AP Human Geography 2015 Summer Assignment
Lyman High School
Mrs. Juster
Mariette_Juster@scps.k12.fl.us
Welcome to AP Human Geography here at Lyman High School!
I am excited that you have decided to accept the challenge of taking
an advanced placement class. Together, we will strengthen your
academic, intellectual, analytical, and discussion skills. I look forward
to teaching this class again next year, and I am dedicated to providing
you with a challenging and rewarding academic experience. It is my
goal to guide you towards successfully completing this course, and to
prepare you to pursue other advanced courses throughout your years
at Lyman.
Assignment 1/Goal: To identify and label important locations and physical
features throughout the world in order to make pertinent spatial location
connections. You need to compete one political world map and one physical world
map. Use the lists below to complete your maps. You may also print individual
continent maps if you prefer to complete the countries. DO NOT number the
maps. Maps MUST be labeled and Colored (use colored pencils).
Websites: Use these two websites to help you complete your maps.
http://bcs.wiley.com/hebcs/Books?action=resource&bcsId=3139&itemId=0471679
518&resourceId=7821
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Geography.htm
World Map Outlines:
Political: (Use for A,B,F)
https://geography.byu.edu/SiteAssets/Pages/Resources/outlineMaps/World.pdf
Physical: (Use for C,D,E Below)
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/pdf/world_phys.pdf
COLORS to use when coloring- Green (land)-Brown & Orange (mountains)Yellow-Deserts-Blue (water)
A– CONTINENTS & OCEANS MAP (5 points)
North America, South America, Australia, Africa, Europe, Asia, Antarctica
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, Southern
B- REGIONS WITHIN CONTINENTS (10 points)
Central America, Caribbean, Russia, Southwest Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, East Asia,
South Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, Pacific Realm
C– LANDFORMS (15 points)
Rocky Mts., Appalachian Mts., Great Plains, Canadian Shield, Andes Mts., Llanos,
Pampas, Amazon Basin, Atacama Desert, Patagonia, Atlas Mts., Sahara Desert, Sahel,
Great Rift Valley, Kalahari Desert, Alps, Pyrenees Mts., North European Plain,
Caucasus Mts., Ural Mts., Siberia, Himalayas, Gobi Desert, Outback, Great Barrier
Reef
D– RIVERS (15 points)
St. Lawrence, Mississippi, Ohio, Missouri, Rio Grande, Colorado, Columbia, Mackenzie,
Amazon, Parana, Nile, Congo, Niger, Danube, Rhine, Volga, Yellow, Yangtze, Mekong,
Ganges
E- OTHER BODIES OF WATER (15 points)
Great Lakes, Hudson Bay, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Bering Sea, Panama Canal,
Lake Victoria, Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Suez Canal, North Sea, Baltic Sea, Black
Sea, Caspian Sea, Aral Sea, Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal
F- COUNTRIES (50 points)
Africa- Any 10 countries and capitals
Asia- Any 15 countries and capitals
North/Central America & CaribbeanAny 10 countries and capitals
South America- Any 5 countries and
capitals
Europe- Any 10 countries and capitals
Current Events/Article Review
Assignment 2/Goal: To research and find 5 current event articles
that relate to any topic in human geography. Your knowledge of current
events will demonstrate an understanding for geography and global
issues that we will further examine in this course.
Topics:
Globalization, Population, Migration, Culture (language, food, housing
types, religion, ethnicities etc...), Political (country disputes),
Agriculture (farming), Economic Development (jobs), Urbanization
(cities).
You may use the following sources for international news:
 BBC News
 Washington Post
 New York Times
 Associated Press
 International Herald
Tribune
 Scoop it Geography
Instructions: (may NOT be typed)
1. On your own paper, include the source, date and title, topic
(listed above) of the article.
2. You will write a summary (in your own words) of at least 100
words on each of the articles.
3. You will also need to write another paragraph giving a personal
reflection (your own thoughts) on the topic and making
connections to the topics of AP HUG!!
DUE DATE: THIS SUMMER ASSIGNMENT IS DUE ON
THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL- August 17th, 2015