AdvancedPlacementHumanGeography

IrondaleSeniorHighSchool
ClassOutlineandExpectations
FallSemester2016
Instructor:Mr.ThomasJ.FrantaRoom303
Email:Tom.Franta@moundsviewschools.org
Phone:(651)6216921

CourseDescription:
CourseDescription:
Thissemestercourseintroducesstudentstothedisciplineandstudyofhuman
geography.Thegeographycurriculumisstructuredthematically(seeoutlinethat
follows).ThecontentandrigorisdesignedtoprepareeachstudentfortheCollege
BoardsAPHumanGeographyexaminMay.
Classactivitiesarevaried,withmanyhandsonactivitiestoaccompanylecture
andreadings.Homeworkwillbeassigneddailysomanagingyourtimeiscriticalinthis
APcourse.Readingsareatthecollegiatelevel;researchandwritingassignments
emphasizedevelopingadvancedorganization,skills,andpresentation.
ThepurposeoftheAPcourseinHumanGeographyistointroducestudentstothe
systematicstudyofpatternsandprocessesthathaveshapedhumanunderstanding,use,
andalterationofEarth'ssurface.Studentsemployspatialconceptsandlandscapeanalysis
toexaminehumansocialorganizationanditsenvironmentalconsequences.Theyalso
learnaboutthemethodsandtoolsgeographersuseintheirscienceandpractice.

Textbook
Rubenstein, James M. The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to
Human Geography. Tenth Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson-Prentice
Hall, 2010.
Students will also use a variety of additional resources in class including
Goodes World Atlas (21st edition), Human Geography: Culture, Society, and
Space, Sixth Edition by H.J. DeBlij and Alexander B. Murphy, Kaplans AP
Human Geography Review Guide, online GIS software, supplemental readings,
case studies, and local newspapers.
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Studentswillbeassignedatextbook.Thisisveryfortunateforstudentsasthey
arenotrequiredtopurchaseatextbookinthisAdvancedPlacementclass!Studentsare
expectedtoreturnthesametextbooktotheinstructorattheendofthesemesterin
slightlyusedcondition.Studentswillberesponsibletopayforanydamagestothebook
whileitissignedoutintheirname,whichincludespayingareplacementorpartial
replacementfeeifthebookismarked,pagesaretornorripped,oranyotherdamages
incurbeyondreasonableexpectationsofusage.ThereplacementfeefortheRubenstein
bookis$130,sopleasetakecareofyourassignedbook.

StudentSuppliesNeeded:
Notebook(onesubject,collegeorhighschoolruled,minimumof70pages)
#2Pencils(studentsneedtohavepencilstotaketestsrecommendedtohave
backups)
Inkpens(studentsmaydodailyworkinpencilorpenDONOTUSERED
INK!!
o USINGREDCOLOREDINK=NOCREDITONASSIGNMENT)
Setof100indexcards(3x5or4x6)
Foldertokeepclassmaterialsorganized
Coloredpencilsormarkersformaps(optional)

StudentExpectations:
Studentsareexpectedtoattendclasseachday.Studentsarealsoexpectedtobe
preparedforclasseachday.Studentsshouldplantoarrivetoclassontimeeachday
withtheirtextbook,anotebook,andawritingimplement.Studentswillalsobeexpected
tobringaNumber2penciltoclassontestdays(nomechanicalpencilsshouldbeusedon
tests).Studentsshouldsitintotheirassignedseats.

Tardies:
Punctualityisimportantandwillbecomemoreimportantasyouprogressbeyondhigh
school.Tohelpreinforcethisbehavior,theinstructorwillencourageontimebehavior.
Theinstructormayalsoofferparticipatoryactivitiesshortlyafterthebellrings.
Missingtheseactivitiesbecauseofanunexcusedtardywillberecordedasazerointhe
gradebookforthoseaffectedstudents.Also,studentsdonothavetheopportunitytoearn
creditforanyactivitieswhichtheymissinclassduetoanunexcusedabsenceortardy.
StudentswithchronictardinesswillalsobeassignedASAP.BEONTIME!
TARDYPOLICY
If you are early, you are on time
If you are on time, you are late
And if you are late, you may be forgotten!

