COURSE MATERIALS - Coppell Independent School District



ADVANCED PLACEMENT HUMAN GEOGRAPHYTeacher:Chris CausseyConference Period: 1st or by appt.Contact Info:cacaussey@Room: C105The purpose of the Advanced Placement course in Human Geography is to introduce students to the systematic study of patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and alteration of Earth’s surface. Students learn to employ spatial concepts and landscape analysis to examine human socioeconomic organization and its environmental consequences. They also learn about the methods and tools geographers use in their research and applications. Advanced Placement Human Geography (APHUG) students will learn to think geographically and ask critical geographic questions. Basic examples of such questions include: Why is Portuguese the language of Brazil? Why do Americans practice Christianity? Why is land more expensive in a central business district than a suburb? What do clustering patterns of voting districts in a state tell one about the population? Why did poultry production increase so sharply in the 1980s? What has changed in the last ten years, which has caused the oil industry to NOT be able to keep up with demand? Why aren’t the Ft. Wayne Pistons in Ft. Wayne anymore?COURSE MATERIALSThe main text used is An Introduction to Human Geography: The Cultural Landscape, 11th Edition (2014) by James Rubenstein. The teacher will assign readings from newspapers, journals, magazines, web pages and other sources to underscore geographic concepts from the APHUG course outline. Several current videos will be used to highlight the course content. Finally, the teacher will use five other commonly used human geography textbooks to supplement lectures and student activities needed to satisfy the course outline. In addition, you will need the following supplies for this class:Pens (blue/black only)#2 Pencils (can be mechanical, but must have wooden pencils for the AP Exam)Composition Notebook (with only the Student ID clearly labeled on the front)Highlighter (in any color)Dry Erase Marker (black)Pink Pearl eraser (or comparable)TissuesHand SanitizerCOURSE SKILLSStudents will learn the following college-level goals that build on the 1994 National Geography Standards and the College Board’s AP program. Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:Use and think about maps and spatial data setsUnderstand and interpret the implications of associations among phenomena in placesRecognize and interpret at different scales the relationships among patterns and processesDefine regions and evaluate the regionalization processCharacterize and analyze changing interconnections among placesTake notes from lectures and printed materialsWrite free response essaysConstruct and interpret maps and chartsPlan and complete geography-based projectsLearn geographic principles/concepts of and use basic geographic information systemsLearn to ask geographic questions about everything one sees around themCOURSE UNITSThe seven topics studied in an APHG course are:Geography’s Nature and PerspectivesPopulation & MigrationCultural Patterns and ProcessesPolitical Organization of SpaceAgriculture and Rural Land UseCities and Urban Land UseIndustrialization and Economic DevelopmentCOURSE ASSESSMENTSStudents will be assessed in a variety of ways. Primarily, students will be assessed as they will be on the APHuG Exam. Students will take unit multiple choice exams and free response exams. This is done to emulate (as closely as possible) the actual APHUG Exam. Also, students will have multiple geographic activities, applications and projects to complete in all units throughout the yearlong course.GRADING15% Scaffolding (Daily Work) ~~~~~ 40% Performance Tasks ~~~~~ 45% Summative AssessmentLATE WORK/MAKE UP WORK A professional responsibility in an AP course is to turn in assignments on time. If an assignment is not turned in on time, a 24-hour grace period will be allowed and an email to the parent will go out. If the assignment is turned in after the 24-hour period, it will be eligible for an 85. If it is turned in after 48 hours, the grade will be no higher than a 70. Late work is allowed but if it becomes a persistent issue a parent conference or the teacher contacting the appropriate assistant principal will be the next step. In addition, a penalty of a zero could be added if an assignment has not been turned in after the three-day allowance.REASSESSMENT POLICYStudents will be given the opportunity to reassess the multiple-choice sections of their unit exams if they earn a grade lower than 70% on that section. They will not be allowed to wait until the end of the semester to decide on whether or not they will reassess. The student will be required to come in during intervention tutoring AND during their teacher’s tutoring time the week following the unit exam. EXAM INFORMATIONThe AP Human Geography Exam will consist of the following:SectionQuestion TypeNumber of QuestionsExam WeightingTimingIMultiple-Choice questions6050%60 MinutesIIFree-response questions (7 points each)350%75 MinutesPreferred Deadline for Registration: October 4thDeadline for Registration: October 30thLate Registration: October 31st-March 4th. You will be charged a $40 late fee.Test Date: Tuesday, May 5thCost: $100For any questions regarding the AP Human Geography Exam, please contact the CHS9 Testing Coordinate, Lisa Pehl at lpehl@. COURSE OUTLINEI.Geography and Human Geography (Chapter 1 – Geography: Its Nature and Perspectives)What is human geography? Basic concepts of geography – patterns, distribution, scale, spatial relationships at different scales ranging from the