AP Human Geography Scope & Sequence

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Throughout the The purpose of the AP course in Human Geography is to introduce students to the systematic study of School Year patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and alteration of Earth's surface. Students employ spatial concepts and landscape analysis to examine human social organization and its environmental consequences. They also learn about the methods and tools geographers use in their science and practice. In-depth concepts to be covered include population, culture, political organization, agriculture and rural land use, industrialization and economic development, and urban geography. This is a college-level course and as such the pace and rigor of the material is very advanced. Students should expect to spend 30 minutes or more each night completing homework, reading, or reviewing notes. First Grading Unit 1: SC 1: This course I. Geography, as a field of inquiry, looks at the world Major Grading Period Summative Assessments Period Introduction to provides a systematic from a spatial perspective. Human Geography study of the nature of ● I can explain the importance of geography as a geography field of study. Multiple Choice Exam ● I can use and interpret geographic models. Unit 1: Nature and Perspective Unit Exam ​ SC 2: The course II. Geography offers a set of concepts, skills, and tools provides a systematic that facilitate critical thinking and problem solving. study of perspectives ● I can analyze changing interconnections among *All Unit Exams are modeled after the College of geography. places. Board AP Human Exam multiple choice section. ● I can interpret patterns and processes at different -Questions are conceptual and application based SC10: The course scales. with the skills indicated in the Unit Learning teaches spatial ● I can use landscape analysis to examine the Targets. ​ relationships at human organization of space. -Students will utilize unit context clues and different scales ● I can define region as a concept, identify world nonlinguistic representations (images, charts, ranging from the regions, and understand regionalization graphs, and symbols to infer meaning of major local to the global. processes. topics. ● I can explain and evaluate the regionalization SC 11: The course process. teaches students how ● I can explain major geographical concepts to use and interpret underlying the geographic perspective. maps. ● I can use concepts such as space, place, and region to examine geographic issues.

III. Geographical skills provide a foundation for analyzing world patterns and processes. ● I can use spatial thinking to analyze the human organization of space. ● I can use and interpret maps.

IV. Geospatial technologies increase the capability for gathering and analyzing geographic information with applications to everyday life ● I can use quantitative and qualitative geographic data. ● I can use and interpret geospatial data.

Unit 2 - Population SC3: The course I. Knowledge of the geographic patterns and Major Grading Period Summative Assessments & Migration provides a systematic characteristics of human populations facilitates study of population understanding of cultural, political, economic, and geography. urban systems Multiple Choice Exam ● I can analyze the distribution of human Unit 2: Population and Migration Unit Exam ​ SC4: The course populations at different scales. provides a systematic ● I can use population density to explain the *All Unit Exams are modeled after the College study of cultural relationship between people and the Board AP Human Exam multiple choice section. patterns and environment.I can analyze population -Questions are conceptual and application based processes. composition. with the skills indicated in the Unit Learning II. Populations grow and decline over time and space. Targets. SC10: The course ● I can explain contemporary and historical trends -Students will utilize unit context clues and teaches spatial in population growth and decline. nonlinguistic representations (images, charts, relationships at ● I can interpret and apply theories of population graphs, and symbols to infer meaning of major different scales growth and decline. topics. ranging from the ● I can evaluate various national and international local to the global. population policies. ● I can analyze reasons for changes in fertility rates Free Response Question Assessment SC12: The course in different parts of the world. Unit 2: Population and Migration ​ teaches spatial ● I can explain the causes and implications of an - Past AP Sample FRQ relationships at aging population. - 2015- Refugees different scales ● I can explain the causes and implications of a ranging from the rapidly growing population. *All in class FRQs are modeled after the College local to the global. III. Causes and consequences of migration are Board AP Human Geography Exam FRQ section. influenced by cultural, demographic, economic, and political factors. -Students will be taught proper response structure ● I can explain how push and pull contribute to in order to demonstrate proficiency in content migration. knowledge while providing relative examples and ● I can apply the concepts of forced and voluntary.

● I can analyze major historical migrations. evidence to support the prompt from unit learning ● I can analyze the cultural, economic, targets. environmental, and political consequences of migration. -Students will be scored using AP Style Rubrics developed by teaching team as well as AP College Board.

