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APHG SYLLABUS Unit I Unit II Unit III Unit IV Unit V Unit VI Unit VII Unit VIII Unit IX AP Review | ||||||
| UNIT I | TEXT
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| Links AP
Central
| I.
Nature and Perspectives 5-10% of the AP Exam
A. Geography as a field of inquiry B. Evolution of key geographical concepts and models associated with notable geographers C. Key concepts underlying the geographical perspective: location, space, place, scale, pattern, regionalization, and globalization D. Key geographical skills 1. How to use and think about maps and spatial data 2. How to understand and interpret the implications of associations among phenomena in places 3. How to recognize and interpret at different scales the relationships among patterns and processes 4. How to define regions and evaluate the regionalization process 5. How to characterize and analyze changing interconnections among places E. New geographic technologies, such as GIS, remote sensing, and GPS F. Sources of geographical ideas and data: the field, census data, and satellite imagery | Chapter 1 Introduction to Human Geography Resource
A | William Pattison's Four Traditions The Five Themes of Geography Key Geographical Skills Traditions & Themes Handout Chapter 1 Handout Chapter 1 Review |
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| II. Population
13-17% of the AP Exam A. Geographical analysis of population 1. Density, distribution, and scale 2. Implications of various densities and distributions 3. Patterns of composition: age, sex, race, and ethnicity 4. Population and natural hazards: past, present, and future
B. Population growth and decline over time and space 1. Historical trends and projections for the future 2. Theories of population growth, including the Demographic Transition Model 3. Patterns of fertility, mortality, and health 4. Regional variations of demographic transitions 5. Effects of population policies
C. Population movement 1. Migration selectivity 2. Major voluntary and involuntary migrations at different scales 3. Theories of migration, including push and pull factors, human capital, and life course 4. International migration and refugees 5. Socioeconomic consequences of migration
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3 | Current State of the World's Population Population Growth - Doubling Time Population Pyramids The Demographic Transition Chapter 2 Handout Chapter 3 Handout Chapter 2 Review Chapter 3 Review Population Geography Review Article 34 Questions |
Human Geography in Action: The Hidden Momentum of Population Growth (India)
HGIA: Newton's First Law of Migration (The Gravity Model)
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#16(1): Delhi: Bursting at the Seams #18(1): Egypt: Gift of the Nile #21(1): Mexico: Move to Migrate | |||
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| III.
Cultural
Patterns and Processes
13-17%
of the AP Exam |
Chapter
4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 | Language Handout Religion Handout Identity, Race & Ethnicity Handout Chapter 6 Review Chapter 7 Review Language Review Religion Review Architectural Styles of World Religions Review on Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Globalization Animated Map of Religious Diffusion |
The Global Mosaic The Gods Must Be Crazy Witness/Kingpin |
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Dagestan: Caususus Disconnect? #14(2): Multicultural Malaysia (15:24) #17(1): Jerusalem: Capital of Two States? | |||
| UNIT IV
| TEXT | SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL | MEDIA & PROJECTS | POWER OF PLACE | |||
| 13-17% of the AP Exam A. Territorial dimensions of politics 1. The concept of territoriality 2. The nature and meaning of boundaries 3. Influences of boundaries on identity, interaction, and exchange B. Evolution of the contemporary political pattern 1. The nation-state concept 2. Colonialism and imperialism 3. Federal and unitary states C. Challenges to inherited political-territorial arrangements 1. Changing nature of sovereignty 2. Fragmentation, unification, alliance 3. Spatial relationships between political patterns and patterns of ethnicity, economy, and environment 4. Electoral geography, including gerrymandering |
Chapter
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State Organization and National Power |
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#3(1): Strasbourg: Symbol of A United Europe #3(2): Slovakia: New Sovereignty (12:23) #4(2): Poland: Diffusion of Democracy (12:45) | |||
| UNIT V
| TEXT | SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL | MEDIA
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| V. Agriculture and Rural Land Use 13-17% of the AP Exam A. Development and diffusion of agriculture 1. Neolithic Agricultural Revolution 2. Second Agricultural Revolution B. Major agricultural production regions 1. Agricultural systems associated with major bio-climatic zones 2. Variations within major zones and effects of markets 3. Linkages and flows among regions of food production and consumption C. Rural land use and settlement patterns 1. Models of land use, including von Thünen's model 2. Settlement patterns associated with major agriculture types D. Modern commercial agriculture: the Third Agricultural Revolution 1. Green Revolution and the beginning of the biotechnologic revolution 2. Characteristics of the third revolution: blending of primary, secondary, and tertiary activities, intensification of mechanization, and development of biotechnology 3. Spatial organization of industrial agriculture 4. Diffusion of industrial agriculture 5. Future food supplies and environmental impacts of agriculture - hopes and fears |
Chapter
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Agricultural Origins and The Isolated State: Handout A Landscapes of Rural Settlements: Handout B Commercial Agriculture: Handout C The Changing Geography of Agriculture: Handout D Two US
Livelihoods of Rural Peoples Review |
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#12(1): Northern Japan: Protecting the Harvest #13(2): Vietnam: Fertile Dreams (14:33) #20(1): Cote d'Ivoire: Cocoa and Change #24(2): Chicago: Farming on the Edge (11:26) #26(1): Oregon: A Fight for Water
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| VI.
