1. Title Layout Being an AP Scholar AP Human Geography
Subtitle
Being an AP Scholar
AP Human Geography
Nature and Perspectives Unit

2. For today, 08/26
Pick up both handouts. Quietly begin working on “AP Human Geography: Fact or Fiction” – the other handout will be used later in class
Remember, Syllabus & Continents and Oceans quiz is TOMORROW
Signed syllabus sheet is due TOMORROW

3. FACT
FICTION
4 = credit toward any university
75 MC questions and 3 FRQs
AP HuG = Pre AP World Geo
Written by College Board geographers
Graded by College Board geographers
Fact or Fiction?
Its’ fact. No, wait, it’s fiction. No, it’s fact. Shoot, it’s fiction. No, it’s….ahhhhh…

4. Gaining Some Perspective
25 of last year’s 34 highest-ranked seniors were former freshmen in my AP Human Geography
For 95% of my students, this is their first AP class – which means many of them have to learn how to learn
College class
College- level textbook
College-level assessments
You can’t memorize your way through this class

5. Organization = Success
In order to be successful in Pre AP World Geo, you must be organized.
2” or 3” Binder with 9 dividers
Divide each unit and organize papers (graded and ungraded)
Keep an ongoing Table of Contents for each unit
Makes studying so much EASIER

6. Remind (formerly Remind101)
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4th Period
5th Period
6th Period
7th Period

7. Guided Tour Fill this out as we go along: Main Benefits of MC’s G to G
Absent work
Extra copies
Additional review
Upcoming dates

8. “Defining and Explaining”
The word: BASEBALL
Left Side:
Right Side:
Define the word
Explain the word

9. Baseball DEFINING: EXPLAINING
A ball game played between two teams of nine on a field with a diamond-shaped circuit of four bases
Definition plus these components: uniforms, outs, strikes & balls, glove, bat, ball, outside, MLB, little league, how to score, how to make an out, umpire, where it’s played (US & C, LA, EA), pinch player, crowd, hot dog, peanuts, cracker jacks