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Name: _______________________ Period ________ AP Human Geography Summer Assignment (2014) Students enrolled in AP Human Geography are required to complete an assignment during the summer prior to the start of school. The assignment is composed of two parts. The first is intended to build background knowledge. Think of this knowledge as the ABC’s and 1,2,3’s of geography. These are the basics that “everyone should know”. The second part of the assignment is designed to give students a head start on the new content the will learn over the course of the year as well as familiarize them with how to use outside texts. Most AP classes require reading in addition to the textbook. A copy of AP Human Geography: A Study Guide by Ethel Wood (3rd edition) is necessary to complete part two of the assignment. The book can be purchased new from the GRHS library. Used books may also be purchased from past students. This study guide is REQUIRED for the course and will be used all year. Many people incorrectly assume that geography is simply the study of the location of places. Nothing could be further from the truth. Geography is everything and everything is geography. Grading Guidelines: The assignment will count as part of a major test grade Responses should be written in complete sentences Group work is not allowed and will be considered cheating Bonus points will be awarded for those that have completed the entire assignment (part 1 and 2) in a timely manner. Monday, August 25th +10 points Tuesday, August 26th +8 points Wednesday, August 27th +6 points Thursday, August 28th +4 points Friday, August 29th +2 points Tuesday, September 2nd +0 points Wednesday, September 3rd -20 points Thursday, September 4th -50 points Any assignments turned in after September 5th will not be accepted. Students who enter the class late will still be required to complete the summer assignment on an adjusted schedule. Part I: Building Background Knowledge Part of entering an AP class is an assumption of a certain level of background knowledge and skills. Review the lists below and label each item on the appropriate map. You will take a test over this information during the first two weeks of school next August. The assessment will be mastery based which means you can take the assessment multiple times but must attain 80% or above to pass. 1. Basic map and atlas skills Using an atlas to locate information (index or table of contents) Reading and interpreting a map Using latitude and longitude to locate and find places 2. Be able to locate the following places on a map for the test – label and color the following on the maps provided. Be sure to use the symbols shown in each map legend/key. General Stuff (map 1) 5 Oceans 7 continents Equator Tropic of Cancer Tropic of Capricorn Prime Meridian Major Deserts / random other stuff (map 1) Sahara Great Sandy Desert (Australia) Gobi Siberia Sahel Chokepoints (Straits and Channels) (map 2) Strait of Gibraltar Panama Canal Suez Canal Strait of Malacca English Channel Bosporus & Dardanelles Strait of Hormuz Canadian Provinces (map 3) British Columbia Yukon Territory Alberta Saskatchewan Northwest Territories Manitoba Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia Newfoundland and Labrador Nunavut Ontario Major Mountain Ranges (map 1) Himalayas Rockies Andes Alps Caucasus Urals Appalachian Major Rivers (map 1) Rhine Amazon Yangtze Mississippi Ganges Nile Congo Mekong Major Climate Regions (map 1) Major Bodies of Water (map 1) Tropical Great Lakes Dry/Arid Mediterranean Sea Mild/Temperate Black Sea Continental Caspian Sea Polar Red Sea Arabian Sea color by climate region South China Sea Caribbean Sea Aral Sea Major World Cities (appropriate regional map) New York City Chicago London Beijing Tokyo Bombay (Mumbai) Paris Mexico City Cairo Tehran Sydney Washington D.C. Sao Paulo Lagos Johannesburg Calcutta (Kolkata) Moscow Toronto Hong Kong Singapore Shanghai Major World Regions (map 2) Color by region Middle East South East Asia South Asia Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America Central America Caribbean Western Europe Eastern Europe Former USSR Oceania Africa (map 4) Algeria Botswana Chad Dem. Rep. of Congo Egypt Ethiopia Kenya Libya Madagascar Mali Morocco Niger Nigeria Rwanda Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Zimbabwe Europe (map 6) Belgium Bosnia Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Finland France Germany Greece Italy Kosovo Luxembourg Norway Poland Rep. of Ireland Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom North America & South America (map 5) Argentina Bahamas Bolivia Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Haiti Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama Peru United States Venezuela Southwest Asia (map 7) Afghanistan Armenia Bahrain Iran Iraq Israel Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria Turkey West Bank & Gaza Strip Yemen Asia [East, South & Southeast] (map 8) Burma/Myanmar Cambodia India Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan Mongolia Pakistan Peoples Republic of China Philippines Rep. of China/Taiwan Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Thailand Uzbekistan Vietnam Other: Australia New Zealand All 50 US States & Regions (map 3) Northeast Southeast Midwest Southwest Rocky Mountain Pacific Northwest color by region Part II: The Nature of Geography Read chapter one of AP Human Geography: A Study Guide by Ethel Wood (3rd edition). Your assignment is to organize the key concepts (listed below) of the chapter into a table as you read. In the center column explain the concept IN YOUR OWN WORDS. In right column, explain an experience from your life or from the real world that demonstrates the concept. Scale Map Projections Use of Maps Relative Location/Situation Absolute Location/Site Key Concept Explanation Personal or Real Life Example Geospatial Technologies Globalization Perceptual Region Functional Region Formal Region Place (not location) Time Zones Map 1 Tropical Climates Temperate/Mild Climates Continental Climates Polar Climates Dry/Arid Climates *draw the appropriate symbols on the map +color the map according to climate River ▲▲▲ Mountains ===== Canal ///////// Desert Map Legend*+ Latin America Caribbean Eastern Europe Sub-Saharan Africa Central America Western Europe *color by region Oceania South Asia Former USSR South East Asia Middle East Map Legend Map 2 color by region Canada Pacific Northwest Rocky Mountain Southwest Midwest Southeast Northeast Map Legend Map 3 Map 4 Map 5 Map 5 Map 6 Map 7 Map 8