Unit 3 - Culture & SC 4: The course I. Concepts of culture frame the shared behaviors of a Major Grading Period Summative Assessments Identity provides a systematic society. study of cultural ● I can explain the concept of culture and identify patterns and cultural traits. Multiple Choice Exam processes. Unit 3: Culture and Identity Exam ● I can explain the diffusion of culture and cultural ​

traits through time and space. SC 9: The course *All Unit Exams are modeled after the College ● I can explain how geographers assess the spatial teaches the use of Board AP Human Exam multiple choice section. and place dimensions of cultural groups in the landscape analysis to -Questions are conceptual and application based past and present. examine human with the skills indicated in the Unit Learning ● I can explain how globalization is influencing organization of space. Targets. cultural interactions and change. -Students will utilize unit context clues and nonlinguistic representations (images, charts, II. Culture varies by place and region graphs, and symbols to infer meaning of major ● I can explain the diffusion of culture and cultural topics. traits through time and space. ● I can explain cultural patterns and landscapes as they vary by place and region. Free Response Question Assessments ● I can explain how culture is expressed in Unit 3: Culture and Identity ​ landscapes and how land and resource use - Past Sample FRQ represents cultural identity. - 2003- Cultural Distinctiveness ● I can compare and contrast popular and folk culture and the geographic patterns associated *All in class FRQs are modeled after the College with each. Board AP Human Geography Exam FRQ section.

-Students will be taught proper response structure in order to demonstrate proficiency in content knowledge while providing relative examples and evidence to support the prompt from unit learning targets.

-Students will be scored using AP Style Rubrics developed by teaching team as well as AP College Board.

Second Grading Unit 4: Language SC 4: The course I. Concepts of culture frame the shared behaviors of a Major Grading Period Summative Assessments Period and Religion provides a systematic society. study of cultural ● I can explain the concept of culture and identify patterns and cultural traits. Multiple Choice Exam processes. ● I can explain how globalization is influencing Unit 4: Language and Religion ​ cultural interactions and change. SC 9: The course *All Unit Exams are modeled after the College teaches the use of II. Language varies by place and region Board AP Human Exam multiple choice section. landscape analysis to ● I can explain the diffusion of culture and cultural -Questions are conceptual and application based examine human traits through time and space. with the skills indicated in the Unit Learning organization of space. ● I can explain how interactions between local & Targets. global forces that lead to new forms of cultural -Students will utilize unit context clues and SC 10: The course expression as a result of diffusion from the nonlinguistic representations (images, charts, teaches spatial cultural hearth graphs, and symbols to infer meaning of major relationships at ● I can explain the diffusion of culture and cultural topics. different scales traits through time and space. ranging from the ● I can explain how geographers assess the spatial local to the global. and place dimensions of cultural groups in the Free Response Question Assessments past and present. Unit 4: Language and Religion ​ ● I can explain cultural patterns and landscapes as - Past Sample FRQ they vary by place and region. - 2002 Religion Shaping Cultural Landscapes III. Religion varies by place and region ● I can explain how geographers assess the spatial *All in class FRQs are modeled after the College and place dimensions of cultural groups in the Board AP Human Geography Exam FRQ section. past and present. ● I can compare and contrast ethnic and -Students will be taught proper response structure universalizing religions and their geographic in order to demonstrate proficiency in content patterns. knowledge while providing relative examples and ● I can explain the diffusion of culture and cultural evidence to support the prompt from unit learning traits through time and space. targets. ● I can explain cultural patterns and landscapes as they vary by place and region -Students will be scored using AP Style Rubrics ● I can explain how differences in culture can lead developed by teaching team as well as AP College to conflicts. Board.

Unit 5: Political SC 5: The course I. The contemporary political map has been shaped by Major Grading Period Summative Assessments Geography provides a systematic events of the past study of political ● I can explain the structure and evolution of the organization of space. contemporary political map. Multiple Choice Exam ● I can evaluate the geopolitical forces that Unit 5: Political Geography ​ influence the contemporary political map.

