Here you can find helpful course information for AP Human Geography.
Course Description: In AP Human Geography, you will explore how humans have understood, used, and changed the surface of Earth. You’ll use the tools and thinking processes of geographers to examine patterns of human population, migration, and land use. This course is designed to prepare you for the AP Human Geography exam with the goal of earning college credit for an introductory college-level course in human geography.
In this course you will develop the following skills:
Connecting geographic concepts and processes to real-life scenarios
Understanding information shown in maps, tables, charts, graphs, infographics, images, and landscapes
Seeing patterns and trends in data and in visual sources such as maps and drawing conclusions from them
Understanding spatial relationships using geographic scales
The course is divided into the following units:
Unit 1 - Thinking Geographically
Unit 2 - Population and Migration Patterns and Processes
Unit 3 - Cultural Patterns and Processes
Unit 4 - Political Patterns and Processes
Unit 5 - Agriculture and Rural Land Use Patterns and Processes
Unit 6 - Cities and Urban Land Use Patterns and Processes
Unit 7 - Industrial and Economic Development Patterns and Processes
To learn more about the structure of the course, feel free to examine the revised Course and Exam Description below from the College Board.