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AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
2009-2010 Syllabus
AISB - Mali
Course Summary:
Advance Placement Human Geography is a college level class where students are introduced to the organized study of
geographical patterns and progressions that have shaped humanity through the use and alteration of the Earth’s
surface. During the year, we will examine human social organization and its environmental consequences on our planet
through the use of spatial concepts and landscape analysis. We will study the patterns and processes that have shaped the
human understanding of our world. We will evaluate land use and study how humans have changed the topography of the
world. Our studies will include the examination of world cultures, human institutions, the effects of new technologies, and
world geography. It is my goal to give you the tools to obtain a score on your AP test, which could amount to credit for a
3-credit college course. Strong writing skills and advanced cognitive aptitude are required to succeed on the college level
and it is for this reason that these skills will be emphasized in this course.
Course Objective
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Examine the discipline of geography, including its tools, themes, and concepts.
Utilize and evaluate maps and spatial data.
Define regions and evaluate the regionalization process.
Characterize and analyze changing interconnections among places.
Evaluate geographic problems on the global, national, and local scale.
Identify and interpret at different scales the relationships among patterns and processes.
Assess the nature and significance of phenomena that occur in the same place.
Analyze the diversity of global cultures and their economic characteristics.
Recognize how tastes and values, political regulations, and economic constraints work together to create
particular types of cultural landscapes.
Examine how cultural landscapes are shaped and how they change over time.
UNIT OUTLINE
Geography: Its Nature and Perspectives - Unit 1
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Geography as a field of inquiry
Evolution of key geographical concepts and models associated with notable geographers
Key concepts underlying the geographical perspective; location, space, place, scale, pattern, regionalization, and
globalization
Key geographical skills:
1. How to use & think about maps & spatial data
2. How to understand & interpret the implications of associations among phenomena in places
3. How to recognize & interpret at different scales the relationship among patterns & processes
4. How to define regions & evaluate the regionalization process
5. How to characterize & analyze changing interconnections among places
New geographic technologies, such as GIS & GPS
Sources of geographical ideas & data: the field, census data, etc.
Unit 1 AERO STANDARDS
(People, Places, and Environment) Students will understand the concepts of geography and demography and how geography and
demography influence and are influenced by human history.
a. Explain how the physical environment contributes to the development of distinct cultural identities.
b. Use spatial models to explain relationships between places and patterns of settlement and trade.
c. Explain how social, cultural, and economic factors shape physical and other human features of places and regions.
e. Evaluate the reciprocal influences of history and geography on a region.
8. (Science, Technology, and Society) Students will understand how societies have influenced and been influenced by scientific developments
and technological developments.
a. Evaluate the ambiguity of the term technology.
e. Understand historical and current influences of modern science on technological innovation.
h. Evaluate causes and consequences of the diffusion of the autocatalytic process of technological innovation.
i. Describe how values, beliefs, and attitudes have influenced and been influenced by scientific knowledge and technological knowledge.
k. Explain the roles and effects of technology and of science in resource acquisition and use.
Population - Unit 2
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Geographical analysis of population
1. Density, distribution, & scale
2. Consequences of various densities & distributions
3. Patterns of composition: age, sex, race, & ethnicity
4. Population & natural hazards: past, present & future
Population growth & decline over time & space
1. Historical trends & projections for the future
2. Theories of population growth, including the Demographic Transition Model
3. Patterns of fertility, mortality, and health
4. Regional variations of demographic transitions
5. Effects of population policies
Population movement
1. Push and pull factors
2. Major voluntary and involuntary migrations at different scales
3. Migration selectivity
4. Short-term, local movements, and activity Space
UNIT 2 AERO STANDARDS
(Time, Continuity, and Change) Students will understand patterns of change and continuity, relationships between people and events
through time, and various interpretations of these relationships.
d. Perform analyses of quantitative historical data.
(People, Places, and Environment) Students will understand the concepts of geography and demography and how geography and
demography influence and are influenced by human history.
d. Evaluate the impact of migration on human systems (e.g., health care, education, government).
