AP Human Geography Summer Assignment 2007



Advanced Placement Human Geography

Summer Assignment and Readings

I. Required Study Guides- The latest or last year’s AP Barron’s Study Guide- (Available used on ) will need to be purchased prior to the first week of school

II. Required Readings- will need to be read by the first week of school- all can be found used on for a minimal price

1. The Tao of Poo- Benjamin Hoff

2. Three Cups of Tea- Greg Mortenson (first edition)

3. The World is Flat- Thomas Friedman

4. The Hot Zone- Richard Preston ************

5. Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America's Growing Dependency on Imported Petroleum (American Empire Project)- Michael T. Klare

6. China, Inc.- Ted C. Fishman

III. Personal Field Trips- To visit with parents, guardians, or friends- with parent’s permission

1. The Carlos Museum at Emory University

2. The High Museum of Atlanta

3. Restaurants- Chinese, Japanese, Thai, India, African, Caribbean, Korean, Malaysian, Middle Eastern, Vietnamese, Mexican, Spanish, Latin American, Italian, Greek, French

IV. Movie Suggestions- with parent’s permission

1. Kundun- religion

2. The Last Emperor- Chinese culture

3. Amistad- Slavery

4. Day after Tomorrow- Climate shifts due to global warming

5. Volcano- Planet

6. Dante’s Peak- Planet

7. Slumdog Millionaire- Indian culture

8. Gandhi- Colonialism, Indian history and culture

9. Amazing Grace- slavery

10. Cry Freedom- apartheid

11. A Dry White Season- apartheid

12. Hotel Rwanda- ethnic genocide

13. Six Degrees- climate

14. An Inconvenient Truth- climate

15. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World- colonialism/empire building

16. The Third Miracle- religion

17. Shindler’s List- ethnic cleansing and Holocaust

18. Seven Years in Tibet- religion

19. Sword of Gideon- ethnic clashes, political dispute

20. The Da Vinci Code- religion, history (fiction)

21. My Name is Khan- terrorism, religion, ethnicity

22. Contagion- contagious diffusion

23. The Iron Lady- gender empowerment

24. Outbreak- contagious diffusion

25. Guns, Germs, and Steel

26. Contagion- diffusion

27. Iron Lady- gender empowerment

V. Mental Maps: The World Regions:

Create your own atlas! Due the first week of school!

1. Using this website, print off the blank physical and political maps found below of-

North America,

Latin America,

Europe,

Middle East or Southwest Asia/North Africa,

Russia and the Republics,

Africa (Sub-Saharan),

South Asia,

Southeast Asia,

East Asia,

Oceania and Australia/New Zealand

-Label the major physical features-mountains, rivers, deserts, etc. Once you are confident about regions, and major physical features, then work on countries within these regions.

-Label the countries and major urban areas. HINT- Have a mental map of the United States and Canada (States, provinces, and major cities). The United States and Canada may be your first map quiz. Get started right away!

3. Take the Map Quizzes on

4.. And use Maps Snaps on Cool Math 4 Kids to get yourself a good mental picture of the world’s countries and continents!

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