AP HuG Course Outline
AP Human Geography
Instructor
Lisa McCollum
Phone: 562-698-8121 X6284
Email: [email protected]
Course Outline
First Semester
Unit I. Introduction to Human Geography (3 weeks)
- Essay writing
- The nature of Human Geography
- Maps
- Scale and connections between regions
- Basic concepts
Unit II. Population (2-3 weeks)
- Population Distribution and Density
- Population Growth: Global, regional, local studies
- Mortality and Life Expectancy
- The Role of Governments
Unit III. Migration (3 weeks)
- Cyclical and Periodic Movements
- Push and Pull Factors
- Migration Flows
- The Role of Governments
Unit IV. Local Culture, Popular Culture, and Cultural Landscapes (2 weeks)
- Local and Popular Cultures
- Rural and Urban Cultures
- Cultural Hearths and Diffusion
- Housing Types
Unit V. Identity: Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Sexuality (3 weeks)
- Race and Identity
- Place and Identity
- Power and Identity
Unit VI. Language (3 weeks)
- Language and Culture
- The Distribution of Languages
- The Diffusion of Languages
- Language and Place
Second Semester
Unit VII. Religion (2-3 weeks)
- Religion and Culture
- The Origin of Major World Religions
- Religion and Landscape
- The Role of Religion in Political Conflicts
Unit VIII. Political Geography (2-3 weeks)
- Multi-state Nations, Multinational States and Stateless Nations
- Forms of Government
- Boundaries
- Geopolitics
- Supranational Organizations
Unit IX. Urban Geography (2-3 weeks)
- The Origin of Cities
- The Location of Cities
- The Modern Organization of Cities
- Globalization and the Modern City
Unit X. Development (2-3 weeks)
- Defining and Measuring Development
- The Role of Geography
- The Costs of Development
- The Role of Government
- The Role of Corporations
Unit XI. Agriculture (2-3 weeks)
- The Origins of Agriculture
- The Industrialization of Agriculture
- Global Agriculture and Agribusiness
Unit XII. Industry and Services (3 weeks)
- The Origin and Diffusion of the Industrial Revolution
- Location Theories: Weber, Hotelling, and Losch
- The New Geography of Industry
- The Service Economy
- The Environment
- Globalization