(Production, Distribution, and Consumption) Students will understand fundamental economic principles and ways in which economies are
shaped by geographic and human factors.
e. Analyze relationships between economic activity and patterns of trade and migration.
Cultural Patterns and Processes - Unit 3
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Concepts of Culture
1. Traits
2. Diffusion
3. Acculturation
4. Cultural Regions
Cultural Differences
1. Language
2. Religion
3. Ethnicity
4. Gender
5. Popular and Folk Culture
Environmental impact of cultural attitudes & practices
Cultural landscapes and cultural identity
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Values and preferences
Symbolic landscapes and sense of place
UNIT 3 AERO STANDARDS
(People, Places, and Environment) Students will understand the concepts of geography and demography and how geography and
demography influence and are influenced by human history.
a. Explain how the physical environment contributes to the development of distinct cultural identities.
4. (Culture) Students will understand cultural and intellectual developments and interactions among and within societies.
a. Analyze sources and characteristics of cultural, religious, and social reform movements.
d. Examine different theories of religion.
f. Examine examples of syncretism, acculturation, and assimilation in the context of belief systems and culture.
g. Evaluate the religious dimensions (creed, code of behavior, rituals, community) of non-religious belief systems (e.g. communalism, patriotism,
activism, consumerism).
h. Examine the epistemological complexities of the post-modern age.
i. Understand how art, literature, and traditional customs both shape and are shaped by society.
5. (Society and Identity) Students will understand social systems and structures and how these influence individuals.
a. Analyze how sociological circumstances (e.g., class, heritage, ethnicity) influence an individual's perceptions of and reactions to the world.
b. Analyze the socialization of individuals by groups, organizations, and institutions.
d. Understand why cultural definitions of gender identity persist and are resistant to change.
e. Understand circumstances and consequences that arise from differences between cultural norms and personal gender identity and/or sexual
orientation.
8. (Science, Technology, and Society) Students will understand how societies have influenced and been influenced by scientific developments
and technological developments.
c. Analyze effects of technology on the diffusion of culture and the preservation of cultural identity.
Political Organization of Space - Unit 4
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Territorial dimensions of politics
1. The concept of territoriality
2. The nature and meaning of boundaries
3. Influences of boundaries on identity, interaction, & exchange
4. Federal and unitary states
5. Spatial relationships between political patterns and patterns of ethnicity, economy, and environment
Evolution of the contemporary political pattern
1. The nation-state concept
2. Colonialism and imperialism
3. Democratization
Changes in political-territorial arrangements
1. Changing nature of sovereignty
2. Fragmentation, unification, and alliance
3. Supranationalism and devolution
4. Electoral geography, including gerrymandering
UNIT 4 AERO STANDARDS
(Connections and Conflict) Students will understand causes and effects of interaction among societies, including trade, systems of
international exchange, war, and diplomacy.
a. Understand how trans-regional alliances and multinational organizations can encourage or discourage solidarity and diversity.
c. Evaluate examples in the history of conflict and its effects.
d. Analyze how cooperation and conflict influence the development and control of political, economic, and social entities.
e. Analyze effects of differing national foreign policy positions on international competition and cooperation.
f. Evaluate effects of political conflict on national unity.
h. Evaluate relationships between political systems and the development of multi-national alliances.
i. Understand types of world powers (e.g., military, corporations, religions) and how they influence connections and conflicts in the world.
j. Evaluate the effectiveness of international organizations.
Agriculture & Rural Land Use - Unit 5
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Development and diffusion of agriculture
1. Neolithic Agricultural Revolution
2. Second Agricultural Revolution
Major Agricultural production regions
1. Agricultural systems associated with major bio-climatic zones
2. Variations within major zones and effects of markets
3. Linkages and flows among regions of food production and consumption
Rural Land Use and Settlement patterns
1. Models of agricultural land use, including von Thunen's model
2. Settlement patterns associated with major agricultural types
3. Land use/land cover change (desertification, deforestation)
Modern Commercial Agriculture
1. Third Agricultural Revolution
2. Green Revolution
3. Biotechnology
4. Spatial organization and diffusion of industrial agriculture
5. Future food supplies and environmental impacts of agriculture
UNIT 5 AERO STANDARDS
1. (Time, Continuity, and Change) Students will understand patterns of change and continuity, relationships between people and events
through time, and various interpretations of these relationships.
b. Identify and evaluate long-term changes, enduring influences, and recurring patterns in world history.
c. Compare alternative models for organizing history into periods.
d. Perform analyses of quantitative historical data.
e. Analyze the impact of revolution on politics, economies, and societies.
