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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