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Advanced Placement Human Geography

Explore the significance of human geography, including its associated disciplines, concepts, and impacts on society. Learn about thematic maps, geographic terms, cultural patterns, and population geography.

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Advanced Placement Human Geography

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  1. Advanced Placement Human Geography

  2. Advanced Placement Human Geography • The first year that the course was taught as an AP course nationwide was during the 2000-2001 school year. • 1,700 students took the test in May 2001 • Over 97,000 students took the test in May 2012 making Human Geography one of the fastest growing Advanced Placement courses. • Many across the US may not fully understand the impact Human Geography has on society. The next few slides will show the importance of Human Geography.

  3. Disciplines Associated with Human Geography • -- Political Geography - Physical Geography • Social Geography - Economic Geography • Cultural Geography - Medical Geography • Agricultural and Rural Geography - Military Geography • Urban Geography - Cryosphere Geography • Demography - Political Science • Cartography - Sociology • History - Archeology • Anthropology - Geology • Meteorology - Earth Science • Environmental Science - Biology • Geomorphology - Pedology

  4. Unit I Geography: Its Nature and Perspective The purpose of this unit is to acquaint students with thematic maps. Scale, patterns, and diffusion are to be addressed in this unit as well as introducing the historical foundations of Geography as a discipline. USGS: http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/circ1210/major_findings.htm

  5. Hurricane Sandy October 29, 2012

  6. What Do You Call It? Most people would call this area the Middle East. But when you think about it geographically, what is it the Middle East to?

  7. Can this be the Middle East too?

  8. Is This the Far East?

  9. Or Is This the Far East?

  10. The terms “Middle East” and “Far East” were in relation to Western Europe (mainly the British Empire) during the 18th and 19th centuries. The correct geographic terms for these places are Southwest Asia and East Asia. East Asia Southwest Asia

  11. Black Gang Territories of South Los Angeles There are many who think that Geography is nothing more than merely memorizing the location of countries, states, and capitals. While this information is important, knowing the location of human imprints on the land is just the tip of the ice berg. Question: Where do you think violence and tagging are most likely occur?

  12. Geography and the Asian Carp Invasion Asian Carp were brought to the US by Catfish farmers during the 1970’s. Their purpose was to consume algae and suspended matter in Catfish ponds. However, as the result of several massive floods in the 1990’s, Asian Carp have found their way into the Mississippi River basin and into the Illinois River (only about 50 miles from Lake Michigan). They can pose a problem for those who enjoy water recreation as they fly several feet in the air and can grow up to 100 pounds (lower right photo). Their ravenous appetite and rapid rate of reproduction can have a serious impact on the Great Lakes ecosystem.

  13. Geography and YouTube???

  14. At the top of the page, one can see data on the views……… and where a particular video is most popular in the world

  15. Geography is now used in assisting police to use spatial analysis in criminal investigations. http://www.ncjrs.gov/html/nij/mapping/ch6_1.html Mapping Crime: Principle and Practice, by Keith Harries, Ph.D., December 1999

  16. Medical Geography provides society with useful information such as the spread of contagious diseases…. Source: Michigan Department of Health

  17. …..and chronic diseases

  18. Influenza Diffusion Path 1918

  19. Unit II Population This graphic is known as a population pyramid or age sex pyramid. Population pyramids show the structure of a population. As one may note here, Italy has an aging population. What would be the effects of an aging population? Gavrilov L.A., Heuveline P. “Aging of Population.” In: Paul Demeny and Geoffrey McNicoll (Eds.) The Encyclopedia of Population. New York, Macmillan Reference USA, 2003

  20. US Population Change 1930-1940

  21. 100 Most Populated Counties in 1900

  22. 100 Most Populated Counties in 2000

  23. Immigration is a key concept in Population Geography. Given the current issues of immigration policy in the US, geodemography cannot be ignored.