Behavior:
StudentsareexpectedtofollowtheIrondaledisciplinepolicyasstatedintheir
handbooks.Itshouldbeunderstoodthatthisclassismadeupofdiverseindividuals.Itis
importantthateachstudentintheclassisgiventheopportunitytoattainthegradethey
arecapableofearning.Therefore,theinstructorwillmaintainarespectfullearning
environmentwhichwillbekeptfreeofprofanity,vulgarity,disrespecttoindividualsand
theclassroom,aswellasotherbehaviorsjudgedbytheinstructorashinderingthe
learningofotherstudentsintheclass.
Studentsareencouragedtosethighgoalsforthemselvesinthisclass,andthen
workindividuallytomeetthesecoursegoals.

Detention:
Theinstructorwillassignteacherdetentiontoindividualsasaninterventionto
stopundesirablebehaviorintheclassroom.Theinstructorwillassigndetentionto
individualsonanindividualbasis.Ifastudentdoesnotshowupforanassigned
detention,anotherdetentionwillbeassignedaswellasamakeupdatefortheoriginal
detention.Failuretocompletedetentionsinatimelymannerwillresultinadministrative
actionand/oraparentmeeting.Alldetentionsmustbecompletedwithinoneweekof
thedateoftheoffenseorelseareferralwillbeturnedintotheoffice.

StudentAbsences:
Itisthestudentsresponsibilitytotalkwithaclassmateortheinstructortoget
anyworkmissedfromanexcusedabsence.Studentsshouldplantomeetwiththe
instructorbeforeorafterschooltogetathoroughexplanationofwhatwasmissedif
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necessary.Studentswithexcusedabsenceswillbeallowedtocompleteworkmissed
followingtheIrondalepolicydescribedinthestudenthandbook.Studentswithwillnot
begivencreditforworktheymissedfor(an)unexcusedabsence(s).Ifastudent
completesworkforanabsence,andlateritisdeemedthattheabsencewasunexcused,
theinstructorreservestherighttotakecreditawayfromstudentsforworkforthe
unexcuseddate(s).
Aunitschedulewillbepostedandupdatedintheclassroom.Studentswillknow
wellinadvancethedate(s)ofclassroomtests,andareexpectedtobepreparedtotake
thesetestsdespitepriorabsences.Studentswhobelievetheyshouldbeexcusedfrom
takingatestontheassigneddaymusttalktotheinstructorpriortothetest
administration,noexceptions.

LeavingtheClassroom:
Studentsmustgetpermissionfromtheinstructorbeforeleavingtheclassroom.
Onlyonestudentwillbeallowedtoleavetheclassroomatonetime,unlesstheinstructor
givesadditionalpermission.Also,eachstudentwholeavestheroomisexpectedtoonly
gototheplacetheyhavepermissiontogotoandalsobepunctual.Failuretofollow
theseguidelineswillresultinarevocationofleavingtheclassroomprivilegesfor
individualstudentsandpossiblefurtherinstructororadministrativeaction.

FoodandBeverages:
Theinstructorwillallowfoodand/orbeveragesintheclassroomasaprivilege.Ifthe
instructororanyotherschoolpersonnelhastopickupanygarbage,thisprivilegewillbe
revokedtotheentireoffendingclassforaperiodspecifiedbytheinstructor.
PICKUPYOURMESS!!

