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The Advanced Placement Human Geography (APHG) course introduces students to the systematic study of patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and alteration of Earth's surface. Students employ spatial concepts and landscape analysis to examine human social organization and its environmental consequences. They also learn about the methods and tools geographers use in their science and practice. It is an excellent course for preparing students to become geo-literate youth and adults.
On this page, selected resources from the National Geographic Education website are organized under topic headings used to teach the course. Resources include instructional content for teachers; career profiles, news articles, and encyclopedic entries for student reading, as well as teacher background reading; and multimedia, which includes maps, photos, and videos contextualized with rich information for use in the course. As an instructor, you may find the need to scale the content up or down for higher or lower level learning, depending on your students.
AP Human Geography: Introduction to Geography
Resources for Teaching the AP Human Geography Geography: Its Nature and Perspectives Topic
AP Human Geography: Population
Resources for Teaching the AP Human Geography Population Topic
AP Human Geography: Culture
Resources for Teaching the AP Human Geography Cultural Patterns and Processes Topic
AP Human Geography: Political Patterns
Resources for Teaching the AP Human Geography Political Patterns Topic
AP Human Geography: Agriculture
Resources for Teaching the AP Human Geography Agriculture and Rural Land Use Topic
AP Human Geography: Industrialization
Resources for Teaching the AP Human Geography Industrialization Topic
AP Human Geography: Cities
Resources for Teaching the AP Human Geography Cities and Urban Land Use Topic
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