Welcome to AP Human Geography
Mr. Sandefur 09/10
AP Human Geography is the study of people from a
spatial (space) perspective. AP Geography, to put it
simply, attempts to answer the question “why things
are where they are.”
Big deal. An A in Human Geography. That would be a D
in any other country.
Grading and general classroom
information
Grades will be comprised of tests (70%),
daily work (15%), Quizzes 15%
Class participation grades will be considered
daily work. YOU WILL NEED A COMPOSITION
BOOK OR A SPIRAL FOR NOTES AND QUIZZES.
If you are absent (excused) you will have
an equal amount of time to make up your
work. Make-up tests and quizzes may be
another version of the same test.
Projects
A project may be assigned roughly every other six
weeks. Keep in mind that some projects may
entail actually using your newly found geography
skills and traveling around our region and
becoming more aware of why things are where
they are.
Depending on how rigorous the work/research is,
projects will count as a major test grade unless
specified otherwise.
Be aware that some projects may be created in a
power point/presentation format.
Human Geography
What does this map tell you about:
Human Geography
Development
Human Geography
Population
Human Geography
Life expectancy
Why would people settle in an obscure area
in the middle of a desert?
Humans changed and adapted to their
environment.
Hoover Dam and Lake Mead
How can there be consequences for locating a city on
fertile soil with a great climate, good water sources and
nearby resources?
What is the current population of the world?
Has the world exceeded its “carrying capacity”?
Where is the population growing and where is it
declining?
How can population growth affect you!
Notwithstanding the world, how has land use changed
the “cultural landscape” of Cypress?
Infrastructure and
development.
Geography is Culture
Don’t be ethnocentric!
Definition:
judging other
cultures by the
rules of your
culture.
Types of migration.
Inter and intra migration.
Ethnic make-up of Cypress Woods?
Houston?
Cypress Fairbanks?
Services
How far
will you
travel
for:
Threshold
Range
RELIGION
Shatterbelt
Political
Types of countries, political systems,
boundaries, conflict, supra-nationalism
Urban Patterns
Borger, TX 1926
Urbanization
Language
Yount to?
Caw
Fixin’ to
kin
Whatsa’ matta
you?
Human Geography will give you a “crystal ball” to
see the future.
Most of All, Geography Should Be Fun!
GEOGRAPHERS 08/09
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