AcademicHonesty:
There will be many independent activities and assignments in World
History / Geography. There is a difference between working
together and copying! Information provided by the teacher on the
overhead is an example of information which may copied. Otherwise,
copying is considered a violation of District 621 Policy regarding
academic honesty, and is subject to the appropriate consequences
(see student handbook). First offense will result in a grade of F
on the assignment/test/activity/project on which academic dishonesty
occurred.
Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to,
cheating on assignments or exams, plagiarizing
(misrepresenting anothers work as ones own original
creation), submitting the same paper in more than one course
without prior consent of all instructors concerned, depriving
others of necessary academic courses, sabotaging another
students work, and using without attribution a computer
concept or program.
(see Irondales Student Handbook)
MoreOnLateWork
Alllateworkisworth(atmost)halfcredit.Theteacherwilldetermineifworkisturned
inontimeornot.Ifastudentisabsentthedayanassignmentisturnedin,theywillbe
expectedtoturnthatassignmentintotheteacherupontheirreturn.Ifastudentisabsent
whenanovernightassignmentisgiven,thestudentwillhavetwoschooldaystofinish
theassignmentforfullcredit(policyasdescribedinstudenthandbook).
Theteacherwilldeterminefinaldeadlinesfortestsandworkthroughoutthesemester.It
isthestudentsresponsibilitytobeawareofthesefinaldeadlines.Theteacherwillalso
keepupdatedgradeslistedintheclassroomsostudentswillberesponsibletodetermine
whichassignmentstheymaybemissingbeforethefinaldeadlines.


AssignedSeats
Studentsareexpectedtobeintheirassignedseatsimmediatelyfollowingthetoneto
beginclass.(Immediatewithin1520seconds).Studentsareexpectedtoremainin
theirseatsfortheentireclassperiodunlesstheteacherhasgivenpermissiontomove.
Withsuchlargeclasses,movementwithintheclassroomwillbelimited.REMEMBER:
theteacherwilldetermineyourassignedseat,andtheteacherhastherighttochangeyour
assignedseatathisdiscretion,andeithertemporarilyorpermanent.
Grades:
Finalgradesforthiscoursewillbeawardedbasedonthepercentageoftotalpoints
earnedthroughoutthecoursebyeachindividualstudent.Allpoints,includingbonus
points,willbeaddedtogetherattheendofthecourse.Studentgradeswillbetheresult
oftheirtotalnumberofearnedpointsasapercentageofthetotalnumberofpossible
points.Gradeswillbeawardedusingthefollowingguidelines:

B+8789%
C+7779%
D+6769%
F59%orless(noclasscredit)

A93%andabove
B8386%
C7376%
C6366%

A9092%
B8082%
C7072%
D6062%

Grade Breakdown!
Daily Work: 20%
Unit Tests: 20%
Cumulative Quizzes: 10%
Writing Tests: 20%
Map Quizzes: 15%
Final Test: 15%
Daily Work
This work will include all work not related to the other categories. This would include
daily work and homework assignments, presentations, and other assignments which keep
students engaged and active in their learning of the content and materials.

Unit Tests:
Unit I Test: Tuesday, September 13
Unit II Test: Wednesday, September 28
Unit III Test: Tuesday, October 18
Unit IV Test: Tuesday, November 8
Unit V Test: Thursday, December 1
Unit VI Test: Tuesday, December 20
Unit VII Test: Tuesday, January 18
The unit tests cover material from the unit of study.
Cumulative Quizzes:
As one main purpose of this class is to prepare each student to take the AP Human
Geography exam in May, cumulative quizzes will be given throughout the semester
which will focus on information and materials from previously studied units, in an effort
to keep the student honed in to the overall scope of this course. There will be 6
Cumulative Quizzes.
CumQuiz A: Thursday, September 29 (cover unit 1; 5 questions)
CumQuiz B: Wednesday, October 19 (cover units 1 & 2; 10 questions)
CumQuiz C: Wednesday, November 9 (cover units 1, 2, 3; 15 questions)
CumQuiz D: Friday, December 2 (cover units 1, 2, 3, 4; 20 questions)
CumQuiz E: Wednesday, December 21 (cover units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; 25 questions)
CumQuiz F: Friday, January 20 (cover units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6; 30 questions)
Writing Tests:
A portion of the AP Human Geography exam in May will be dedicated to free-response
writing. In an effort to prepare students for this very important portion of the exam, time
will be spent answering Free-Response Questions. This practice will be evaluated
through the course at various times, which follow.
WT (Writing Test) - 1: Thursday, September 29 (cover material from Unit 2)
WT 2: Wednesday, October 19 (will cover material from Unit 3)
WT 3: Wednesday, November 9 (will cover information from Unit 4)
WT 4: Friday, December 2 (will cover information from Unit 5)
WT 5: Wednesday, December 21 (will cover information from Unit 6)
WT 6: Thursday, January 19 (will cover information from Unit 7)
Map Quizzes:
It is vital that students know where in the world they are when they are reading about,
studying, and analyzing human geography concepts. Therefore, students will take a
series of Map Quizzes in an effort to help them know the world as it is politically divided.
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Students may retake map quizzes up to 3 times and their best score will be recorded.
Retake times will be outside of the school day.
MQ (Map Quiz) 1: Thursday, September 15 (US States and Cities)
MQ 2: Monday, September 26 (North America, Caribbean & Central America)
MQ 3: Tuesday, October 4 (South America)
MQ 4: Wednesday, October 12 (Europe)
MQ 5: Tuesday, October 25 (Southwest Asia)
MQ 6: Wednesday, November 2 (South Asia)
MQ 7: Friday, November 11 (Southeast, and East Asia)
MQ 8: Tuesday, November 29 (Northern Africa)
MQ 9: Wednesday, December 7 (Sub-Saharan Africa)
MQ 10: Friday, December 16 (Oceania)

