AP Human Geography Part One: Population, Migration, and Culture + Exam Prep
This semester-long self paced online course is the first part of a year-long series, aligning with the College Board’s AP Human Geography curriculum. Includes AP exam review and test prep!
Erin Lavonne Bennett
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What's included
16 pre-recorded lessons
16 weeks
of teacher support1 year access
to the contentAssignments
2-4 hours per week. The course consists of weekly modules that include instructional videos, multimedia presentations, reading assignments, Cornell notes, and weekly assessments consisting of AP-style multiple choice questions.Assessment
Weekly quizzes. Each weekly module culminates with a quiz. There is also a final exam consisting of 50 multiple-choice questions and two FRQs. The final exam is worth 20% of the final letter grade. *Please note that you will need to sign up for the official College Board AP Exam separately from this course* **Important Info*** If you have not already arranged to take the AP exam in May, you will want to start looking for the location early in the school year, because exams have to be ordered by Nov. 15th to avoid a late fee. You can go to this website to find local high schools that host the AP exam. Then you can call the school and ask for the AP Coordinator and have them sign you up and order your test. Many allow students from other schools/homeschoolers to take exams there. https://apcourseaudit.inflexion.org/ledger/Letter Grade
includedCertificate of Completion
includedClass Experience
US Grade 9 - 12
Intermediate - Advanced Level
This 16-week course features weekly modules with: • Interactive pre-recorded instructional videos • Multimedia presentations • Reading assignments • Vocabulary flashcards • Weekly assessments Course Topics: • Patterns and spatial organization • Human impacts and environmental interactions • Spatial processes and societal changes Skills Developed: • Using and thinking about maps and spatial data • Understanding and interpreting phenomena in places • Recognizing relationships among patterns and processes at different scales • Defining regions and evaluating regionalization • Analyzing interconnections among places Academic Goals: • Improved analytical reading and writing skills • Strong foundation for future academic success • Introduction to college-level reasoning and content • Understanding the link between focused academic work and success Students have weekly quizzes and will receive a final grade.
Learning Goals
Identify types of maps, the types of information presented in maps, and different kinds of spatial patterns and relationships portrayed in maps.Identify different methods of geographic data collection.
Syllabus
Curriculum
Follows College Board Advanced Placement CurriculumStandards
Aligned with Advanced Placement (AP) Standards4 Units
16 Lessons
over 16 WeeksUnit 1: Thinking Geographically
Lesson 1:
🗺️ Geospatial Technology
Understanding the world through the eyes of a geographer. Lesson 2:
🔁 Cultural Ecology
Compare the concepts of environmental determinism and possibilism. Unit 2: Population and Migration Patterns and Processes
Lesson 3:
🌎 Population Part 1
Population Trends and Demographics Lesson 4:
📈 Population Part 2
The Demographic Transition Model Other Details
Learning Needs
This class is intentionally designed to support diverse learning needs, including ADHD, Dyslexia, and ASD. I use structured lessons, visual aids, and interactive activities to make content accessible and engaging for all students.
Parental Guidance
AP Human Geography introduces high school students to college-level introductory human geography or cultural geography. The content is presented thematically rather than regionally and is organized around the discipline’s main subfields: economic geography, cultural geography, political geography, and urban geography. Culture is firmly embedded into each chapter of the class. Students will learn why people move from place to place, analyze different religions that are practiced throughout the world, discover how food is made and consumed throughout the planet, and explore how, why, and where homes are constructed on our diverse planet. The approach is spatial and problem-oriented. Case studies are drawn from all world regions, with an emphasis on understanding the world in which we live today. This will better prepare students to become productive citizens in a growing and complex society. Historical information serves to enrich the analysis of the impacts of phenomena such as globalization, colonialism, and human–environment relationships on places, regions, cultural landscapes, and patterns of interaction.
The class will utilize the following third-party resources:
- Edpuzzle for interactive multimedia instruction and instructional videos https://edpuzzle.com/
- Padlet will be used to create virtual gallery walks and class discussions https://padlet.com/
-Quizizz activities and games used for review https://quizizz.com
Supply List
Course Textbook: The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography, 13th edition, by James M. Rubenstein Optional weekly reading excerpts and notes will be assigned from this text.
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Teacher expertise and credentials
2 Teaching Certificates
Utah Teaching Certificate in Social Studies/History
North Carolina Teaching Certificate in Secondary Education
3 Degrees
Master's Degree in Education from Lesley University
Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from University of Colorado at Boulder
Bachelor's Degree in History from Metropolitan State University of Denver
College Board official training and certification to teach AP Human Geography, 2015
Currently hold a professional NC teaching license for secondary social studies
Taught public high school AP Human Geography 2015-2018
Each year, my rate of passing scores was higher than the national average
ME in Educational Technology
BA in History
BA in Psychology Reviews
Self-Paced Course
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Ages: 13-17
