Advanced Placement Human Geography 2006-07
Required Text:
Human Geography: Landscapes of Human Activities, Ninth Ed. Fellman/Getis/Getis. 2006.
Supplemental Readings:
The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography, J. Rubenstein. 2002.
Human Geography: Places and Regions in a Global Context, P. Knox/S. Marston. 2002.
Human Geography: Culture, Society and Space, Advanced Placement Student Companion, H. de
Blijj/A. Murphy. 2002.
Course Objectives: The purpose of the AP Human Geography course is to introduce students to
the systematic study of patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and
alteration of the earth’s surface. Students employ spatial concepts and landscape analysis to
analyze human social organization and its environmental consequences. Students will also learn
about the methods and tools geographers’ use in their science and practice, often through
conducting field work.
The aim of this AP course is to provide the student with a learning experience equivalent to that
obtained in most college introductory human geography courses. Therefore there is a heavy
emphasis on the development of reading, writing, critical thinking and presentation skills. In
addition, and as a constant concern, this class will prepare students to take the AP Human
Geography exam in May of 2007. To aid in the preparation of the AP test, the course will be
divided into seven four-week long topic areas. The 7 topics are:
1st Nine Weeks:
1. The Nature and Perspectives of Geography
2. Population Demography
2nd Nine Weeks:
3. Cultural Patterns and Processes
4. Political Organization of Space (Geopolitics)
3rd Nine Weeks
5. Agricultural and Rural Land Use
6. Economic Geography (Industrialization/Development)
4th Nine Weeks
7. Cities and Urban Land Use
8. AP Exam Review
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Course Themes: Some of the most important themes of the course involve the following:
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5.
the ability to use and think about maps and spatial data
understanding and interpreting associations among phenomena in different places
recognizing and interpreting the relationships among patterns and processes
defining regions and evaluating the regionalization process
characterizing and analyzing changing interconnections among places
1. Using and Thinking About Maps and Spatial Data:
Geography is fundamentally concerned with the ways in which patterns on Earth's surface reflect
and influence physical and human processes. As such, maps and spatial data are fundamental to
the discipline, and learning to use and think about them is critical to geographical literacy. The
goal is achieved when students learn to use maps and spatial data to pose and solve problems,
and when they learn to think critically about what is revealed and what is hidden in different
maps and spatial arrays.
2. Understanding and Interpreting Associations Among Phenomena in Different Places:
Geography looks at the world from a spatial perspective -- seeking to understand the changing
spatial organization and material character of Earth's surface. One of the critical advantages of a
spatial perspective is the attention it focuses on how phenomena are related to one another in
particular places. Students should thus learn not just to recognize and interpret patterns, but to
assess the nature and significance of the relationships among phenomena that occur in the same
place and to understand how tastes and values, political regulations, and economic constraints
work together to create particular types of cultural landscapes.
3. Recognizing and Interpreting the Relationships Among Patterns and Processes:
Geographical analysis requires a sensitivity to scale -- not just as a spatial category but as a
framework for understanding how events and processes at different scales influence one another.
Thus, students should understand that the phenomena they are studying at one scale (e.g., local)
may well be influenced by developments at other scales (e.g., regional, national, or global). They
should then look at processes operating at multiple scales when seeking explanations of
geographic patterns and arrangements.
4. Defining Regions and Evaluating the Regionalization Process:
Geography is concerned not simply with describing patterns, but with analyzing how they came
about and what they mean. Students should see regions as objects of analysis and exploration and
move beyond simply locating and describing regions to considering how and why they come into
being -- and what they reveal about the changing character of the world in which we live.
5. Characterizing and Analyzing Changing Interconnections Among Places:
At the heart of a geographical perspective is a concern with the ways in which events and
processes operating in one place can influence those operating at other places. Thus, students
should view places and patterns not in isolation, but in terms of their spatial and functional
relationship with other places and patterns. Moreover, they should strive to be aware that those
relationships are constantly changing, and they should understand how and why change occurs.
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Course Requirements and Grading Policies:
Examinations: There will one major exam at the end of each nine-week period, for a total of
four exams. The exams will cover two key topic areas (for example, Exam #1 at the end of the
first nine-weeks will cover topics one and two; Exam #2 will cover topics three and four; Exam
#3 topics five and six; and Mini-Exam #4 at the end of the year will only cover topic seven).
Each nine-week exam will model the AP Exam that will be taken by every student in May 2007.
The exams will include multiple choice questions and free response essay questions. Each exam
is worth 4 grades which will count toward your nine-week grade.
