AP Human Geography (Period 7) Assignments

Instructor
Mrs. Heather Janiak
Term
2010-2011 School Year
Department
History
Location
354
Description
The purpose of the AP Human Geography course is to introduce students to the systematic study of patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and alteration of Earth’s surface. Students employ spatial concepts and landscape analysis to examine human social organization and its environmental consequences. They also learn about the methods and tools geographers use in their science and practice. (Source: http://apcentral.collegeboard.com)

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world political - leakproof.jpg world political - usa states - leakproof.jpg

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AP Environmental Projects- see attachments below for added resources
Maps- there's a world political and a world political with the U.S. states outlined
* to fill in the countries on the map using the Paint program:
  1. start menu
  2. programs
  3. accessories
  4. Paint
  5. use the bucket tool on the left column and choose a color to fill in your specific countries

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Monday 16th: binder organization, "A Hot Dog Program" video analysis using ch. 4 culture knowledge

Tuesday 17th: continued "A Hot Dog Program"

Wednesday 18th:

Thursday 19th:

Friday 20th: Ch. 9-13 Binder Check in class

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Monday 5/9: complete answer sheets for exam, reviewed past FRQ prompts
HW: study!

Tuesday 5/10: practice outlining of FRQ, exam questions
HW: study!

Wednesday 5/11: FRQ and exam questions
HW: study!

Thursday 5/12: final review

Friday 5/13: AP Human Geography Exam! Good Luck!
Breakfast snacks at 6:45-7:20 in classroom, report to testing site at 7:25-7:30
HW: relax this weekend!

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Monday 5/2: Current events discussion, organizing and checking for study guides
HW: Study/ review!

Tuesday 5/3: no classes meet (2, 46)
HW: study/ review

Wednesday 5/4: review unit1 and 2
HW: study/ review

Thursday 5/5: review unit 3
HW: study/ review

Friday 5/6: review unit 4
HW this weekend: study and review (as much as possible!) Should have already studied APHG units 1-3, continue with 4-6 this weekend. Last weekend before the test!

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Monday 25th: Ch. 13 Key 2
HW: finish Key 2

Tuesday 26th: Ch. 13 Key 3 with PPT
HW due Thursday: CH. 13 Key 4

Wednesday 27th: no class (periods 2, 4, 6)

Thursday 28th: Review Ch. 13
HW: ch. 13 study guides

Friday 29th: Ch. 13 quiz (25 questions) and 1 FRQ, turn in study guides

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Monday 18th: PPT notes for Ch. 12 Key 4
HW: complete Ch. 12 study guide

Tuesday 19th: review ch. 12

Wednesday 20th: review ch. 10,11,12

Thursday 21st: Ch. 10, 11, 12 exam, turn in ch. 12 study guides

Friday 22nd: finish remaining time on exam, begin Ch. 13 Key 1
Hw this weekend: complete Ch. 13 key issue 1

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Monday 11th: Turn in Ch. 11 Key 3 and 4

Tuesday 12th: Review Ch. 11

Wednesday 13th:Ch. 11 Quiz, turn in Ch. 11 study guides Took Ch. 12 Key 1 notes from powerpoint (see attachment and document)

Thursday 14th: Ch. 12 Key 2

Friday 15th: Ch. 12 Key 3
Weekend homework: Begin creating your Ch. 12 Study Guide with Key issues 1-3 and review Ch. 10 & 11 study guides
Ch. 10, 11, 12 EXAM Thursday 4/21

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Monday 28th: Key Issue 4
HW: Ch. 10 Key 4

Tuesday 29th: Review Ch. 10
HW: Ch. 10 Study Guide

Wednesday 30th: Ch. 10 Quiz, Begin Ch. 11


Thursday 31st: Ch. 11 Key 1, Maquiladoras in Mexico
HW: Asia part 2 quiz

Friday 1st: Ch. 11 Key 2
HW over spring break: (Monday April 11th turn in) finish Ch. 11 Key 3 and 4, create Ch. 11 Study guide, be ready for ch. 11 on week back from break!