Course Outline:
IntroductiontoGeographyMaps
(Rubenstein:Chapter1andAppendixA)
A. Whyweneedgeography.
- Alwaysaskwhere,why,andsowhatquestionsabouteverything
thatwestudy.
B. IntroductiontoMaps
1. Differenttypesofmaps.
2. Howtoreadamap.
3. Howtoliewithmaps.
C. TheFiveBasicThemesofGeography.
1. Whereistheplace?(location)
2. Whatisitlike?(place)
3. Howhastheplacebeenaffectedbythemovementof
peoplegoodsandideas?(movement)
4. Howhavepeoplechangedtheplacebytheirinteraction
withtheenvironment?(humanenvironmentinteraction)
5. Howisthisplacesimilaranddifferentfromotherplaces?
(region)
D. CountryCreationActivityScales
E. CaseStudyoftheTwinCities(MinneapolisSt.Paul)usingthefive
themesofgeography.
II.
PopulationandMigration
(Rubenstein:Chapters23)
I.

A. Populationdistributionanddensity.
1. Wherearethepeoplelocatedandwhy?
2. Fivemajorareasofpopulationdensity.
a. EasternChina
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b. NorthernandCoastalIndia
c. CentralandWesternEurope
d. SoutheasternAsia
e. NortheasternNorthAmerica
B. PopulationStructure.
- Age,sex,profiles,andcompositionofthepopulation.
C. BirthandDeathrates.
1. Familyplanningorlackof.
2. Reasonsforhighorlowrates.SubSaharanAfrica=high.
Europe=low.
D. HistoricalPerspectives.
1. Populationsixesofcountriesovertime.China,United
States,GreatBritain.,etc.
2. Reasonsforincreasedpopulationovertime.
a. Factorswhichcontributetoincreasedpopulation:
medicaladvances
increasedfoodproduction
ethnicityorreligiousissues
economicissues
b.Factorswhichcontributetodecreasedpopulation:
faminesorplagues
warorpoliticalturmoil
economicissues
E.Immigration,Migration,andRefugees.
1.CasestudyoftheUnitedStates.Wheredidthepeoplecomefrom?
2.Today.WhereandWhy?Kurds,Africa,EastAsia
3.Hmongmigration.
4.PushandPullfactors
F.PopulationEquationsandScientificMethods
1.BalancingEquation.
2.Doublingtimeandhalvingtime.
3.CrudeBirthRateandCrudeDeathRate.
4.Dependencyratio.
G.DemographicTransitionModel.
III.