(Production, Distribution, and Consumption) Students will understand fundamental economic principles and ways in which economies are
shaped by geographic and human factors.
a. Understand basic economic concepts.
b. Explain the major economic systems and evaluate their relative merits.
c. Explain patterns of trade from ancient times to the present.
d. Analyze ways in which trade has contributed to economic change in selected societies or civilizations.
e. Analyze relationships between economic activity and patterns of trade and migration.
f. Analyze and evaluate economic issues from a geographical point of view.
g. Describe reciprocal influences of changes in transportation and communication and changes in trade and economic activities.
(Science, Technology, and Society) Students will understand how societies have influenced and been influenced by scientific developments
and technological developments.
j. Analyze instances in which economic conditions have influenced and been influenced by scientific developments and technological developments.
k. Explain the roles and effects of technology and of science in resource acquisition and use.
Industrialization & Economic Development - Unit 6
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Growth and diffusion of industrialization
1. The changing roles of energy and technology
2. Industrial Revolution
3. Evolution of economic cores and peripheries
4. Geographic critiques of models of economic localization (i.e. land rent, comparative costs of transportation),
industrial location, economic development, and world systems
Contemporary patterns and impacts of industrialization and development
1. Spatial organization of the world economy
2. Variations in levels of development
3. Deindustrialization and economic restructuring
4. Pollution, health, and quality of life
5. Industrialization, environmental change, and sustainability
6. Local development initiatives: government policies
7. Globalization and international division of labor
UNIT 6 AERO STANDARDS
(Production, Distribution, and Consumption) Students will understand fundamental economic principles and ways in which economies are
shaped by geographic and human factors.
a. Understand basic economic concepts.
b. Explain the major economic systems and evaluate their relative merits.
c. Explain patterns of trade from ancient times to the present.
d. Analyze ways in which trade has contributed to economic change in selected societies or civilizations.
e. Analyze relationships between economic activity and patterns of trade and migration.
f. Analyze and evaluate economic issues from a geographical point of view.
g. Describe reciprocal influences of changes in transportation and communication and changes in trade and economic activities.
Cities and Urban Land Use - Unit 7
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Origin and evolution of cities
1. Historical patterns of urbanization
2. Rural-urban migration and urban growth
3. Global cities and megacities
4. Models of urban systems
Functional Character of contemporary cities
1. Changing employment mix
2. Changing demographics and social structure
Built environment and social space
1. Models of internal city structure in North America and around the world
2. Transportation and infrastructure
3. Political organization of urban areas
4. Urban planning and design
5. Patterns of race, ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status
6. Uneven development, ghettoization, and gentrification
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Impacts of suburbanization and edge city
Unit 7 Aero Standards
(People, Places, and Environment) Students will understand the concepts of geography and demography and how geography and
demography influence and are influenced by human history.
a. Explain how the physical environment contributes to the development of distinct cultural identities.
b. Use spatial models to explain relationships between places and patterns of settlement and trade.
c. Explain how social, cultural, and economic factors shape physical and other human features of places and regions.
d. Evaluate the impact of migration on human systems (e.g., health care, education, government).
e. Evaluate the reciprocal influences of history and geography on a region.