local to the global, location, place, centrality, GIS, diffusion, region and mental mapsGeographic skillsUse and interpret maps and spatial data – Land Ordinance of 1785, site and situation, longitude and latitude, time zones, climatesII.Population Patterns and Processes (Chapters 2-3 – Population & Migration)Population terminology – distribution, density, fertility types/rates, age-sex diagrams, mortality types/ratesPopulation Patterns and Processes – Demographic Transition ModelMigration – types of and reasons for migration, the gravity modelPopulation Policies – case studies from China, India, Japan and IndonesiaSpatial relationships at different scales ranging from the local to the global – population concentrationsUse and interpret maps and spatial data – types of density, world health threats, migration patternsIII.Cultural Geography (Chapters 4-7 – Folk/Pop Culture, Language, Religion, & EthnicityCharacteristics of Folk & Popular CultureMusic and spread of folk & popular cultureHousing typesLanguage terminology – dialects, groups, familiesLanguage theories and diffusionModern language issues – lingua franca, Creole, pidgin, multi-lingual states, linguistic transition zones, official languagesLinguistic revival, extinct languages, languages lawsDifficulties in mapping cultural regionsReligion terminology – animism, syncretism, ethnic, universalizing, secularism, monotheism, polytheism, Shamanism, DiasporaElements of Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Taoism, Shintoism and other religionsSacred architectureCultural Terms and IssuesUse of landscape analysis to examine human organization of space – Folk culture clusters and the influence of the physical environment, house construction based on environmentSpatial relationships at different scales ranging from the local to the global – Origin of popular and folk music, regional dialects, Himalayan art, sacred spaces, diffusion of world religionsUse and interpret maps and spatial data – Religious conflict, isogloss language mapsIV.The Political Imprint (Chapters 7-8 – Political Organization of Space)Political terminology – boundary types, evolution of boundaries, territorial morphology types, nation, state, nation-state, enclave, exclave, theocracy, sovereignty, landlocked, centripetal/centrifugal forces, unitary/federal states, core, periphery, semi-periphery, tribalism, colonialism, neocolonialism, electoral geography, forward capital, primate city, median-line principle, devolution, supranationalism, geopolitics, gateway statePolitical Theories – Heartland, Rimland, Organic, World Systems AnalysisSpatial relationships at different scales ranging from the local to the global – Changing borders in Europe, gerrymanderingUse and interpret maps and spatial data – Colonial possessionsV.Land and Land Use in the Rural Sector (Chapters 9-10 – Agricultural and Rural Land Use)Agricultural terminology – plant/animal domestication, hunting/gathering, subsistence farming, shifting agriculture (milpa, swidden, patch, slash and burn), land survey systems (metes & bounds, long-lot, township-&-range, rectangular land), nucleated and dispersed settlements, plantation, extractive activities, luxury crops, dairying, ranching, Mediterranean agriculture, organic agriculture, truck farming, yields, double-cropping, transhumance, drug crops, sustainable agricultureAgricultural Revolutions – 1st, 2nd, 3rd, biotechnology, biogenetics, cloning, genetically modified foodIntensive and Extensive Agriculture, Plant OriginsAgricultural Models and Major Concepts - Von Thünen’s Model, Agribusiness, Vertical Integration, Commercial Agriculture, Green RevolutionGender issues in agricultureUse of landscape analysis to examine human organization of space – Characteristics of shifting cultivation, Grain farming regions, over-production on the Great Plains, sustainable agricultureSpatial relationships at different scales ranging from the local to the global – Diffusion of seed agriculture, classifying agricultural regionsUse and interpret maps and spatial data – Gender related developmentVI.The Urbanizing World (Chapters 12-13 – Cities and Urban Land Use)Urban terminology – urban hierarchy, urban function, hinterland, site, situation, central business district, suburbs, exurbs, edge cities, hamlet, village, town, city, metropolis, megalopolis, redlining, blockbusting, white flight, zoning, gentrification, suburbanization, rank-size rule, basic/nonbasic sectors, multiplier effect, urban specialization, threshold, centrality, megacities, tenement, census, in-filling, sprawl, bid rent, peak land value intersectionUrban Models – Central Place Theory, Concentric Zone, Sector, Multiple Nuclei, Urban Realms, World City, Latin American, Southeast Asian, AfricanUse of landscape analysis to examine human organization of space – Organizing city centers, U.S. Copper and Steel industriesVII.Geography of Modern Economic Change (Chapters 9 & 11) (Industrialization and Development)Economic and Industrial terminology – Weber’s Least Cost Theory, location theory, transportation costs, agglomeration, deglomeration, substitution principle, variable costs, bid rent, globalization, deindustrialization, zonal costs, isotim, inputs, maquiladoras, economic sectors (primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary, quinary)Economic/Industrial Models/Theories – Least Cost TheoryGlobal Shifts in Economic GeographySpatial relationships at different scales ranging from the local to the global – Industrial revolution, diffusion of the textile industry, changing distribution of U.S. manufacturing ................
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