Essay Critiques: Every student will prepare a 2-page critique for each of the seven topic areas
for a total of seven critiques throughout the year (two critiques each nine-weeks). Each critique
is worth 2 grades (4grades each nine-weeks) and the instructor will assign the critique topic and
explain the format and style of the essay.
Map Quizzes: The student will also be responsible for two map quizzes each nine-week
period. There will be a total of seven map quizzes throughout the year. The quizzes will be
based upon the different world regions and the countries contained within them. Each map quiz
is worth 2 grades.
Home Learning and Reading Assignments: Each student is responsible for completing any
homework or reading assignment that the instructor has given. All reading and home learning
assignments will be completed before you come to class and you will be ready to discuss the
reading or homework in class. Pop-quizzes will be periodically given to insure that everyone is
keeping up with the readings. Pop-quizzes and home learning assignments will be worth 1 or 2
grades.
Projects and Research Assignments: Students will be held responsible for any assigned
projects or research assignments that are given throughout the year.
Class Participation: "Class participation" refers to the degree to which the student takes part in
the class discussions, and the quality of that participation. By reading the appropriate
assignments you will be prepared for class. Class participation will count for 5% of each nineweek grade.
Attendance and Make-Up Work: No make-up work will be given for unexcused absences or
tardies to class. Each student has 48 hours to bring an excused admit to the instructor and only
then will make-up work be administered.
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Topic 1: The Nature and Perspectives of Geography
Geography is everything…and everything is geography
WEEK 1 (8/14-8/18):
Monday (8/14):
I.
Introduction to Course
Tuesday (8/15):
I.
Intro to major concepts and perspectives
H.L.: Read ‘Forget Nature. Even Eden is Engineered.’
Wednesday (8/16):
I.
The Science of Space and Place
a. Lecture/Discussion
Friday (8/18): I.
History of Geography
a. PowerPoint Lecture/Discussion
b. The Story of Tea and Darjeeling (tea tasting)
H.L.: Read: “The Development of Geographic Thought.” (quiz on Tuesday!)
WEEK 2 (8/22-8/24):
Tuesday (8/22):
I.
II.
III.
Thursday (8/24):
H.L.
Quiz (development of geography)
Thinking about space and place
a. lecture/discussion: Spatial Philosophy
Introduction to Map Exercises
a. North America (quiz on Fri. 9/1)
I.
Introduction to 2-page Critique Assignments
a. how to write an academic paper
b. hand out essay topic (due Mon. 9/2)
II.
Spatial Interaction and Distribution
a. lecture/discussion: location, size, and scale
Read Ch. 1 pp. 18-28 (Maps) & answer 5 ‘Reading Questions’
WEEK 3 (8/28-9/1):
Collect ‘Reading Questions’
Understanding Maps and Geo. Data
Map the School! (in groups of 2-3 map various spatial data;
i.e.: locations of vending machines, bathrooms, location of
security guards, population density, etc.)
H.L.: Read pp. 7-18 (Place, Similarity, and Regions) & answer The Regional Approach
questions.
Wednesday (8/30): I.
Collect reading questions
II.
The Regional Approach
a. AP Practice Essay
Monday (8/28):
I.
II.
III.
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b. Lab: Regional Mapping Analysis
The New Global Order
a. notes/discussion
H.L.: STUDY FOR MAP QUIZ!
III.
Friday (9/1): I.
Map Quiz #1: North America
II.
The Regional Approach Pt. II
III.
Globalization and the World Toilet Organization
a. reading/discussion
H.L.: Knox reading (pp. 87-93)
WEEK 4 (9/6-9/8):
Monday (9/4):
NO SCHOOL!!
Wednesday (9/6):
I.
II.
Quiz
The Coca-Colaization and McDonaldization of Your Soul
Friday (9/8): I.
Library Research
H.L.: Essay Critiques due on Tuesday!
WEEK 5 (9/12-9/14):
Tuesday (9/12):
I.
The Geography of Music
a. Mapping Music in Miami
b. Collect 2-page critiques (2 grades)
Thursday (9/14):
I.
TBA
Friday (9/15):
I.
Fieldtrip to FIU library for research!
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Topic 2: Population Geography
WEEK 1 (9/12-9/16):
Reading: Chapter 3, “Spatial Interaction and Spatial Behavior” (pp. 65-97)
Monday (9/12):
I.
Introduction to Spatial Interaction
a. Quiz (from reading pp. 65-71)
b. PowerPoint: Spatial Interaction and Behavior
Reading pp. 71-84 (from ‘Human Spatial Behavior’ to ‘Migration’).
Wednesday (9/14):
I.