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Monday 21st: Ch. 9 FRQ analysis in class
HW: Ch. 10 Key 1

Tuesday 22nd: Review Ch. 10 Key 1
HW: Ch. 10 Key 2

Wednesday 23rd:

Thursday 24th:

Friday 25th: Asia part 1 quiz on countries

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Monday 14th: Ch. 9 Key 3 in class
HW: ch. 9 key 4

Tuesday 15th: review key 4

Wednesday 16th: review ch. 9

Thursday 17th: CH. 9 FRQ

Friday 18th: collect ch. 9 study guides and take Ch. 9 Exam

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Monday 3/7:Ch. 8 Exam, study guides due (terms plus main notes from Key issues 1-4)
No Homework!

Tuesday 3/8: FRQ analysis in class

Wednesday 3/9: Begin Ch. 9 Development
HW: Ch. 9 Key 1

Thursday 3/10:
HW: Ch. 9 Key 2
Friday 3/11:


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Monday: CNN student news, began Ch. 8 Key 4
HW: Ch. 8 Key 4

Tuesday: Review Key 4, viewed Al Qaeda since 9/11 video
HW: binder checks

Wednesday: Ch. 7 and 8 binder checks
HW: ch. 8 study guides due Friday

Thursday: guest speaker Mr. Wood on counter terroris,

Friday: Ch. 8 FRQ

Monday: Ch. 8 Exam, study guides due (terms plus main notes from Key issues 1-4)

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Tuesday 2/22: Ch. 8 KBAT, Ch. 8 Key Issue 1
HW: Ch. 8 Key 1

Wednesday 2/23: Mental maps activity, Ch. 8 Key 1 examine question
HW: Ch. 8 Key 2

Thursday 2/24: Review Key 2
HW: Ch. 8 Key 3

Friday 2/25: Quiz on Ch. 8 Key 1, 2, 3

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Monday 2/14: CNN genocide video notes
HW: Key Issue 4 Ethnic Cleansing

Tuesday 2/15:continue video

Wednesday 2/16: Ch. 7 Review

Thursday 2/17: Ch. 7 FRQ

Friday 2/18: collect Ch. 7 study guides (remember to include main notes from each key issue), Ch. 7 Exam

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Monday 2/7: Current events in Egypt, Key Issue 2- Rise of Nationalities
HW: Key 2- Rise of Nationalities

Tuesday 2/8:
HW: Key 2- Nation-States

Wednesday 2/9: Review Key 2- Nation states, Begin Key 3
HW: Key 3- Clash of ethnicities

Thursday 2/10: turn in extra credit


Extra credit due Thursday: click on the nation states link, create the "best" government nation state, print the last page with country info and we'll vote to see who comes up with the best one!

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Monday 1/31: Ethnicity vs. race- CH. 7 Key 1

Tuesday 2/1: 10 Questions for the Dalai Lama finished

Wednesday 2/2: Ch. 7 Key 1- Where are ethnicities distributed?

Thursday 2/3:

Friday 2/4:

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Monday 24th: announcements, video case study: Jerusalem (took notes)

Tuesday 25th: Chapters 4, 5 and 6 binder check in class, review for exam

Wednesday 26th: Per. 1 exam (ch. 5 and 6), turn in study guides/ flashcards

Thursday 27th:

Friday 28th:Per. 7 exam (ch. 5 and 6), turn in study guides/ flashcards

Weekend: RELAX! :-)

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Tuesday 18th: Ch. 6 Key Issue 2- complete for homework

Wednesday 19th:review Key Issue 2
HW: Key Issue 3

Thursday 20th: review Key 3
HW: Key Issue 4

Friday 21st: Ch. 6 Quiz

Next week: Binder checks on ch. 4, 5 and 6 Tuesday
Chapter Exam on Ch. 5 and 6 on Wed (Per. 1) and Fri. (Per. 7)

