AP Human Geography Units

• Central Idea:

  • APHG Units

• Unit 1: Thinking Geographically

  • Tools of Geography

    • Maps

    • GIS

  • Spatial Concepts

    • Location

    • Place

    • Human-Environment Interaction

• Unit 2: Population and Migration

  • Population Theories

    • Malthusian Theory

    • Demographic Transition Model

  • Migration Theories

    • Push and Pull Factors

    • Ravenstein's Laws

• Unit 3: Cultural Patterns and Processes

  • Cultural Landscape

    • Language

    • Religion

  • Diffusion of Culture

    • Types of Diffusion

    • Globalization

• Unit 4: Political Organization of Space

  • States and Nations

    • Nation-State

    • Multinational State

  • Political Systems

    • Democracy

    • Authoritarianism

• Unit 5: Agriculture and Rural Land Use

  • Agricultural Revolutions

    • First Agricultural Revolution

    • Green Revolution

  • Rural Land Use Models

    • Von Thünen Model

    • Bid-Rent Theory

• Unit 6: Industrialization and Economic Development

  • Industrial Revolutions

    • First Industrial Revolution

    • Industry Types

  • Development Theories

    • Rostow's Stages of Growth

    • Dependency Theory

• Unit 7: Cities and Urban Land Use

  • Urbanization

    • Urban Models

    • Urban Challenges

  • Urban Planning

    • Zoning

    • Smart Growth

• Unit 8: Globalization and Development

  • Globalization

    • Economic Globalization

    • Cultural Globalization

  • Development

    • HDI

    • GNI

• Unit 9: Environmental Issues

  • Resource Management

    • Tragedy of the Commons

    • Sustainable Development

  • Environmental Challenges

    • Climate Change

    • Deforestation

• Unit 10: Contemporary Geographic Issues

  • Geopolitics

    • Supranational Organizations

    • Territorial Disputes

  • Contemporary Challenges

    • Pandemics

    • Migration Issues

AP Human Geography Units

• Central Idea:

  • APHG Units covering various aspects of human geography.

• Unit 1: Thinking Geographically

  • This unit delves into the foundational concepts of geography, exploring tools like maps and GIS. It also covers spatial concepts such as location, place, and human-environment interaction.

• Unit 2: Population and Migration

  • Unit 2 focuses on population theories like the Malthusian Theory and the Demographic Transition Model. It also delves into migration theories, including push and pull factors, as well as Ravenstein's Laws.

• Unit 3: Cultural Patterns and Processes

  • In this unit, students explore cultural landscapes, including language and religion. The diffusion of culture is also examined, looking at different types of diffusion and the impacts of globalization.

• Unit 4: Political Organization of Space

  • Unit 4 covers states and nations, discussing concepts like the nation-state and multinational state. It also explores different political systems such as democracy and authoritarianism.

• Unit 5: Agriculture and Rural Land Use

  • This unit delves into agricultural revolutions, including the First Agricultural Revolution and the Green Revolution. Students also learn about rural land use models like the Von Thünen Model and the Bid-Rent Theory.

• Unit 6: Industrialization and Economic Development

  • Unit 6 explores industrial revolutions, including the First Industrial Revolution and different industry types. Development theories such as Rostow's Stages of Growth and Dependency Theory are also covered.

• Unit 7: Cities and Urban Land Use

  • Urbanization, urban models, urban challenges, and urban planning are the key topics in this unit. Concepts like zoning and smart growth are discussed in detail.

• Unit 8: Globalization and Development

  • This unit delves into economic and cultural globalization, exploring their impacts on societies. Development indicators like the Human Development Index (HDI) and Gross National Income (GNI) are also studied.

• Unit 9: Environmental Issues

  • Resource management, sustainable development, and environmental challenges such as climate change and deforestation are central themes in this unit.

• Unit 10: Contemporary Geographic Issues

  • Geopolitics, supranational organizations, territorial disputes, pandemics, and migration issues are discussed in this unit, highlighting the interconnectedness of contemporary global challenges.