A.P. Human Geography Term 2
A.P. Human Geography – Term 2
Topics & AssignmentsHomework Assigned / Articulation Learning Objectives / Date / Points
Class: Ch. 6, 3-4 Quiz, FRQ Review, Test Review
Why do religions organize space in distinctive patterns?
Why do territorial conflicts arise among religious groups?
Home: Complete any missing or incomplete work / Ethnic religions (e.g. Hinduism, Judaism) are generally found near the hearth or spread through relocation diffusion.
Universalizing religions (e.g. Christianity, Islam, Buddhism) are spread through expansions and relocation diffusion / Nov. 7 / 4
Class: Ch. 6 Test & FRQ
Home: Ch. 7 Quizlet – Ethnicities – Create & Review / Compare and contrast ethnic and universalizing religions. / Nov. 9 / 5, 8
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Class: Ethnicities Key Term Review & Quiz
Lesson: Introduction to Ethnicities
Where are ethnicities distributed?
Why do ethnicities have distinctive distributions?
Home: Chapter 7, Sections 1-2 Reading Guide / Regional patterns of language, religion, and ethnicity contribute to a sense of place, enhance place making, and shape the global cultural landscape.
Geographers use maps and the spatial perspective to analyze and assess language, religion, ethnicity, and gender. / Nov. 13 / 4
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Class: Ch. 7, Sections 1-2 Quiz
Lesson
Why do conflicts arise among ethnicities?
Home: Ch. 7, Sections 3-4 Reading Guide / Ethnicity and gender reflect cultural attitudes that shape the use of space. (e.g. ethnic neighborhoods)
Voting districts, redistricting, and gerrymandering influence the results of elections at various scales.
Local and metropolitan forms of governance (e.g., municipalities, school districts, regional planning commissions) are subnational political units that have varying degrees of local control. / Nov. 15 / 4
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Class: Ch. 7, Section 3-4 Quiz
Ethnicities Lesson
Why do ethnicities engage in ethnic cleansing and genocide?
Home: Application Article / Colonialism, imperialism, and trade helped to shape patterns and practices of culture.
Political boundaries do not always coincide with patterns of language, religion, ethnicity, nationality, and economy.
International boundaries establish the limits of sovereignty and can be the source of disputes. / Nov. 17 / 4
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Class: Ethnicities Lesson
Why do ethnicities engage in ethnic cleansing and genocide? / Political boundaries do not always coincide with patterns of language, religion, ethnicity, nationality, and economy.
International boundaries establish the limits of sovereignty and can be the source of disputes. / Nov. 21 / 4
Class: Ethnicity FRQ
Chapter 7 Ethnicities Test Review
Home: Study for Test / Explain ethnic patterns and landscapes as they vary by place and region. / Nov. 28 / 8
Class: Chapter 7 Test
Chapter 7 FRQ
Home: Political Geography Key Terms – Create & Review / Explain ethnic patterns and landscapes as they vary by place and region. / Nov. 30 / 5
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Class: Key Term Review and Quiz
Introduction to Ch. 8 Political Geography
Home: Ch. 8, Sections 1-2 Reading Guide / Independent states are the primary building blocks of the world political map.
Types of political entities include nations, states, nation-states, stateless nations, multinational states, multistate nations and autonomous regions.
State morphology (e.g., compact, elongated, perforated, fragmented, prorupted states) has economic, political and social implications.
Boundaries are defined, delimited, demarcated, and administered. / Dec. 4 / 4
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Class: Ch. 8, Sections 1-2 Quiz
Lesson
Where are states distributed?
Why are nation-states difficult to create?
Home: Ch. 8, Sections 3-4 Reading Guide / The concept of the modern nation-state began in Europe.
Colonialism and imperialism led to the spread of nationalism and influenced contemporary political boundaries.
Boundaries can influence identity and promote or prevent international or internal interactions and exchanges.
Unitary states and federalized states.
