AP Human Geography What is it?

Welcome to AP Human Geography Find a seat - set up your territory :-) Start the Icebreaker activity- try to meet at least five people as you fill in the sheet.

Welcome to AP Human Geography Icebreaker Introduction Skill Board FRQ’s discussed within units Units - Content and Applied Lessons Debrief big themes Sharing ideas as we go Field Study AP EXAM

Course Outline  Geography: Its Nature and Perspectives 5-10%  Population 13-17%  Cultural Patterns and Processes 13-17%  Political Organization of Space 13-17%  Agricultural and Rural Land Use 13-17%  Industrialization and Economic Development 13-17%  Cities and Urban Land Use 13-17%

What is this class like? Rigorous, interactive course that teaches students how to THINK GEOGRPHICALLY Students will develop excellent thinking and problem solving skills and gain a new perspective on the world in which we live. Students will develop and/or improve active reading comprehension skills that will enhance their overall academic performance. Interactive Notebooks - show me what you know Students will learn the content of geography plus we will DO geography. We take at least two field studies during the year- One is to the surrounding metro area of La Habra where we analyze the geographic layout of the city and the other will be to Brea Mall to complete a spatial analysis of the mall.

The Exam two-hours and 15 minutes 75 multiple choice (60 minutes) 3 essays in free response section (75 minutes- answer all 3 FRQ’s) Students who score high enough on the exam can receive college credit for taking the course.

What is Geography? Take out a piece of paper/NoteBooks & write down YOUR definition of Geography. e.g. what YOU believe geography is.

Definitions – (Use Cornell Style Notes) Literal Definition: a description of the earth Emmanuel Kant: “History looks at change across time. Geography looks at change across space.” Hartshorn: “Geography is the discipline that seeks to describe and interpret the variable character from place to place of the earth as the world of man.” Greenland: “Geography is the study of the distribution and interrelationships of the elements of the human environment and the relationships between humans and the physical environment.” Your Definition:

Method vs Perspective Geographic Method: using geographic information to DESCRIBE the earth Geographic Perspective: a geographic grid (tool) through which information is INTERPRETED Example: The Earth at Night

Geographic Investigation Process- Learn it, know it, love it, live it! Level 1 - What? Where? When? Level 2 - Pattern Identification Level 3 Why there? How did it get there? Level 4 (prediction) So what? What if?

Earth at Night - Global Scale

North America at Night - Regional Scale Online: 6/27/

Your State at Night - Local Scale Online: 6/27/

Geographic Investigation Process Level 1 - What? Where? When? Level 2 - Pattern Identification Level 3 Why there? How did it get there? Level 4 So what? What if? Skills?

3 Pronged Analysis