CulturalGeography.
(RubensteinChapters46)
A. MusicandGeography.
1. Countrymusicregion
2. Bluegrassmusicregion
3. Bluesmusicregion
4. TexMexmusicregion
5. Cajunmusicregion
6. Polkamusicregion
7. Motownmusicregion
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B. CultureandFood.
1. HotDogVideo
2. Good/BadFoodGuidevideo
C. Language.
1. Whatislanguage?
a. Dialectwithanarmybehindit?
b. Developmentoflanguages.
c. Evolutionoflanguagetoasocialcontent
d. Languagestandardization.
2. LanguageGroupsoftheWorld
a. Languagefamilies.
b. OriginsandDiffusionsofLanguages.
c. DistributionsofmajorlanguagesChinese,
English,Spanish.
D. Religions.
1. OriginsofReligions.
a. Threeoftheworldsfivemajorreligionsbasedin
Jerusalem.Christianity,Judaism,Islam
b. Allsocietieshaveabeliefsystem.
2. SpreadofReligion.
a. Universalizingreligionconverttheunsaved
Christianity.
b. Ethnicreligiondoesnotactivielypursueother
peopleJudaism.
3. DiffusionofReligion.
a. SpreadfromMiddleEastandIndia
b. Majorreligiongroupstoday.
E. CulturalLandscapesActivity.
1. Cityparkactivity.Lookforthingsthatdescribetheculture
ofanarea.
2. Howcanwetellwhatethnicgroupliveswhere?
- Artworkandpublicplaces.
IV.
PoliticalGeographyGeopolitics
(RubensteinChapters78)
A. Definitionofaboundary.
1. Useofstandardmapstooutlinepoliticalboundaries.
2. Learnersmapmapsoutliningnewpoliticalboundaries.
Difficultiesinmakingnewboundaries.
a. Makemapsaccordingtolatitudeandlongitude.
b. Makemapsaccordingtonaturalfeatures.
c. Makemapsaccordingtoculturaldifferences.
3. NeedforBoundaries.
B. DefinitionofaNation
1. Whatdiffersanationfromastate.
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2. Casestudies:Basque,Kurds,Flemish,Hmong,Zulu,
Ojibwa.
C. Sovereignty.
1. Whoallowsanationtobesovereign?
2. NativeAmericanSovereignty.
D. GeographicColonialism.
1. Europeancolonialismthroughouttheworld.
2. Economicreasonsgainfinanciallyforthehomecountry.
3. Moralreasonssavetheunsaved.
4. GeopoliticalreasonmaintainpowerinEurope.
5. MeinigsThreemodelsforcolonialism:
a. LandEmpireSpain
b. SeaEmpirePortugal
c. SettlerEmpireEngland
E. TheFiveShapesofCountries.
1. CompactUruguay
2. PerforatedSouthAfrica
3. ElongatedChile
4. ProruptedThailand
5. FragmentedIndonesia
F. PoliticalOrganizationofSpace.
1. Activityforvotingdistrictsgerrymandering.
2. Boundarydisputesbetweenstates.UnitedStatesand
Canada.IranandIraq,ChinaandIndia,IraqandKuwait.
3. GeographyandWar.
4.
V.
AgricultureandSociety
(RubensteinChapter10)
A. HistoricalgeographyofAgriculture.
1. TrendsinUnitedStatesAgriculture.
a. NativeAmericanAgriculture
b. Europeansettlementagriculture.
c. Appalachianagriculture.
d. Movementwestduetoagriculture.
e. Westernagriculturelackofprecipitation.
2. MovementfromHuntingandGatheringtoPlantingand
Sustaining.
a. Slowtransferprocess.
b. Movementwasnotarevolutionbutrather
evolutionary.
3. ThreePrimaryAgriculturalHearths.
a. MiddleEast.
b. SoutheastAsiaintoChinaandSouthernIndia
c. SouthernMexicoandNorthernSouthAmerica.
B. Agriculturalregionsandpatternsofchange.
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1. VonThunensmodelofagriculturallanduse.Doesitstill
work?
a. LandanalysisofMinnesotacroplandincomparison
toVonThunenslandusemodel.
2. WhatgrowswhereintheUnitedStatesandwhy?
a. RicedeepsouthandHawaii
b. CornEasternMidwest.
c. WheatGreatPlains
d. TobaccoMiddleAtlanticRegions
e. WineCalifornia,Oregon
f. PineappleHawaii,California,Florida
g. BarleyMidwest
C. CreativeDestructionRemovingwhatnatureoriginallyproducedtherein
ordertogrowwhatisdesired.
D. DifferentTypesofAgriculturalSystems
1. Plantationagriculture.
2. Shiftingagriculture.
3. Commercialfarming.
4. Subsistencefarming.
5. Truckfarming
E. AgricultureGameWhatgrowswhere?
VI.