Spatial Perception
a. Lab: Personal Time-Space Activity Paths
Reading pp. 84-95 (Quiz on Friday)
Friday (9/16):
I.
Migration
a. Quiz: Migration Reading
b. Map Assignment #2 (South America/Quiz on 10/11)
Weekend Reading: Ch. 4 pp. 100-111 (stop at ‘Population Pyramids’)
WEEK 2 (9/20-9/22)
Reading for Weeks 2-4: Chapter 4, “Population” (pp. 99-137)
Tuesday (9/20):
I.
Demography
a. Lecture/Discussion: Population Definitions
b. Lab: Analyzing Population Statistics
Reading: pp. 111-116 (stop at The Demographic Transition)
Thursday (9/22):
I.
Population Pyramids
a. Reading Population Pyramids
b. Hand out Essay Critique #2 (due on 9/30)
Reading: pp. 116-121 (In-class AP practice essay based on the DTM model)
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WEEK 3 (9/26-9/30)
Monday (9/26):
I.
The Demographic Transition
a. AP Practice Essay: The Demographic Transition Model
Reading: pp. 122-28 (Quiz)
Wednesday (9/28):
I.
World Population Distribution
a. Quiz (Human Spatial Behavior)
H.L.: Essay Critique #2
Friday (9/30):
I.
Population Controls
a. Collect Essay Critique #2
b. Case Study: Neo-Malthusians and Cornucopians
c. Sterilization Campaigns, The One-Child Policy, and Female Infanticide
H.L.: STUDY FOR EXAM #1
WEEK 4 (10/5)
Wednesday (10/5): EXAM #1 (Topics 1 and 2)
H.L.: Study for Map Quiz #2
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Topic 3: Cultural Geography (October 24th-November 29th)
WEEK 1 (10/24-10/26):
Tuesday (10/24):
II.
Introduction to Culture
a. Discuss Exam #1
b. What is culture?
c. Essay Project #3: Expressions of Cultural Identity (Due after Winter Break)
H.L. READING: pp. 35-43 (stop at ‘Roots of Culture’).
Thursday (10/26):
II.
Culture and The Roots of Culture
a. Lecture/Discussion
b. Political Organization
H.L. READING: pp. 51-59 (Quiz on Monday)
WEEK 2 (10/30-11/3):
Monday (10/30):
II.
Finish Chapter 2: Diffusion, Acculturation, and Syncretism
a. Quiz on Reading
b. Handout Map Assignment #3 (Europe)/Quiz on 11/8)
H.L. READING: pp. 135-146 (Stop at “Standard and Variant Languages”)
Wednesday (11/1):
II.
Mapping Global Languages
H.L. READING: pp. 146-156/Quiz on Friday
Friday (11/3):
II.
Finish Patterns of Language
a. Quiz on reading
b. Introduction to Patterns of Religion
H.L.: Study for Map Quiz #3 (Europe)
WEEK 3 (11/8):
Wednesday (11/8):
I.
Principal World Religions
a. Map Quiz #3 (Europe)
b. Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, & E. Asian Religions
H.L.: Study for AP Practice Essay
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WEEK 4 (11/13-11/17)
Monday (11/13):
I.
AP Practice Essay
a. Introduction to Ethnic Geography: Does Race Matter?
b. PowerPoint: What is ethnicity?
H.L.: READING pp. 177-186 (Stop at “Areal Expressions of Ethnicity”)
Tuesday (11/14):
I.
Areal Expressions of Ethnicity:
a. Case Studies of Rwanda &f Yugoslavia
H.L.: READING: pp. 186-207 (Stop at “Shifting Ethnic Concentrations”)
Thursday (11/16):
I.
Ethnic Enclaves
a. Lecture/Discussion
b. Hand out Map Assignment #4 (Sub-Saharan Africa)/Quiz on 11/30
H.L. READING: pp. 215-226 (Stop at “Nonmaterial Folk Culture)/Quiz on
Monday!
WEEK 5 (11/20-11/22):
Monday (11/20):
I.
Folk Housing
a. Quiz on Reading
b. Lecture/Discussion: Folk Housing
H.L. READING: pp. 226-233
Wednesday (11/22):
I.
Non-Material Folk Culture
a. Lecture/Discussion
H.L. READING: pp. 233-245/Quiz on Tuesday!
WEEK 6 (11/28-11/30):
Tuesday (11/28):
I.
Pop Culture
a. Quiz (pp. 251-62)
b. AP PRACTICE ESSAY
H.L.: Map Quiz #4 (Sub-Saharan Africa)
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Topic 4: Political Geography (December 1st – December 20th)
WEEK 1 (12/1):
Reading for Weeks 1 & 2: Chapter 12, “The Political Ordering of Space” (pp. 416-451)
Friday (12/1):
d. Map Quiz (Sub-Saharan Africa)
e. Introduction to Political Geography
i.
