AP Human Geography

 AP Human Geography



How do we look at our planet?

How and why did we move to where we are?

How do we have so many languages?

Why did religions start where they did?

How are our countries made?

What is Culture?

Where does our food come from? 

How has Industrialization changed our planet?

What is Globalization?


AP Human Geography is a course open to all Frontier High School Students (9-12th grades).  This course can provide an opportunity for 9th and 10th graders to challenge themselves with an AP class as well as offering Juniors and Seniors another Social Studies elective for those interested in Geography.  AP Human Geography is equivalent to an introductory college-level course in human geography.  The purpose of the course is to introduce 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.  Students will use the topic we will study that are listed below to prepare for the College Board 2 ½ hour exam in May.   The particular topics studied in an AP Human Geography course revolve around the following five college-level goals that build on the National Geography Standards.


On successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:

1.     Interpret maps and analyze geospatial data.

2.     Understand and explain the implications of associations and networks among phenomena in places.

3.     Recognize and interpret the relationships among patterns and processes at different scales of analysis. 

4.     Define regions and evaluate the regionalization process.

5.     Characterize and analyze changing interconnections among places.

This course covers the following topics through the use of case studies to meet the above National Geography goals:

1.     Geography: Its Nature and Perspectives

2.     Population

3.     Cultural Patterns and Processes

4.     Political Organization of Space

5.     Agricultural and Rural Land Use

6.    Cities and Urban Land Use

7.     Industrialization and Economic Development

 STUDENTS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A SUMMER ASSIGNMENT ON TIME FOR ENTRY INTO THE CLASS.


Wednesday February 2, 2022