AP Human Geography Summer Assignment These five maps are due on the first day of class!!!!!
To understand “the why of the where” we first need to learn some of the where. I have two summer activities for you. First read, read, read. Second complete these five maps on paper or electronically.
Map 1: Key Countries and their Capitals Print and label, by hand, the following countries and their capitals. These are the 25 most popular countries referenced in AP Human Geography.
1. United States 10. Argentina 19. New Zealand 2. China 11. Egypt 20. South Africa 3. Canada 12. Indonesia 21. Hong Kong 4. India 13. Russia 22. Italy 5. Germany 14. South Korea 23. Vietnam 6. Japan 15. Iran 24. Belgium 7. Mexico 16. Brazil 25. Nigeria 8. France 17. Spain 9. United Kingdom 18. Australia
Maps 2-3: World Regions Print and label by hand. AP Human Geography breaks the world up from two perspectives; Big Picture & Closer Look. Label two maps; one with the Big Picture View and the other with the Closer Look. Feel free to google AP Human Geography Big Picture View and Closer Look if you need help.
A Big Picture View
1. North America 6. Russian Federation 2. Central America 7. Africa 3. South America 8. Sub-Saharan Africa 4. Antarctica 9. Asia 5. Europe 10. Oceania
A Closer Look
11. Canada 19. North Africa 27. Southeast Asia 12. United States 20. West Africa 28. East Asia 13. Caribbean 21. Central Africa 29. Micronesia 14. Latin America 22. Southern Africa 30. Melanesia 15. Brazil 23. East Africa 31. Polynesia 16. Western Europe 24. Central Asia 32. Australia 17. Eastern Europe 25. Siberia 18. Middle East 26. South Asia
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United States
1. Lake Michigan 11. Missouri River 20. Atlantic Ocean 2. Lake Superior 12. Platte River 21. Arctic Ocean 3. Lake Huron 13. Arkansas River 22. Gulf of Mexico 4. Lake Michigan 14. Red River 23. Bering Sea 5. Lake Erie 15. Rio Grande 24. Bering Strait 6. Lake Ontario 16. Rocky Mountains 25. West 7. Great Salt Lake 17. Sierra Nevada 26. Southwest 8. Mississippi River 18. Appalachian 27. Midwest 9. Ohio River Mountains 28. South 10. Colorado River 19. Pacific Ocean 29. Northeast
World
1. Panama Canal 13. Indus River 25. Caspian Sea 2. Suez Canal 14. Ganges River 26. Caribbean Sea 3. Turkish Straits 15. Volga river 27. Persian Gulf 4. Strait of Hormuz 16. Rhine 28. South China Sea 5. Bab el-Mandeb 17. Euphrates river 29. Alps 6. Strait of Malacca 18. Atlantic Ocean 30. Himalayas 7. Nile 19. Arctic Ocean 31. Andes 8. Amazon River 20. Indian Ocean 32. Ural Mountains 9. Yangtze 21. Pacific Ocean 33. Karakoram 10. Yellow River 22. Southern Ocean 34. Hindu Kush 11. Mekong River 23. Mediterranean Sea 35. Caucasus 12. Danube River 24. Red Sea 36. Pyrenees
Finally, please read about any international topic that interests you: sports, food, culture, music, COVID, etc. Learn about the world. Success in AP Human Geography comes from knowing the world, reading critically and being able to express yourself in concise writing. Have a great summer!
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