Powers of the subdivisions of states vary according to the form of governance. (e.g., The USA & Switzerland as federal, France as a unitary state) / Dec. 6 / 4
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Class: Ch. 8, Sections 3-4 Quiz
Lesson: Why do boundaries cause problems?
Why do states cooperate and compete with each other?
Home: Application Article / Independence movements and democratization have shaped the political map since the end of World War II.
The fall of Communism ended the Cold War, led to the creation of newly independent states and changed the balance of world power. / Dec. 8 / 4
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Class: Political Geography Lesson
Why do states cooperate and compete with each other.
Home: Application Article / Apply the concepts of centrifugal and centripetal forces at the national scale.
Political power is expressed geographically as control over people, land, and resources (e.g. heartland, rimland, and organic theories.)
The Law of the Sea has enabled states to extend their boundaries offshore, which sometimes results in conflicts.
Territoriality is the connection of people, their culture, and their economic systems to the land. / Dec. 12 / 4
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Class: Political Geography Lesson
Home: Application Article / Some forces that may lead to supranationalism include economies of scale, trade agreements, military alliances, and transnational environmental challenges.
Supranationalism is expressed in the creation of multinational organizations (e.g., U.N., NATO, EU, ASEAN, NAFTA)
Devolution is expressed in fragmentation of states into autonomous regions (e.g., Nunavut, Native American reservations), subnational political-territorial units (e.g., Spain, Belgium, Canada), or Balkanization (e.g., former Yugoslavia, the Caucausus).
Advances in communication technology have facilitated devolution, supranationalism, and democratization. / Dec. 14 / 4
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Class: Lesson & Political Geography FRQ
Review for Test
Home: Study for Test / Centrifugal forces can originate in political dimensions (e.g., majority/minority relationships, armed conflicts), economic dimensions (e.g., uneven development), or cultural dimension (e.g., stateless nations, ethnic movements.
Centripetal forces can originate in political dimensons (e.g., national identity), economic dimensions (e.g., equitable infrastructure development), or cultural dimensions (e.g., linguistic, religious, and ethnic similarities) / Dec. 18 / 7
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Class: Chapter 8 Test
Chapter 8 FRQ
Home: Chapter 2 Key Terms Quizlet & Review / The contemporary map has been shaped by events of the past.
Spatial political patterns reflect ideas of territoriality and power at a variety of scales. / Dec. 20 / 5
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Class: Population Key Terms Review
Population Key Terms Quiz
Population Growth Viewpoints
Home: Chapter 2, Sections 1-2 Reading Guide / Malthusian theory is used to analyze population change
Rates of natural increase and population-doubling times are used to explain population growth and decline.
Population aging is influenced by birth and death rates and life expectancy.
Demographic Transition Model Review
Age, sex, and ethnicity are elements of population composition that may be mapped and graphed at various scales.
Population pyramids review. / Jan. 4 / 4
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Class: Chapter 2, Sections 1-2 Quiz
Lesson
Where is the world’s population distributed?
Why is global population increasing?
Why does population growth vary among regions?
Home: Chapter 2, Sections 3-4 Reading Guide / Factors that explain patterns of population distribution vary according to the scale of analysis (e.g., local to global).
Physical factors (e.g., climate, land forms, water bodies) and human factors (e.g., cultural, economic, historical, political ) influence the distribution of population.)
The three methods for calculating population density are arithmetic, physiological, and agricultural.
Explain contemporary and historical trends in population growth and decline. / Jan. 8 / 4
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Class: Chapter 2, Sections 3-4 Quiz
Lesson :Why do some regions face health threats?
Home: Application Article / The epidemiologic transition explains causes of changing death rates.
Changing social values and access to education, employment, health care, and contraception have reduced fertility rates in most parts of the world.
Changing social, economic, and political roles for women have influenced the patterns of fertility, mortality, and migration. / Jan. 10 / 4
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