Download Summer Assignment AP Human Geography 2017-2018

Summer Assignment
AP Human Geography
2017-2018
Instructor:
Mrs. Charlene Brown
Student Name: ____________________________
Due on Friday, August 11, 2017
As an APHG student, you are held to a higher expectation than the average student of geography. Despite the fact
that you are in 9th grade, AP Human Geography is a college level course; you will be given college level work. As
part of the college level curriculum and expectation, there is the opportunity to earn college credit; however, this
can only be achieved if you are willing to put forth college level effort. As an introduction to this course, it is
required that you complete this summer assignment in an effort to become more familiar with the areas of study
that are covered. Your entire packet is due on the first day of your AP class. Resources and text will be posted on
the Schoology group for this assignment. Group Code: 7P3VD-4W6H6
Part I: Geographical Regions
Students need basic geographical knowledge in order to understand human geography. The map
below gives students a starting point for identifying regions and their locations relative to other
regions and landforms. Geospatial awareness is fundamental knowledge for students to build an
understanding of cross-cultural contacts, trade routes, migrations, etc., which constitute the key
concepts in the AP Human Geography course.
Materials: Internet, maps provided, colored pencils
Directions: Please input the following information on the map provided.
AP Human Geography – World Regions, a closer look
 This map identifies the various sub-regions within the five major geographical regions.
These regions will be used repeatedly during the AP World History course and students
are expected to learn them.
 Label the following sub-regions on the map and color in the geographical borders.
o Central Asia
o East Asia
o South Asia
o Southeast Asia
o Middle East
o North Africa
o West Africa
o Central Africa
o East Africa
o Southern Africa
o Sub-Saharan Africa (this will overlap)
o North America
o Latin America (will overlap)
o Caribbean
o South America
o Label all the continents and major waterways (major oceans and seas).
AP Human Geography World Regions
A Closer Look
Part II: Vocabulary Flashcard Fundamentals
An important component to understanding human geography and our world is to be familiar with and be able to
apply an array of vocabulary terms and concepts. This is also fundamental to doing well on the AP Exam.
Materials: Standard 3x5 note cards (your choice of colors), pen, internet, online textbook (see Schoology group)
Directions: You are charged with creating your own flashcards for each unit of study. You will create them on
your own time and follow your own organizational style. The vocabulary words will be given at the beginning of
each period. You must bring these flashcards with you to class every day. Obviously, your stack of flashcards will
grow significantly as the year progresses. A binder ring or a zip-lock bag might be useful for storage. There are
over 500 terms, concepts, models, and people to be defined or identified. Your first batch of vocabulary cards will
cover Unit 1 concepts and items that will be revisited multiple times throughout the year.
The following are the basic requirements for this assignment:
1. Must use 3x5 notecards/index cards
2. The term, concept, model, or person goes on one side with the definition, examples, and picture on the
other.
3. Definitions must be in your own words!
Vocabulary Terms
Arithmetic Density
Contagious Diffusion
Distance decay
Distortion
Environmental Determinism
Formal Region
Geographic Information System
Relocation Diffusion
Scale
Time Zones
Physiological Density
Stimulus Diffusion
Human Geography
Projection
Absolute Location
Functional Region
Global Positioning System
Expansion Diffusion
Diffusion
Cultural Landscape
Sequent Occupance
Possibilism
Remote Sensing
Relative Location
Perceptual Region
Time-space compression
Hierarchical Diffusion
Hearth
Part III: Map Projections
Map projections are attempts to portray the surface of the earth or a portion of the earth on a flat surface.
Distortions always result from this process. Some projections minimize distortions in some of these properties at
the expense of maximizing errors in others. Some projections are attempts to only moderately distort the
following properties:
1. Distance
A map is equidistant when it portrays distances from the center of the projection to any other place on the map.
2. Direction
A map preserves direction when azimuths (angles from a point on a line to another point) are portrayed correctly
in all directions.
3. Size or Scale
Scale is the relationship between a distance portrayed on a map and the same distance on the Earth.
4. Shape or Area
When a map portrays areas over the entire map so that all mapped areas have the same proportional relationship
to the areas on the Earth that they represent, the map is an equal-area map.
Directions: Look up information on the following map projections and place it into a chart similar to this one.
Projection Name
1. Goode
Homolosine
Projection
2. Robinson
3. Mercator
Projection
4. Miller
Cylindrical
5. Mollweide
6. Sinusoidal
Equal Area
7. Lambert
Azimuthal
Equal Area
Image
Uses
Distortion
Part IV: Power of Place
Directions: Answer the following questions based on the video at the link included. You may need to write your
answers on a separate sheet of paper. Please remember all answers must be in complete sentences!
Video Link: https://www.learner.org/series/powerofplace/page1.html
Power of Place #1- One Earth, Many Scales
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Approximately how much of the earth’s surface is covered by water?
Where are most volcanoes found?
Iceland is located on the boundary of what two tectonic plates?
How can night satellite imagery be used to determine differences in levels of economic development?
The USA consumes about how much of the world’s energy?
What is happening to the Aral Sea?
What is Globalization?
The black smudge seen in satellite images over Siberian snow fields is caused by what?
What does the Chinese- Anglo culture conflict in Vancouver involve?
What are the differences between Centripetal forces and Centrifugal forces?
What is the lingua franca of the global economy? (What is a lingua franca?)
The resistance to globalization in Quebec is based upon what?
What is the difference between Centripetal and Centrifugal forces?
Part V: Types of Diffusion Cartoons
Directions: Look at the chart on the next page. Follow the directions at the top of the page. Additional resources
will be available to you on Schoology, including a copy of our textbook in a digital format.
Part VI: Comparative World Religions
This activity asks students to produce a summary of evidence concerning six of the
world’s major belief systems. This project will help you develop a good study
resource to review for both the semester exam and the AP exam in the spring.
1. Prepare an informational foldable, chart, or booklet for Judaism, Confucianism,
Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity and Islam. Include answers to the following
questions on each information sheet.
a. What is the point of origin?
b. How did the religion/philosophy spread?
c. Where is this tradition most influential today?
d. How many followers are there worldwide?
e. Is this a monotheistic or polytheistic tradition?
f. Who is/are the main/major deity(ies)?
g. Who founded this faith? When?
h. What do the followers call their scriptures or holy book(s)?
i. How is the religious leadership organized?
j. What are the basic beliefs of the religion/philosophy?
k. What sects of the religion/philosophy have developed over time?
l. Where are the most followers at today?
2. Cultural diffusion is about encounters and interactions among people. Select
two of the traditions that you have researched and examine the ways in which
these religions have encountered and interacted with each other. Your essay
should describe the initial encounter, the nature of the interaction and the ways
in which the relationship changed over time. Present your ideas in an essay of
no more than 2 pages. You may not compare Judaism to Christianity.
3. The online textbook is useful for general information, but you will need to consult
additional resources. Prepare a work cited page for all resources you used. If you need
help with this, please look at the writing resources in the Schoology group.
Bonus:
 Complete part 1 for one of the following belief systems:
o Taoism, Jainism, Shinto, Sikhism, Baha’i, Zoroastrianism