NY Times Reading: “A War for Oil?”
ii.
PowerPoint: States, Nations, and Nation-States
c. Hand out Essay Assignment #3 (Conflicts; due 12/13)
H.L.: Read p. 416 to p. 427 (stop at ‘Boundaries’). *Answer questions #1-9 on Ch.
12 Review Quiz.
WEEK 2 (12/5-12/7)
Tuesday (12/5):
III.
Geographic Characteristics of States and State Boundaries
a. Collect Quizzes
b. Lecture/Discussion
c. Case Study: The Palestinians and Israelis
H.L.: Read p. 427 to p. 438 (stop at ‘Inter. Political Systems’) *Answer questions #10-14 on
Review Quiz and define all words in bold print between pp. 427-437.
Thursday (12/7):
III.
Nationalism and Geopolitics: Centripetal and Centrifugal Forces
a. Collect Vocabulary Words
b. Lecture/Discussion
c. Case Study: NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
H.L.: Read p. 439 (Inter. Political Systems) to p. 446 (stop at ‘Local and Regional’)
*Answer questions #15-22 on Review Quiz.
WEEK 3 (12/11-12/15):
Monday (12/11):
II.
The Supranational
a. Collect Quiz Questions
b. Lecture/Discussion
c. Case Study: The United Nations (UN)
H.L.: Read pp. 447-450 and answer quiz questions #23-25
Wednesday (12/13):
I.
Gerrymandering and Voting
II.
Mid-Term Review
H.L.: Essay #3
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Friday (12/15): Mid-Term Review
MID-TERM WEEK (12/18-12/21)
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Topic 5: Agricultural Geo. and Land Use (January 8th - February 2nd)
WEEKS 1-2: CH. 8 (Primary Economic Activities, pp. 253-291)
WEEK 1 (1/8-1/12):
*For Tues. 1/8 read pp. 253-256 summarize 4 categories of economic activities and fill in
handout)*
Monday (1/8):
I.
Introduction to Primary Economic Activities
f. Collect categories of economic activity
g. PowerPoint: Primary Economic Activities
h. Hand out Map Assignment #5/North Africa (Quiz on 1/29)
H.L.: Read p. 256-265 (stop at ‘Intensification & the Green Revolution’)/Quiz on
Wed.
Wednesday (1/10):
I.
Subsistence Agriculture
a. Quiz on Reading (pp. 256-65)
b. Lecture/Discussion
H.L.: Read pp. 265-269 (stop at ‘Commercial Ag’ (Green Revolution essay next
class!)
Friday (1/12):
I.
The Green Revolution
a. Reading: “Super Rice”
b. Notes/Discussion
c. AP Practice Essay: The Green Revolution
H.L.: Read pp. 269-276
WEEK 2 (1/17-1/19):
Wednesday (1/17):
I.
Commercial Agriculture (von Thünen’s Rings!!! YEAH!!!)
a. Hand out Essay Critique Assignment #5 (Due 2/5)
b. Lecture/Discussion
H.L.: Read pp. 277-290
Friday (1/19):
I.
Resource Exploitation
a. Fishing, Forestry, and Mining/Quarrying
b. The Chico Mendes Story
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WEEK 3 (1/23-1/25): CH. 13 (Land Use, pp. 457-491)
Tuesday (1/23):
I.
Finish Chico Mendes
H.L.: Read pp. 458-470 (Quiz next class)
Thursday (1/25):
I.
Introduction to Human Impacts on the Environment
a. Quiz (pp. 458-70)
b. PowerPoint: Human Impacts on the ENV
c. Case Study: Global Warming, Acid Rain, and the Ozone Layer
H.L.: Study for Map Quiz (North Africa)
WEEK 4 (1/29-2/2):
Monday (1/29):
I.
Soil Erosion, Water Supply, and Waste
a. Map Quiz
b. Lecture/Discussion
H.L.: Read pp. 471-491
Wednesday (1/31):
I.
Library Research for Essay #5
a. Library Research
H.L.: Essay Critique #5!
Friday (2/2):
I.
Environmental Pollution
a. Essay Critique #5 Due
b. Lecture/Discussion
c. Case Study: Selling Toxic Waste
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Topic 6: Economic Development (February 1st-March 2nd) 3rd Period
WEEKS 1-2: CH. 9 (‘Livelihood and Economy’, pp. 315-351)
**For Tues./Wed. read pp. 315-324**
WEEK 1 (2/1-2/3):
Wednesday (2/1):
III.