IndustryandEconomicDevelopment
(RubensteinChapters9and11)
A. SiteandSituationFactors.
1. WhydidPittsburghandDetroitdosowell?
2. Whatgeographicfactorscontributetoacityseconomic
success?
B. TwoviewofEconomicDevelopment.
1. OptimisticViewpointabundanceofresources.
2. PessimisticViewpoint
a. geographydistributionofresourcesdoesnot
matchthedemand.
b. Marketdependant
c. Investmentisconcentratedinafewlocationsandis
notuniversal.
C. WorldSystemsTheoryUseofWorld,RegionalandLocalScales
1. CorePeripheryModel.
a. Industrialcoreregion
b. UpwardTransition
c. DownwardTransition
d. ResourceFrontier
2. Core,Semicoreorsemiperipheryandperiphery.
D. WebersLeastCostTheory.
E. BasicIndustryversusNonbasicIndustry.
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1. Basiccityforming.Minneapolismilling,St.Paul
brewing
2. Nonbasiccityserving.Fastfoodrestaurants.
3. MultiplierEffectfocusesonthebasic.
F. NeedsforEconomicDevelopment.
1. Environmentalcompatibility.
2. Politicalsupport.
3. Socialacceptance.
4. Economicbaseofsupport
a. workertrainingandexperience
b. capitalinvestmentininfrastructure
G. ModernizationofIndustryToday.
TheriseoftheSunbeltstates.
H.TransportationandIndustrialization.Economicreasonsforeachofthe
transportationmethods.
1.Airplane
2.Truck
3.Train
4.Pipeline
5.Ships
VII. Urbanization.
(RubensteinChapters1213)
A. Definingurban.
B. Developmentandevolutionofurbancommunities
C. ModelsofurbanlandsystemsandInternalStructuresofCities.
1. Concentriczonetheory.
2. SectorTheory.
3. MultipleNucleiTheory
4. GravityModel
5. CentralPlaceTheory.
D. FunctionofCities.
1. Defineurbanfunctionofferingservices.
2. Classificationbyserviceofferingsinsteadofbysize.
3. Classificationofurbanareas.
a. hamlet
b. town
c. city
d. metropolis
e. megalopolis
4. PlaySimCitygame.
E. Hinterland.
1. Economicreach
2. Centrality
3. Range
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4. Threshold
F. BuiltEnvironmentandSocialSpace.
1. CentralBusinessDistrict
2. Suburbanization
3. Urbanrealms
G. ResponsetoUrbanGrowth.
1. SmartGrowth
2. MetCouncilinMinneapolis/St.Paul
3.
VIII. LandUseManagementandNaturalResourceAllocation.
(RubensteinChapter14)
A. WherearetheresourceslocatedintheUnitedStates?
1. CoalregionsAppalachianandwesternareas.
2. GoldregionsWestSouthDakota
3. IronOreMinnesotaandMichigan
4. ForestProductsGreatNorthWoods,Southeastand
Northwest.
5. FishingNewEnglandandPacificNorthwest
6. OilAlaskaandGulfstates.
B. WhyaretheseresourcesimportanttotheUnitedStates?
1. EconomicBase.Employmentandmoney.
2. Providesrawmaterialsforindustry.
C. CaseStudyTopographicMapactivityofTennessee.
1. FourLandUseDecisionMakingModels:
a. Economicmoneyanddevelopment
b. Sustainabilityusebutnotabuse
c. Environmentalparks
d. Preservationistdonttouch
D. OtherSourcesofEnergyintheUnitedStatesToday.
1. Nuclearenergy
2. Geothermalenergy
3. Solarenergy
4. Hydroelectricenergy
5. Biomassenergy
6. Windenergy

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