism (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alJaltUmrGo)
Asian Responses to Imperialism (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxmWfbXS4Pw)
WWII
Crash Course:
WWII (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q78COTwT7nE)
Cold War
Crash Course:
US vs. USSR Fight! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9HjvHZfCUI)
Decolonization
Crash Course:
Decolonization and Nationalism Triumph (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_sGTspaF4Y)
New World Order
Map quiz websites:
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Geography.htm
http://www.ilike2learn.com/
http://lizardpoint.com/geography/