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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
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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