Course Timeline (Overview) note: Unit 5 will likely follow Unit 2
Unit Focus
Textbook Readings
Chapter Video Resources
Unit
Dates
1.Geography: Its Nature and
Perspectives
Rubenstein – Ch. 1
Kuby Ch. 1,3
De Blij Why Geography Matters
Ch. 1, 2
Video -Power of Place #1and 2;
Video - Geography: A Voyage
of discovery;
3-Weeks
Rubenstein – Ch. 2,3
Kuby Ch. 4-5
De Blij Why Geography Matters
Ch. 5
Video –People Places and
Change #6; Power of Pace
#14,18,21
2.Population
3.Cultural Patterns and
Processes
Rubenstein – Ch. 4,5,6,7
Kuby Ch. 2
Video –Power of Place
#4,7,10,17,25
Unit Assessments and
Projects
*Quiz: Rubenstein 1 De Blij Ch. 1, 2
*Unit Test: Unit 1
*Introduce Current Events Portfolio
*Kuby Activity 1 Map analysis essay
*Mental Map Place Geography Quiz
*Vocabulary Speeches
4Weeks
*Quiz: Rubenstein 2,3 De Blij Ch 5
*Unit Test 2
*Kuby Activity 1 Population
Pyramid
*Population Project
*Mental Map Place Geography Quiz
*Vocabulary Speeches
4-5 Weeks
*Quiz: Rubenstein 4,5,6,7
*Unit 3 Test
*Kuby Activity 3
*Popular Cultural Project
4.Political Organization of
Space
Rubenstein – Ch. 8
Kuby Ch. 12-13
Video – Power of Place #2,3,19
5 weeks
*Quiz: Rubenstein 8
*Unit 4 Test
*Kuby Ch. 13 Activity 2
* Political Org. of Space Project
*Nations Project
*Semester Exam
Suggested
Activities and
Independent work
Activities:
Kuby Activity 1
Readings:
De Blij Human
Geography Ch. 1
The Human Mosaic
Ch. 1
Activities:
Kuby Ch. 4 Activities
1-4
Kuby Ch. 5 Activity
2, 3
Readings:
De Blij Human
Geography Ch. 4-7
Human Mosaic Ch. 3
Activities:
Kuby Activities 1-2
Readings:
De Blij Human
Geography Ch. 2-3,
8-13, 29, 31-32
Human Mosaic Ch.
4-5,7
Activities:
Kuby Ch 12
Activities 1-2, Ch. 13
Activity 1
Readings:
De Blij Human
Geography Ch. 14-17
Human Mosaic Ch. 6
5.Agriculture & Rural Land
Use – Intro to Development
6.Industrialization &
Economic Development
Rubenstein –10
Kuby Ch. 8
Rubenstein Ch. 9, 11,14
Kuby Ch. 6-7, 14
Video – Power of Place
#6,12,16,20,23
Guns Germs and Steel #1
Kuby Pages 225-231 and lesson
online
4 weeks
*Quiz: Rubenstein, 10
Video – Power of Place # 15,18
4 weeks
*Unit 5 Test
*Kuby Ch 8 Activity 1
*Agriculture and Rural Land Use
Project
*Project Field Trip
*Mental Map Place Geography Quiz
*Vocabulary Speeches
*Quiz: Rubenstein 11,14
*Unit 6 Test
Project Persuasion Paper w/LA
7.Cities and Urban Land Use
Rubenstein – Ch. 12,13
Kuby Ch. 9-11
Video – Power of Place # 11,24
4 weeks
*Quiz: Rubenstein 12,13
*Unit 7 Test
*Kuby Ch. 11 Activities 1 and 3
*Mapping Bamako Project
*Mental Map Place Geography Quiz
*Vocabulary Speeches
Activities:
Kuby Ch. 8 Activities
2-3
Readings:
De Blij Human
Geography Ch18-20,
30
Human Mosaic Ch. 8
Activities:
Kuby Ch 6 Activities
1-2, Ch. 7 1-3, Ch. 14
1-2
Readings:
De Blij Human
Geography Ch. 2427, 33-35
Human Mosaic Ch. 9
Activities:
Kuby Ch. 9 activities
1-2,
Readings:
De Blij Human
Geography Ch21-23,
28
Human Mosaic Ch.
10-11
AP EXAM – May 14th Power of Place streaming if possible….