Urbanization
A. Definitions of urbanism B. Origin and evolution of cities 1. Historical patterns of urbanization 2. Rural-urban migration and urban growth 3. Global cities and megacities 4. Models of urban systems C. Functional character of contemporary cities 1. Changing employment mix 2. Changing demographic and social structures D. Built environment and social space 1. Comparative models of internal city structure 2. Transportation and infrastructure 3. Political organization of urban areas 4. Urban planning and design 5. Patterns of race, ethnicity, gender, and class 6. Uneven development, ghettoization, and gentrification 7. Impacts of suburbanization and edge cities |
Chapter
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Cities and Structure: Handout A Location and Models: Handout B |
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#4(1): Berlin: United We Stand #5(2): Randstad: Preserving the Green Heart (14:51) #12(2): Tokyo: Anatomy of a Mega-City (13:31) #23(1): Sao Paolo: The Outer Ring
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| VII. Industrialization and Economic Geography
13-17% of the AP Exam A. Key concepts in industrialization and development B. Growth and diffusion of industrialization 1. The changing roles of energy and technology 2. Industrial Revolution 3. Evolution of economic cores and peripheries 4. Geographic critiques of models of economic localization (i.e., land rent, comparative costs of transportation), industrial location, economic development, and world systems |
Chapter
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Changes in Industrial Production Weber's Theory of Industrial Location
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#5(1): Liverpool: A Tale of Two Cities #7(1): St. Petersburg: Russia's Window on the West #9(1): Shanghai: Head of the Dragon #9(2): Sijia: Small Town, Big Change (15:27) #15(2): Australia: New Links to Asia (14:13) | |||
| UNIT VIII
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Development and Globalization C. Contemporary patterns and impacts of industrialization and development 1. Spatial organization of the world economy 2. Variations in levels of development 3. Deindustrialization and economic restructuring 4. Pollution, health, and quality of life 5. Industrialization, environmental change, and sustainability 6. Local development initiatives: government policies |
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The Geographic Impact of Development Uneven Development Across the Globe Rostow's Theory of Industrial Development
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#6(1): Andalucia: Developments in the Hinterlands #10(1): Guandong: Globalization in the Pearl River Delta #10(2): Taiwan: High-Tech Tiger (11:28) #11(2): Shenyang: Hope for China's Rustbelt (13:08) #14(1): Indonesia: Tourist Invasion #15(1): Singapore: Gateway to Southeast Asia | |||
| UNIT IX | TEXT | SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL | MEDIA & PROJECTS | POWER OF PLACE | |||
IX.
Environmental Geography  Selected Sections of the AP Exam A.
Social Space 1. Decisions and Conflict 2. Uneven Development 3. Quality of Life 4. Sustainability
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Modern Ecological Change 1. Nutrition and Hunger 2. Environmental Devastation |
Chapter 13 |
Human Impacts on the Environment Confronting Human Induced Environmental Change
Confronting Environmental Change Review Notes on Environmental Geography
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#6(2): Iceland: Edge of the Habitable World (14:05) #7(2): Vologda: Russian Farming in Flux (12:24) #16(2): Dikhatpura: Help Through Irrigation (15:01) | ||||
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