Human Geography
This course introduces students to the systematic study of patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and alteration of Earth’s surface. Students employ spatial concepts and landscape analysis to examine socioeconomic organization and its environmental consequences. They also learn about the methods and tools geographers use in their research and applications. The curriculum reflects the goals of the National Geography Standards (2012). -AP Human Geography, College Board 2020
Unit 1: Thinking Geographically
In this unit "key geographic concepts are first introduced including location, space, place, scale, pattern, regionalization, and globalization. Students learn how to use and interpret maps and to understand the role of mental mapping." -National Geographic
Student Learning Objectives:
National Geographic "Map" Article
Unit 2: Population & Migration
In this unit, students explore how the human population is organized geographically and analyze of cultural, political, economic, and urban systems.
Student Learning Objectives:
In this unit "key geographic concepts are first introduced including location, space, place, scale, pattern, regionalization, and globalization. Students learn how to use and interpret maps and to understand the role of mental mapping." -National Geographic
Student Learning Objectives:
- Students will evaluate different types of maps and what they tell you
- Students will understand how and why geographers collect and use data
- Students will explore spatial relationships and patterns
National Geographic "Map" Article
Unit 2: Population & Migration
In this unit, students explore how the human population is organized geographically and analyze of cultural, political, economic, and urban systems.
Student Learning Objectives:
- Students will explore how the forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of Earth's surface
- Students will analyze excerpts from the film God Grew Tired of Us to learn about the Lost Boys of Sudan and the refugee experience
- Students will map the Lost Boys’ migration journey and discuss the barriers to human migration.