Student Projects/Activities:
Ongoing – current events articles portfolio see attached instruction
Unit 1: World Map Project (tentative) Intro to Current Events Portfolio
Unit 2: Population Pyramid Project
Unit 3: Popular Culture Project
Unit 4: Nations’ Project
Unit 5: Agriculture Field Trip (rural)
Unit 6: Persuasion Paper w/LA
Unit 7: Observations in and around Bamako
ASSESSMENT:
Each Unit will have a final assessment in a format similar to the AP Exam: 2-4 free response questions and 25-50
multiple-choice questions. Unit assessments will be worth 50 points each. You will take quizzes on each chapter of the
Rubenstein and Kuby. Chapter quizzes will be worth 25 points each. By the end of each unit students will be required to
have made study guides with important unit terms (vocabulary), ideas, famous persons, and models. Completion of the
study guide is worth 25 points for each unit. The study guides will be part of your notebook. Unit projects are worth 50
points and misc. daily grades and homework are worth 5-10 points each. Class participation will count as 10% of your
grade. Final grade is based on the percent of total points earned out of total points possible.
 Notebook: instructions give out in class
Main Textbook:
Rubenstein, James M. The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human
Geography. 9th ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2008.
Kuby, Michael, Harner, John, Gober, Patricia Human Geography in Action 5th ed.
Resources: (internet links included)
Geography: A voyage of Discovery. N.p. National Geographic Society, 1987. Video.
Goode's Atlas of Human Geography by Howard Veregin (Editor), Rand McNally
W.D. Pattison, “The Four Traditions of Geography,” Journal of Geography 63 (May 1964): 211-16.
(http://www.ncge.org/publications/journal/classic/fourtraditions.doc)
Main Text and Video Resources internet links:
Kuby Internet Link
Rubenstein Internet Link
Power of Place Video Series
People, Place Change Video
AP Course Description (College Board)
Electronic Resources
:
National Geographic - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
Map Machine - http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/index.html
US Geological Survey - http://www.usgs.gov/
Map Projections Info - http://www.nationalatlas.gov/articles/mapping/a_projections.html
World Atlas - http://www.worldatlas.com/
World Factbook - http://www.theodora.com/wfb/abc_world_fact_book.html
United Nations - http://www.un.org/
Geographia World Travel - http://www.geographia.com/index.html
NASA - http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html?skipIntro=1
Population Reference Bureau - http://www.prb.org/
World Watch Institute Online - http://www.worldwatch.org/taxonomy/term/52
Library of Congress Country Studies - http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
US Statistics - http://www.fedstats.gov/
Developing World news site - http://www.globalinfo.org/
Global Climate Animations - http://geography.uoregon.edu/envchange/clim_animations/
World Resource Institute - http://www.wri.org/
Globalization Website - http://www.sociology.emory.edu/globalization/
World Population Clock - http://www.ibiblio.org/lunarbin/worldpop
World Immigration News - http://www.world-immigration.com/
World News - http://www.wn.com/
World at Night - http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0011/earthlights_dmsp_big.jpg
National Agriculture Statistics - http://www.nass.usda.gov/Data_and_Statistics/SVG/index.asp
Simple Trivia Games - http://www.triviaplaza.com/trivia.php?quiz=geography-world
Google Earth – http://www.googlearth.com
AP VOCABULARY LINK
Unit I. Geography: Its Nature and Perspectives -- Basic Vocabulary and Concepts (.pdf/30KB)
Unit II. Population -- Basic Vocabulary and Concepts (.pdf/43KB)
Unit III. Cultural Patterns and Processes, Part 1 -- Basic Vocabulary and Concepts (.pdf/41KB)
Unit III. Cultural Patterns and Processes, Part 2 -- Basic Vocabulary and Concepts (.pdf/34KB)
Unit IV. Political Organization of Space -- Basic Vocabulary and Concepts (.pdf/34KB)
Unit V. Agricultural and Rural Land Use -- Basic Vocabulary and Concepts (.pdf/34KB)
Unit VI. Industrialization and Development -- Basic Vocabulary and Concepts (.pdf/37KB)
Unit VII. Cities and Urban Land Use -- Basic Vocabulary and Concepts (.pdf/50KB)