Course Overview
AP Human Geography is a yearlong course that examines on the distribution, processes, and effects of human populations on the planet. Units of study include population, migration, culture, identity, language, religion, political geography, urban geography, development, agriculture, industry and services, human environment, and globalization. This course places an emphasis on geographic models and their applications, with case studies comparing the United States to the rest of the world. Online interactive mapping and activities are used to explore many of these topics.
Course Objectives
AP Human Geography is a yearlong course that examines on the distribution, processes, and effects of human populations on the planet. Units of study include population, migration, culture, identity, language, religion, political geography, urban geography, development, agriculture, industry and services, human environment, and globalization. This course places an emphasis on geographic models and their applications, with case studies comparing the United States to the rest of the world. Online interactive mapping and activities are used to explore many of these topics.
Course Objectives
- The course provides a systematic study of human geography, including the following topics outlined in the Course Description: Population, Migration, Local Culture, Identity, Language, Religion, Political Geography, Urban Geography, Development, Agriculture, Industry and Services, Human Environment, and Globalization and the Geography of Networks.
- To introduce students to the study of patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and alteration of the world.
- To learn about and employ the methods of geographers, especially observation, mapmaking, data gathering and reporting, and technical writing.
- To employ spatial concepts, geographic vocabulary, and landscape interpretation to a variety of locations and situations around the globe and in local areas.