AP Human Geography Units Overview

Flashcards summarizing the units of AP Human Geography.

What is AP Human Geography?

AP Human Geography is a college-level course that explores how humans interact with the Earth and its resources.

What does AP Human Geography study?

AP Human Geography studies the patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and alteration of the Earth's surface.

What are the major units typically covered in AP Human Geography?

Major units in AP Human Geography typically include: Thinking Geographically, Population and Migration Patterns and Processes, Cultural Patterns and Processes, Political Patterns and Processes, Economic Patterns and Processes, and Urban Patterns and Processes.

Thinking Geographically

Thinking Geographically involves understanding maps, spatial relationships, and geographic data to analyze patterns and solve problems.

Population and Migration Patterns and Processes

Population and Migration Patterns and Processes examines population distribution, growth, and movement across the world, as well as the factors influencing these patterns.

Cultural Patterns and Processes

Cultural Patterns and Processes explores the components of culture, its diffusion, and the ways cultural landscapes reflect and shape human activities.

Political Patterns and Processes

Political Patterns and Processes studies how political systems, boundaries, and governance influence and are influenced by geographical factors.

Economic Patterns and Processes

Economic Patterns and Processes covers the spatial distribution of economic activities, development, and globalization.

Urban Patterns and Processes

Urban Patterns and Processes analyzes urbanization, urban structures, and the challenges and opportunities of urban growth.

Give a specific example related to Population and Migration

An example of Population and Migration is the demographic transition model, which shows population growth.

Give a specific example related to economics

An example of economics is the spatial distribution of manufacturing.