  24. Unit III Cultural Patterns and Processes The two main components of Cultural Geography are language and religion. This map shows how Americans refer to soft drinks based on where they live. Washington Monthly March 2004

  25. Same-Sex Couples’ Rights Source: LA Times

  26. Beer versus Church Tweets

  27. Mapping the Abortion Debate

  28. Geographic References to Allah, Buddha, Hindu, and Jesus

  29. Christianity in the United States Source: Floating Sheep (floatingsheep.com)

  30. Geography of Site Tragedies • Preservation • Memorial • Forget

  31. Preservation Some sites of tragedy have been preserved as the day when the event occurred. 1963 (dealy.org) Present-day (flashearth.com)

  32. Photo by Dan Berry Photo by Dan Berry Photo by Dan Berry

  33. Battlefield Preservation Antietam: Over 23,000 Americans killed in one day of fighting. Shown below is the “Bloody Lane.” Photo by Dan Berry Antietam National Military Site http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/hh/31/hh31m.htm

  34. Memorializing Sites of Tragedy Some sites that cannot be preserved are memorialized. Murrah Building 1995 (search.com) Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial (search.com)

  35. Photo by Dan Berry Photo by Dan Berry Photo by Dan Berry

  36. Crash Site of United Flight 93 This rural landscape near Shanksville, PA was the crash site of Flight 93. Following the investigation, all of the soil was returned to the crater. The crater was located between the two poles. Plans for a permanent memorial site are underway. Photo by Dan Berry Photo by Dan Berry Photo by Dan Berry

  37. Forgetting Sites of Tragedy Some tragedies are so horrific, they are simply forgotten. San Ysidro, CA Massacre (1984) The McDonalds Corporation demolished the restaurant and gave the land to the city of San Diego. This in turn was sold to Southwestern College and in 1988 they opened a campus with seven classrooms for the local community (crimefan.com) Home of John Wayne Gacy (crimemagazine.com). Authorities razed the home following the investigation.

  38. World Trade Center Site How should this site be used?

  39. Geography of Place Names The impact of West African slaves is still prevalent on the South Carolina landscape. Sometimes mistaken for Native-American names, the places listed below on the map of South Carolina are actually derived from the Bantu language of West Africa. Source: slaveryinamerica.org

  40. Cultural Diffusion and Globalization Outlandish is a hip-hop group based in Denmark. Formed in 1997, they consist of Isam Bachiri Azouaoui (born in Denmark of Moroccan background), Wages Ali Qadri (born in Denmark of Pakistani background), and Lenny Martinez (from Honduras). Isam and Wagas are Muslim and Lenny is Catholic. (Source: Wikipedia)

  41. Petronas Towers in Malaysia display two cultural geography influences: Islam (Southwest Asia) and skyscrapers (North America). Prophet’s Mosque Medina, Saudi Arabia Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Empire State Building New York, USA

  42. Authenticity of Place Authenticity of place attempts to capture local culture and then spread it to different parts of the globe. This “authentic” Irish pub is not located in Dublin, but rather at Fell’s Point in Baltimore, Maryland. Slainte translates to cheers, or to your health. Photo by Dan Berry

  43. Unit IV Political Organization of Space This political map of the 2004 Presidential election shows the percentage of support for Kerry and Bush.

  44. A Lesson in Political Geography Due to the expanse of four time zones and the reliance of deadlines in the print media, many got it wrong in the 1948 Presidential Election. Since the Democratic south was divided between Truman and Thurmond, the experts did not count on western states voting heavily for Truman.

  45. The 2000 Presidential Election in Florida was actually a microcosm of the national results. Spatially, it appears Bush wins easily; however, Gore won heavily in urban areas while Bush won the suburbs and rural areas. Geography played a role in the recount as the Gore campaign wanted a recount in heavily Democratic Broward, Dade, and Palm Beach counties. Source: Patrick Ruffini.com

  46. Unit V Agricultural and Rural Land Use Throughout many places in the US, sprawl and development are coming at the expense of agriculture and rural land use. This picture was taken in Eastern West Virginia and is the result of sprawl from Washington, DC. Photo by Dan Berry

  47. Von Thunen’s Model

  48. This map shows that most of the world’s olive oil production occurs in the Mediterranean region. The Mediterranean Diet and Olive Oil Production in Spain The Mediterranean Diet and Olive Oil Production in Spain by Lauren Whittemore

  49. Unit VI Industrialization and Economic Development Students can analyze a number of maps and statistics covering development and industrialization.

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