SUMMER WORK
AP Human Geography
Summer 2015
Ms. Gina Markowski; gmarkowski@WMA.us
Part I. Textbook Outline
Rubenstein, James. The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography 11th Edition.
Read Chapter 1: Basic Concepts, beginning with preface, and Appendix: Map Scale and Projections, pgs. A-1 – A-7.
Take outline notes on the chapter and appendix. These notes may be typed or hand-written. Connect key ideas and
their associated application. Use the key terms noted at the back of each chapter as a starting point. All of these key
terms, and other concepts you feel are important, should be noted in this outline.
**When creating your outline, be sure to give an example wherever you feel it is appropriate. When you take the
APHG exam next May, there will be a number of questions, both multiple choice and free response, that will ask you
to know the terms and also their application. Elaboration is the key to a 5!
Part II. Why Did the Chicken Cross the World? The Epic Saga of the Bird that Powers Civilization.
Read Andrew Lawler’s Why Did the Chicken Cross the World? (ISBN-13: 978-1476729893).
As you read, keep a hand-written journal/log of notes on each chapter, tying passages to the Five Themes of
Geography. You will then be able to use these notes on an open-note reading check quiz during the first week of
school.
Parts I & II Due: First day of class in August.
Part III. Physical & Political Geography
Please visit the following web site http://online.seterra.net/en/ (or any other map game website or app).
Test your geography knowledge and keep practicing to improve your score over the summer.
The material will be broken down into two geographic categories: physical (natural landforms and bodies of water)
and political (man-made lines). You will have map quizzes/tests during the first trimester on the following:
If you have questions over the summer, contact me at gmarkowski@wma.us.
Place Names List-APHG
1. REGIONS
Be able to locate each region on global, regional, and local maps.
• ASIA
• AMERICAS
o CENTRAL ASIA
o ANGLO AMERICA
o FAR EAST/EAST ASIA
o LATIN AMERICA
o MIDDLE EAST
o WEST INDIES
o SOUTH ASIA
• EUROPE
o SOUTHEAST ASIA
o EASTERN EUROPE
• AFRICA
o SCANDINAVIA
o EAST AFRICA
o WESTERN EUROPE
o EQUATORIAL AFRICA
ZONES
o NORTH AFRICA
• ASEAN ZONE
o SOUTHERN AFRICA
• DMZ (DEMILITARIZED ZONE)
o SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
• EUROPEAN UNION
o WEST AFRICA
• NAFTA ZONE
2. PHYSICAL FEATURES/CHOKEPOINTS
Be able to locate each place on global, regional, and local maps.
• ALPS MTNS
• GULF OF MEXICO
• APPALACHIANS
• HIMALAYA MTNS
• ATLAS MTNS
• HUANG R
• BAB AL MANDAB ST
• INDUS R
• BOSPORUS ST
• JORDAN R
• CAUCASUS MTNS
• MEDITERRANEAN
• CHANG R
• MEKONG R
• CONGO R
• MISSISSIPPI R
• DRAKENSBERG MTNS
• NIGER R
• ENGLISH CHANNEL
• NILE R
• EUPHRATES R
• NORTH SEA
• GANGES R
• PANAMA CANAL
• GREAT LAKES
• PERSIAN GULF
• RHINE R
• ROCKY MTNS
• ST. LAWRENCE
SEAWAY
• ST. OF GIBRALTAR
• ST. OF MAGELLAN
• ST. OF MALACCA
• STRAIT OF HORMUZ
• SUEZ CANAL
• THAMES R
• TIGRIS R
• URAL MTNS
3. US and CANADA
Be able to locate each place on global, regional, and local maps.
a. Know all 50 STATES and TERRITORIES OF USA > Look them up!
b. US/CANADIAN CITIES
• CHICAGO
• DETROIT
• HOUSTON
• LOS ANGELES
• MIAMI
• MONTREAL
• NEW ORLEANS
• NEW YORK CITY
• OTTAWA
• PHOENIX
• SAN ANTONIO
• SAN DIEGO
• TORONTO
• VANCOUVER
• WASHINGTON, D.C.
CANADIAN PROVINCES & TERRITORIES
• ALBERTA
• BRITISH COLUMBIA
• MANITOBA
• NEW BRUNSWICK
• NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR
• NOVA SCOTIA
• ONTARIO
• PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
• QUEBEC
• SASKATCHEWAN
• YUKON
• NORTHWEST
• NUNAVUT
4. COUNTRIES Know all of the sovereign states. Look them up: http://www.un.org/en/members/
Be able to locate each place on global, regional, and local maps.
5. HOT SPOTS
Be able to locate each place on global, regional, and local maps.
• CHECHNYA, RUSSIA
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• CRIMEA/UKRAINE
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• DARFUR, SUDAN
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• GAZA, ISRAEL/OCC. TERR.
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• KASHMIR, INDIA
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• KABUL/AFGHANISTAN
• KENYA
• KURDISTAN, IRAQ
• NORTHERN IRELAND/ULSTER, UK
• PKK/TURKEY
QUEBEC, CANADA
SAHEL REGION/MALI, NIGERIA
SYRIA/LEBANON
TIBET, CHINA
WEST BANK, ISRAEL/OCC. TERR
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