Mr. Dalton's Class
  • AP Human Geography
    • General Class Information >
      • AP Human Geography Test
      • The Seven Units of Study
      • Sample Questions
    • Assignments >
      • Unit I: Nature and Perspective
      • Unit II: Population and Migration
      • Unit III: Culture
      • Unit IV: Political Organization
      • Unit V: Agriculture
      • Unit VI: Economic Development
      • Unit VII: Urban Landuse
    • AP Human Geography Summer Assignment
    • AP Human Geography Calendar
    • Test Corrections
    • Jeopardy Review Games
    • AP Human Geography Files
    • AP Human Geography Links
    • Why should I take this class?
  • Economics
    • Economics Assignments
    • Economics Extra Credit
    • Econ Class Calendar
    • How does this class work?
  • Contact Information
  • Class Resources
    • How to Cite Sources
    • Bibliographies
    • Primary vs. Secondary Sources
  • Old Classes
    • Government >
      • Unit I: The Founding Fathers
      • Unit II: Rights and Responsibilities
    • US History (8th Grade) >
      • US History (8th Grade) Assignments >
        • Unit I: Different Worlds Meet
        • Unit II: Colonial Settlement
        • Unit III: Creating a Nation
        • Unit III.5 New Governments
        • Unit IV: The New Republic
        • Unit V: The Growing Nation
        • Unit VI: Civil War and Reconstruction
        • Career Planning Unit
      • US History (8th Grade) Review >
        • Unit I: Different Worlds Meet
        • Unit II: Colonial Settlement
        • Unit III: Creating a Nation
        • Unit III.5 New Governments
        • Unit IV: The New Republic
        • Unit V: The Growing Nation
        • Unit VI: Civil War and Reconstruction
    • World History >
      • World History Assignments >
        • Unit I: The First Civilizations
        • Unit II: Ancient Greece and Rome
        • Unit III: The World of Islam and Unit III.5 Early African and Asian Civilizations
        • Unit IV: The Byzantine Empire and The Middle Ages
        • Unit V: Renaissance and Reformation
        • Unit VI: Revolutions and Enlightenment >
          • Unit VI: Stations
        • Unit VII: Industrialization and Imperialism
        • Unit VIII: WWI and Pre WWII
        • Unit IX: WWII
        • Unit X: The Cold War
      • World History Review
    • AP European History >
      • General Class Information >
        • The AP Euro Test
        • Historical Thinking Skills
        • Thematic Learning Objectives
      • Assignments >
        • Period 1: 1450-1648 >
          • Unit I: Renaissance and Reformation
          • Unit II: Exploration and Colonization
        • Period 2: 1648-1815 >
          • Unit III: Absolutism
          • Unit IV: The Enlightenment
        • Period 3: 1815-1914 >
          • Unit V: The Industrial Revolution
          • Unit VI: Imperialism
        • Period 4: 1914-Present >
          • Unit VII: "Modern" Europe
      • AP Euro Summer Assignment
      • AP Euro Calendar
      • Test Corrections
      • Jeopardy Review Games
      • AP Euro Files
      • AP Euro Links
      • Why should I take this class?

Unit I: Nature and Perspective

AP Human Geography emphasizes the importance of geography as a field of inquiry and introduces students to the concept of spatial organization.  Knowing the location of places, people, and events is a gateway to understanding complex environmental relationships and interconnections among places and across landscapes.

Geographic concepts emphasized throughout the course are location, space, place, scale of analysis, pattern, regionalization, and globalization.  These concepts are basic to understanding spatial interaction and spatial behavior, the dynamics of human population growth and migration, patterns of culture, political control of territory, areas of agriculture production, the changing location of industry and economic development strategies, and evolving human settlement patterns, particularly urbanization.  Students learn how to use and interpret maps and spatial data, apply mathematical formulas, and interpret models in order to better understand the world from a spatial perspective.

Assignments:

Note:  Not all of these assignments will be assigned.  Please utilize the class calendar to see which assignments must be completed, as well as their due dates.

Class Syllabus
Tools of a Geographer
​Tools of a Geographer - Reading Packet
Unit I Vocabulary Packet
Notable Geographers Scavenger Hunt -- Resource Sheet
Chapter 1 Study Guide
​My Top Places - Rubric

Unit I PowerPoints

Chapter Study Guides

Chapter I - Basic Concepts

Extra Credit Opportunities

Physical Geography Test Review
Unit I Exam (KBAT)

YouTube Video Reviews

Map Reviews

Different Types of Maps PowerPoint
Interactive Map Review Game - Focus for Unit I is North and South America
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