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Purpose of AP Human Geography course: Introduce systematic study of processes and patterns that have shaped human understanding, use, and alteration of Earth’s surface; Social organization and resulting environmental impacts/consequences; Geographic tools and data-collection methods
Students will be able to . Know how to use and think about maps and geospatial data sets How Earth’s surface effects/affects humans Influence human history and reflect Earth (science)
Students will be able to . Understand and interpret the implications of associations among phenomena in places Culture = Politics (boundaries) + Values (religion, foods, architecture, etc.) + Economics (development)
Students will be able to . Recognize and interpret at difference scales the relationships among patterns and processes Local National Regional Global Local: towns, neighborhoods National: country Regional: region/area Global: planet EARTH
Students will be able to . Define regions and evaluate the regionalization process Not just identification! How regions work together or “antagonize” Regional history and development Characteristics of humans on Earth
Students will be able to . Characterize and analyze changing interconnections among places Influences from past present Influences from region region How / Why changes occur
RELATIONSHIPS KEY CONCEPT Human Geography is all about… RELATIONSHIPS Relationships among people and places, regional relations, and global interactions