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AP Human GeographySeptember 19, 20121AP Human GeographyA class thats not a class

Wednesday nights 6:30 8:30pm

The value of attendanceAP Human GeographyAP Exam ($87) Friday, May 17

75 Multiple Choice Qs in 60 minutes3 Free Response Essays in 75 minutes

AP Human GeographyOur class will cover the following topics:The Nature & Perspectives of GeographyHuman PopulationsCultural Patterns & ProcessesPolitical Organizations of SpaceAgriculture and Rural Land UseIndustrialization and Economic DevelopmentCities & Urban Land UseThe Nature & Perspective of GeographyWhat the study of geography includes

Key concepts (location, space, place, scale)

Geographical skills

Geographic technology (GIS, Remote sensing, GPS)

Geographical dataHuman PopulationsAnalyzing human populations from a geographic perspective

Population growth & decline over time

Population movements and migrationsCultural Patterns & ProcessesCultural regions

Cultural differences (language, religion, ethnicity, gender)

Cultural landscapes & identityPolitical Organizations of SpaceTerritorial dimensions of politics

Evolution of the contemporary political pattern

Changes and challenges of political-territorial arrangements (war)Agriculture and Rural Land UseDevelopment and diffusion of agriculture

Major agricultural production regions

Rural land use and settlement

Modern commercial agricultureIndustrial and Economic DevelopmentGrowth and diffusion of industrialization

Contemporary patterns and impacts of industrializationCities & Urban land useDevelopment of cities

Models of urban systems

Models of city structure

Built environment and social spaceThe cool part of geographyWe study geography to build an understanding of how people and cultures from different regions interact and impact each other.

We also study geography to challenge and test our conceptions of how the world is developing.Human Geo: Central ConceptsSpace (the final frontier)

The geographic/geometric space that objects on the earths surface take up.

The earths spatial surfacePlace

An area of bounded space that has human importance

Places often get toponyms (names)

Regions are a type of place that are discussed greatly in geographyHuman Geo: Central ConceptsScale

The relationship of an object or place to the earth as a whole.

Map scale: ratio of distance on a map to distance in the real world

Relative scale: (scale of analysis) the level of aggregation being consideredHuman Geo: Central ConceptsRegions

There are many types of regions, and a single place can exist in several regions simultaneously.

Regions take on three forms:Formal regionsFunctional regionsVernacular regionsHuman Geo: Central ConceptsFormal Regions

An area of bounded space that possesses some homogeneous characteristic or uniformity.In other words: across the region there is at least one thing that is the same everywhere within the regional boundary

Homogenous characters could be: language, food, architecture, climate, ethnicity, religionHuman Geo: Central ConceptsFunctional Regions

Also called nodal regions: areas that have a central place (or node) that is a focus or point of origin that expresses some practical purpose

Types of functional regions include: market areas such as those for professional sports teams.Human Geo: Central ConceptsVernacular Regions

Based upon the perception or collective mental map of the regions residents.

These regions are understood by a society or cultural group and would be difficult to place formal boundaries on.