A.P. Human Geography – Term 1

Topics & Assignments
Homework Assigned / Articulation Learning Objectives / Date / Points
Class: Freshman first day, curriculum articulation, introductions
Home: Disclosure to be signed / AP Human Geography Curriculum Articulation given to students. / Aug. 22 / 4
Class: Why is a growth mindset so important?
Home: Chapter 4 Culture PPT with questions / III. Cultural Patterns and Processes
Compare and contrast popular and folk culture and the geographic patterns associated with each. / Aug. 23 / 4
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Class: How is culture the result of a local environmental problem?
Quiz on Chapter 4 PPT
Home: Chapter 4, Sect. 4 Overview / III. Cultural Patterns and Processes
*Explain the concept of culture and identify cultural traits. / Aug. 25 / 15
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Class: How does culture spread?
Quiz on Chapter 4, Sect. 4
Home: Chapter 4 Key Terms Quiz - Canvas / III. Cultural Patterns and Processes
*Explain the diffusion of culture and cultural traits through time and space. / Aug. 29 / 5
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Class: Is my culture and lifestyle sustainable?
Quiz on Chapter 4 Key Terms
Free Response Question
Home: Application Article / III. Cultural Patterns and Processes
*Explain how culture is expressed in landscapes and how land and resource use represents cultural identity.
*Explain how globalization is influencing cultural interactions and change. / Aug. 31 / 4
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Class: Chapter 4 Review
Home: Chapter 4 Review / Sep. 5
Class: Chapter 4 Test
Chapter 4 Test Corrections
Home: Chapter 3, Sect. 1-2 Overview / Sep. 7 / 10
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Class: Why do people go where they go?
Zelinsky and Borchert
Chapter 3, Sect. 1-2 Quiz
Home: Chapter 3, Sect. 3-4 Overview / II. Population and Migration
*Analyze major historical migrations
*Analyze the cultural, economic, environmental, and political consequences of migration. / Sep. 11 / 4
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Class: Why do people migrate? Ravenstein
Chapter 3, Sect. 3-4 Quiz
Home: Application Article / II. Population and Migration
*Explain how push and pull factors contribute to migration / Sep. 13 / 4
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Class: Tour of Heber Field Trip / Sep. 15
Class: What obstacles do immigrants face?
Free Response Question
Home: Chapter 3 Key Terms Quiz – Canvas / II. Population and Migration
*Apply the concepts of forced and voluntary migration to historical and contemporary examples. / Sep. 19 / 4
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Class: Chapter 3 Key Terms Quiz
Chapter 3 Review
Home: Chapter 3 Review / Sep. 21 / 10
Class: Chapter 3 Test
Chapter 3 Test Correction
Home: Chapter 5, Sect. 1-2 Overview / Sep. 25 / 10
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Class: How are languages related to each other?
Chapter 5, Sect. 1-2 Quiz
Home: Chapter 5, Sect. 3-4 Overview / III. Cultural Patterns and Processes
*Explain cultural patterns and landscapes as they vary by place and region. / Sep. 27 / 4
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Class: How and why do languages change?
Chapter 5, Sect. 3-4 Quiz
Home: Application Article / III. Cultural Patterns and Processes
*Explain the diffusion of culture and cultural traits through time and space.
*Explain how geographers assess the spatial and place dimensions of cultural groups in the past and present. / Sep. 29 / 4
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Class: Why is language a key to identity?
Free Response Question
Home: Chapter 5 Key Terms Quiz – Canvas / III. Cultural Patterns and Processes
*Explain the diffusion of culture and cultural traits through time and space. / Oct. 3 / 4
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Class: Chapter 5 Key Terms Quiz
Chapter 5 Review
Home: Chapter 5 Review / Oct. 5 / 10
Class: Chapter 5 Test
Chapter 5 Test Corrections
Home: Chapter 6, sect. 1-2 Overview / Oct. 9 / 10
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Class: What are the similarities and differences of the world’s religions?
Chapter 6, sect. 1-2 Quiz
Home: Chapter 6, sect. 3-4 Overview / III. Cultural Patterns and Processes
*Compare and contrast ethnic and universalizing religions and their geographic patterns. / Oct. 11 / 4
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Class: What are the similarities and differences of the world’s religions?
Chapter 6, sect. 3-4 Quiz
Home: Application Article / III. Cultural Patterns and Processes
*Compare and contrast ethnic and universalizing religions and their geographic patterns. / Oct. 13 / 4
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Class: How does religion influence the landscape?
Free Response Question
Home: Chapter 6 Key Terms Quiz – Canvas / III. Cultural Patterns and Processes
*Compare and contrast ethnic and universalizing religions and their geographic patterns. / Oct. 17 / 4
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Class: Chapter 6 Key Terms Quiz
Chapter 6 Review
Home: Chapter 6 Review / Oct. 23 / 10
Class: Chapter 6 Test
Home: Chapter 7, Sect. 1-2 Overview / Oct. 25 / 10
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