The Space Economy
a. PowerPoint: Economic Geography
b. Video: Supply Side Economics
c. Hand out Map Assignment #6/Middle East (Quiz on 2/15)
H.L.: Read pp. 324-333/Quiz on Fri.!
Friday (2/3):
IV.
Transportation and Location
a. Quiz on Reading
b. Lecture/Discussion
H.L.: Read ‘World Systems Theory’ Packet (AP essay next class)
WEEK 2 (2/7-2/9)
Tuesday (2/7): FCAT WRITES/SENIOR BREAKFAST
Thursday (2/8):
I.
World Systems Theory
a. AP Practice Essay
b. Lecture/Discussion
H.L.: Read pp. 333-39
WEEK 3 (2/13-2/17):
Monday (2/13):
I.
World Manufacturing Spatial Patterns & High Tech Industries
a. Eastern Anglo America, W. and C. Europe, E. Europe, and E. Asia
b. Case Study: Singapore
c. Hand out Essay Critique Assignment #6 (Due 2/24)
H.L.: Study for Map Quiz
Wednesday (2/15):
I.
The Tertiary and Beyond (pp. 340-49)
a. Map Quiz (Middle East)
b. Informal Economies: Latin American mercados
H.L.: Read pp. 355-361 (stop at “Measures of Development’)/p. 390 #1-2
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CH. 10 ‘Patterns of Development and Change’ (pp. 355-390)
Friday (2/17):
I.
Measures of Development
a. Case Study: GNP & PPP
H.L.: Read p. 361-373 (Quiz on Wed.!)
WEEK 4 (2/22-2/24):
Wednesday (2/22):
I.
Non-economic Measures of Development
a. Rostow’s Model of economic development
b. Education, Health, & the Role of Women
H.L.: Essay Critique #6
Friday (2/24):
I.
Collect Essay #5
II.
Study Hall for Exam #3
H.L.: STUDY FOR EXAM #3!
WEEK 5 (2/28-3/2):
Tuesday (2/28): EXAM #3
Thursday (3/2): TBA
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Topic #7: Urban Geography (March 7th-March 29th) Period 2
WEEKS 1-4: CH. 11 (‘Urban Systems and Urban Structures’, pp. 395-442)
WEEK 1 (3/7-3/9):
Tuesday (3/7): The City
a. Exam #3 review
b. PowerPoint: Intro. To the City
c. Video: “Accelerating Growth” (UVID G128.P69 V.15-16)
H.L.: Read pp. 396-410 (Quiz on Thursday 3/9!)
Thursday (3/9): The Functions of Cities
c. Quiz (pp. 396-410)
d. Lecture/Discussion
e. Case Study: World Cities
f. Handout Map Quiz (S.E. Asia): Quiz 3/22
H.L.: Read pp. 410-23, stop at Suburbanization (Quiz on Monday 3/27!)
WEEK 2 (3/13-3/17):
Monday (3/13): FCAT TESTING
Wednesday (3/15): Models of Urban Land-Use/Central Place Theory
a. Quiz on Urban Models (concentric zone model, sector model, multiplenuclei
model)/pp. 410-423
d. Lab: Urban Land-Use Analysis
H.L.: Read pp. 423-430 (Quiz on Friday 3/17)
Friday (3/17): Suburbanization and Central City Change
a. Quiz on Suburbanization
b. Lecture/Discussion
H.L.: Read pp. 431-442 (Quiz on Thur. 3/23)
WEEK 3 (3/21-3/23):
Tuesday (3/21): FCAT TESTING
Thursday (3/23): World Urban Diversity
a. Quiz (pp. 431-442)
b. Case Study: Gentrification and Metropolitan Expansion
H.L.: Who Lives in Your Neighborhood?
WEEK 4 (3/27-3/31):
Monday (3/27): Map Quiz (S.E. Asia); Complete Urban Geo and Review for Exam #4
WEDNESDAY (3/29): EXAM #4 URBAN GEOGRAPHY
IN-CLASS REVIEW SESSIONS:
Friday (3/31): Topic #7 (Urban Geo.)
Tuesday (4/4): Topic #6 (Economic Geo)
Thursday (4/6): Topic #5 (Agricultural Geo)
Monday (4/17): Topic #4 (Political Geo)
Wednesday (4/19): Topic #3 (Cultural Geo)
Friday (4/21): Topic #2 (Population Geo)
Tuesday (4/25): Topic #1 (Nature and Perspectives)
Thursday (4/27): Potential Essay Topics
MONDAY MAY 1st 2006: AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY TEST!!!
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