Ap human gEography

In AP Human Geography, students learn to apply geographic thinking to places around the globe both near and far.  AP Human Geography is the introductory AP College Course level course for students at York High School.  Students work with advanced texts and specialized disciplinary language and apply specialized concepts, models, and theories to a variety of different regions and people.

Relative Pacing: A full-year course, with 7 Units (four for semester one, three for semester two), an average of 5 weeks per unit, culminating in preparation for the AP exam in May. Unit assessments consist of multiple-choice questions, free-response questions, and an end-of-unit project.

Sample Assessment Question:  “Explain how a government may use the quantitative data presented in a population pyramid to make economic decisions at both the national level and local levels.”

Daily Tasks: Students analyze geographical data, maps, and case studies. Students build their writing skills through a year-long, scaffolded approach to free-response writing. 

Out-of-class expectations:  Students in AP Human Geography are expected to keep up with textbook reading, projects, preparing for assessments, and any other tasks at each teacher's discretion.