SC 10: The course ● I can evaluate the structure of the contemporary *All Unit Exams are modeled after the College teaches spatial political map. Board AP Human Exam multiple choice section. relationships at ● I can evaluate the nature and function of -Questions are conceptual and application based different scales international and internal boundaries. with the skills indicated in the Unit Learning ranging from the Targets. local to the global. II. Spatial political patterns reflect ideas of -Students will utilize unit context clues and territoriality and power at a variety of scales. nonlinguistic representations (images, charts, ● I can compare and contrast forms of governance. graphs, and symbols to infer meaning of major ● I can describe patterns of local and metropolitan topics. forms of governance. ● I can evaluate the nature and function of voting boundaries. Free Response Question Assessments Unit 5: Political Geography ​ III. The forces of globalization challenge contemporary - Past Sample FRQ political-territorial arrangements. - 2005 Supranationalism and Devolution ● I can apply the concepts of centrifugal and centripetal forces at the national scale. *All in class FRQs are modeled after the College ● I can explain how political, economic, cultural, Board AP Human Geography Exam FRQ section. and technological elements of globalization challenge state sovereignty. -Students will be taught proper response structure in order to demonstrate proficiency in content knowledge while providing relative examples and evidence to support the prompt from unit learning targets.

-Students will be scored using AP Style Rubrics developed by teaching team as well as AP College Board.

Third Grading Unit 6: Agriculture SC 6: The course I. The development of agriculture led to widespread Major Grading Period Summative Assessments Period provides a systematic alteration of the natural environment. study of agriculture ● I can identify major centers of domestication of and rural land use. plants and animals and patterns of diffusion in the Multiple Choice Exam Unit 6: Agricultural Geography first (Neolithic) agricultural revolution. ​ SC 10: The course ● I can explain the connection between physical teaches spatial *All Unit Exams are modeled after the College geography and agricultural practices. relationships at Board AP Human Exam multiple choice section. different scales ● I can explain the advances and impacts of the -Questions are conceptual and application based ranging from the second agricultural revolution. with the skills indicated in the Unit Learning local to the global. ● I can analyze the consequences of the Green Targets. Revolution on food supply and the environment. -Students will utilize unit context clues and nonlinguistic representations (images, charts,

SC 12: The course II. Major agricultural regions reflect physical geography graphs, and symbols to infer meaning of major teaches spatial and economic forces. topics. relationships at ● I can identify agricultural production regions different scales associated with major bioclimatic zones. ranging from the Free Response Question Assessments ● I can analyze the economic forces that influence local to the global. Unit 6: Agricultural Geography ​ agricultural practices. - Past Sample FRQ ● I can explain the spatial organization of - 2004 Agribusiness - Poultry - and Rural large-scale commercial agriculture and Land Use agribusiness. ● I can explain the interdependence among regions *All in class FRQs are modeled after the College of food production and consumption. Board AP Human Geography Exam FRQ section. III. Settlement patterns and rural land use are reflected in -Students will be taught proper response structure the cultural landscape. in order to demonstrate proficiency in content ● I can identify rural settlement patterns. knowledge while providing relative examples and ● I can compare and contrast the land use zones of evidence to support the prompt from unit learning von Thünen’s model. targets. ● I can analyze the application of von Thünen’s land use model to agricultural production in the -Students will be scored using AP Style Rubrics real world. developed by teaching team as well as AP College ● I can evaluate the environmental consequences of Board. agricultural practices. ● I can describe settlement patterns associated with major agriculture types. IV. Changes in food production and consumption present challenges and opportunities. ● I can explain issues related to the changing nature of contemporary agriculture. ● I can explain issues related to the location of food production facilities. ● I can explain the changing role of women in food production and consumption.

