AP Human Geography

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AP Human Geography

• Geographical Essential Skills
• Know and Be Able to

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Purpose of AP Human Geography course

• Introduce systematic study of processes and
  patterns that have shaped human understanding,
  use, and alteration of Earths surface
• Social organization and resulting environmental
  impacts/consequences
• Geographic tools and data-collection methods

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Students will be able to .

• Know how to use and think about maps and
  geospatial data sets
• How Earths surface effects/affects humans
• Influence human history and reflect Earth
  (science)

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Students will be able to .

• Understand and interpret the implications of
  associations among phenomena in places
• Culture Politics (boundaries)
• Values (religion, foods,
  architecture, etc.)
• Economics (development)

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Students will be able to .

• Recognize and interpret at difference scales the
  relationships among patterns and processes
• Local ? National ? Regional ? Global
• Local towns, neighborhoods
• National country
• Regional region/area
• Global planet EARTH

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Students will be able to .

• Define regions and evaluate the regionalization
  process
• Not just identification!
• How regions work together or antagonize
• Regional history and development
• Characteristics of humans on Earth

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Students will be able to .

• Characterize and analyze changing
  interconnections among places
• Influences from past ? present
• Influences from region ? region
• How / Why changes occur

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KEY CONCEPT

• Human Geography is all about
• RELATIONSHIPS
• Relationships among people and places, regional
  relations, and global interactions