AP Human Geography is not a traditional geography class. Instead of learning about the
locations of physical and political features, this course focuses on the interactions between
humans and their environment and between human populations.
As a prerequisite to the course, AP Human Geography students are expected to enter class
with a basic understanding of the physical and political geography of the world - the
locations of the continents and oceans, the arrangement of regions, and the locations of
certain countries found within each of these regions.
To ensure students are adequately prepared for geographic requirements (which is most often
included as part of a middle school geography course), students are tasked, as their first
assignment for AP Human Geography, with being able to identify the locations of a series of
physical and political arrangements in our world.
Task: Students are to complete each of the attached maps prior to the start of the 2021-22
school year. Students are to then review, study, and memorize the locations of these physical
and political arrangements and be able to pass an assessment of their knowledge of these
arrangements during the second week of class. Students are encouraged to utilize any of the
study tools for maps readily available online such as those available here:
https://online.seterra.com/en.
Assessment: Students will take an assessment the first week of school on the maps included
in the this assignment. Each student MUST attain at least the minimum passing score of
80%. Students who score below an 80% will be required to retake the exam until the
minimum standard is achieved. This assessment is graded as pass/fail.
Thank you,
Mr. J. Percy