Unit 7 Urban SC 8: The course I. The form, function, and size of urban settlements are Major Grading Period Summative Assessments Geography provides a systematic constantly changing. study of cities and ● I can explain the factors that initiate and drive urban land use. urbanization and suburbanization. Multiple Choice Exam Unit 7: Urban Geography ​

SC 10: The course II. I can explain the factors that initiate and drive *All Unit Exams are modeled after the College teaches spatial urbanization and suburbanization. Board AP Human Exam multiple choice section. relationships at ● I can apply models to explain the hierarchy and -Questions are conceptual and application based different scales interaction patterns of urban settlements. with the skills indicated in the Unit Learning ranging from the Targets. ● I can explain the models of internal city structure local to the global. -Students will utilize unit context clues and and urban development. nonlinguistic representations (images, charts, SC 11: The course graphs, and symbols to infer meaning of major teaches students how III. Models of internal city structure and urban topics. to use and interpret development provide a framework for urban analysis. geographical models. ● I can explain the models of internal city structure and urban development. Free Response Question Assessments Unit 7: Urban Geography ​ - Past Sample FRQ IV. Built landscapes and social space reflect the - 2002 Hoyt Sector Model attitudes and values of a population. ● I can analyze residential land use in terms of *All in class FRQs are modeled after the College low-, medium-, and high-density housing. Board AP Human Geography Exam FRQ section. ● I can evaluate the infrastructure of cities. ● I can explain the planning and design issues and -Students will be taught proper response structure political organization of urban areas. in order to demonstrate proficiency in content ● I can analyze the demographic composition and knowledge while providing relative examples and evidence to support the prompt from unit learning population characteristics of cities using targets. quantitative and qualitative data. -Students will be scored using AP Style Rubrics V. Urban areas face economic, social, political, and developed by teaching team as well as AP College environmental challenges. Board. ● I can evaluate problems and solutions associated with growth and decline within urban areas. Student Performance Task ● I can evaluate problems associated with urban Unit 7: Urban Geography -Students will participate in an authentic simulation sustainability. centered around city planning and urban use. Students will be expected to develop an oral presentation to justify student findings. Fourth Grading Unit 8: SC 7: The course I. The Industrial Revolution, as it diffused from its hearth, Major Grading Period Summative Assessments Period Development & provides a systematic facilitated improvements in standards of living. Industrialization study of ● I can explain the role of the Industrial Revolution industrialization and in the growth and diffusion of industrialization. Multiple Choice Exam economic Unit 8: Development and Urbanization ● I can identify the different economic sectors. ​ development.

II. Measures of development are used to understand *All Unit Exams are modeled after the College SC 9: The course patterns of social and economic differences at a variety of Board AP Human Exam multiple choice section. teaches the use of scales. -Questions are conceptual and application based landscape analysis to ● I can explain social and economic measures of with the skills indicated in the Unit Learning examine human development. Targets. organization of space. ● I can analyze spatial patterns of economic and -Students will utilize unit context clues and social development. nonlinguistic representations (images, charts, SC 10: The course III. Development is a process that varies across space and graphs, and symbols to infer meaning of major teaches spatial time. topics. relationships at ● I can analyze the causes and consequences of different scales international trade and growing interdependence ranging from the in the world economy. Free Response Question Assessments local to the global. Unit 8: Development and Urbanization ● I can explain how economic restructuring and ​ deindustrialization are transforming the - Past Sample FRQ SC 12: The course contemporary economic landscape. - 2007 International Division of Labor, teaches spatial IV. Sustainable development is a strategy to address Comparative Advantage relationships at resource depletion and environmental degradation. different scales ● I can analyze sustainability issues related to *All in class FRQs are modeled after the College ranging from the industrialization and development. Board AP Human Geography Exam FRQ section. local to the global. -Students will be taught proper response structure in order to demonstrate proficiency in content knowledge while providing relative examples and evidence to support the prompt from unit learning targets.

-Students will be scored using AP Style Rubrics developed by teaching team as well as AP College Board. Unit 9: AP Exam As this is a AP Exam As this is a AP Exam Review Unit, all previous learning Multiple Choice Exam Review Review Unit, all targets will be addressed. Cumulative Exam: scoring guidelines will be addressed. *The Cumulative Exam is modeled after the College Board AP Human Exam multiple choice section. The units of the course are represented on the Cumulative Exam in the same ratio as they will appear on the real AP Exam. -Questions are conceptual and application based with the skills indicated in the Unit Learning Targets used throughout the year.. -Students will utilize unit context clues and nonlinguistic representations (images, charts, graphs, and symbols to infer meaning of major topics.