May 4, 2017

Dear Future AP Human Geography Students:

I hope you have had a great 8th grade year, and I am looking forward to having you in class next year. I have attached a review that you can work on over the summer in preparation for your first map test. Please note that there is not a required summer assignment for AP Human Geography, and this test review will not be turned in for a grade.

Please feel free to email me if you have questions about the map test review.

Sincerely,

Katherine Cantu

AP Human Geography Teacher

Social Studies Department Chair
Magnolia High School
(281)356-3572

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Note: My current AP Human Geography students said it would have been helpful for them to purchase Ethel Wood’s AP Human Geography: A Study Guide, 3rd Edition over the summer. It will help with reading the textbook, and is great preparation for the AP exam next May. This is not a requirement, but a suggestion. Her book can be purchased at for $14.10.

AP Human Geography Map Test Review

Building Background Knowledge

Part of entering an AP class is an assumption of a certain level of background knowledge and skills. You will take an assessment over this information during the first week of school next fall. Think of this knowledge as the ABC’s and 1,2,3’s of geography. Please use the websites listed at the end of this page for blank outline maps, online map quizzes, and other helpful resources.

Basic map and atlas skills –

Using an atlas to locate information (index or table of contents)

Reading and interpreting a map

Using latitude and longitude to locate and find places

Be able to locate the following places on a map for the test.

General Stuff
5 Oceans
7 continents
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Prime Meridian / Major Mountain Ranges
Himalayas
Rockies
Andes
Alps
Caucasus
Urals
Appalachian / Major Rivers
Rhine
Amazon
Yangtze
Mississippi
Ganges
Nile
Congo
Mekong
Major Deserts / random other stuff
Sahara
Great Sandy Desert (Australia)
Gobi
Siberia
Sahel / Major Climate Regions- which parts of the world fit each category
Tropical
Dry/Arid
Mild/Temperate
Continental
Polar / Major Bodies of Water
Great Lakes
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
Caspian Sea
Red Sea
Arabian Sea
South China Sea
Caribbean Sea
Aral Sea
Chokepoints (Straits and Channels)
Strait of Gibraltar
Panama Canal
Suez Canal
Strait of Malacca
English Channel
Bosporus & Dardanelles
Strait of Hormuz / Major World Cities
New York City
London
Tokyo
Paris
Cairo
Sydney
Sao Paulo
Johannesburg
Moscow
Hong Kong / Chicago
Beijing
Bombay (Mumbai)
Mexico City
Tehran
Washington D.C.
Lagos
Calcutta (Kolkata)
Toronto
Singapore
Shanghai
Canadian Provinces
British Columbia
Yukon Territory
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Northwest Territories
Manitoba
Quebec
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland and Labrador
Nunavut
Ontario / Have some sense of development levels of regions: Rich (Highly Developed), Developing (Middle Income), Poor (Less Developed) / Major World Regions –where they are and some cultural characteristics (major religions, languages, ethnicities, etc.)
Middle East
South East Asia
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Latin America
Central America
Caribbean
Western Europe
Eastern Europe
Former USSR
Oceania

Country identification – Locate the following places and label on a map. You may use more than one map.

Africa

Algeria
Botswana
Chad
Dem. Rep. of Congo
Egypt
Ethiopia
Kenya
Libya
Madagascar
Mali
Morocco
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Zimbabwe / North America & South America
Argentina
Bahamas
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Ecuador
El Salvador
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
United States
Venezuela / Asia (East, South & Southeast)
Burma/Myanmar
Cambodia
India
Indonesia
Japan
Kazakhstan
Mongolia
Pakistan
Peoples Republic of China
Philippines
Rep. of China/Taiwan
Singapore
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Other:
Australia
New Zealand
Europe
Belgium
Bosnia
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Kosovo
Luxembourg
Norway
Poland
Rep. of Ireland
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Slovakia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom /

Southwest Asia

Afghanistan
Armenia
Bahrain
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Turkey
West Bank & Gaza Strip
Yemen
All 50 US States and Regions
Northeast
Southeast
Midwest
Southwest
Rocky Mountain
Pacific Northwest / Blank Outline Maps:

Online Map Quizzes:


Other Resources:


You may also want to consult a world atlas.

Your first test will be on Friday, September 1st over Map Skills and Place Names. It is a multiple-choice test with 50 questions, and will be your first test grade in AP Human Geography.

Most students make a 100 on it.