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Monday 10: Ch. 5 Key Issue 3
HW due Tues: Key 3

Tuesday 11:
HW due Wed: Key 4

Wednesday 12: Ch. 5 Quiz Language

Thursday 13:
HW due Thur: Ch. 6 Key 1
Friday 14:

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Monday 1/3: Cultural Observation Projects due, worked on Ch. 5 Key Issue 1 in class
HW due Tues: Ch. 5 Key Issue 1

Tuesday 1/4: began presentations, reviewed Ch. 5 Key 1
HW due Wed: Ch. 5 Key Issue 2

Wednesday 1/5: continued presentations, reviewed Ch. 5 key 2

Thursday 1/6: Presentations continued
HW due Friday: Ch. 5 Key 2 romance languages

Friday 1/7:

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Monday Jan. 3rd Cultural Observation Projects are DUE!

Any projects that are submitted after Monday, will have points taken off for being late.

Please double check that your video or slideshow works before submission. Have it saved on flashdrive or email.

If possible, please email before Monday so I can have the projects uploaded onto the computer before class begins.

Hope the projects are coming along well!

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Monday 12/13: Guest Speaker, Oliver Zammit

Tuesday 12/14: Review Chapter 4

Wednesday 12/15:Chapter 4 Exam- multiple choice, collect Ch. 4 study guides or flash cards (type study guides!)

Thursday 12/16:

Friday 12/17:

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Monday 12/6: Label E. Europe countries (Quiz on Friday), Food taboos notes (see attached)
HW due Tues: Food taboos (see attached Hw for details)

Tuesday 12/7: More "What the world eats" images, Key Issue 3
HW due Wed: Ch. 4 Key issue 3

Wednesday 12/8: More "what the world eats" images, Key Issue 3 review
HW due Thurs: Ch. 4 Key 4

Thursday 12/9: Key Issue 4 review

Friday 12/10: Eastern Europe Quiz

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Monday 11/29: W. Europe map, KBAT Ch. 4, introduction, Menzel's Material World
HW: Key 1

Tuesday 11/30: Finish "Material World," Review Key 1
HW: Amish reading- highlight and annotate

Wednesday 12/1:

Thursday 12/2:

Friday 12/3: Western Europe geography quiz

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Monday 15th: 60 minutes clip on Haiti and cholera, began Key Issue 4
HW due Tues: Key Issue 4

Tuesday 16th:Review key issue 4, KBAT Ch. 3
HW due Thurs: study guide or flash cards for Ch. 3 terms

Wednesday 17th:Ch. 3 FRQ in class

Thursday 18th: Ch. 3 Exam
HW: prepare ch. 3 binder

Friday 19th: Ch. 3 binder check

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Monday 11/8: Read p. 98, add notes to Power of Place Migration of Mexico notes, begin Ch. 3 Key Issue 2 part 1
HW: complete Key Issue 2 part 1

Tuesday 11/9: Review Key Issue 2 part 1, chart the peaks of U.S. immigration, begin part 2 of Key issue 2
HW: complete Key Issue 2 part 2

Wednesday 11/10: Review Key Issue 2 part 2, begin Key 3
HW due Friday: Ch. 3 Key Issue 3

Thursday 11/11: Veteran's Day, No School!

Friday 11/12: Ch. 3 Key Issue 2 quiz

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Monday 11/1: KBAT 3, introduction reading and terms, Key 1
HW: due Tues: Ch. 3 Key I Why do people migrate?

Tuesday 11/2:Review Key 1
HW due Wed: Ch. 3 Key I Distance and Characteristics of Migration

Wednesday 11/3: Review Key 1
Ch. 3 Key Issue 1 Quiz


Thursday 11/4: Case Study: Roma- "Gypsies"

Friday 11/5: Southern countries of Africa quiz

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Monday 10/25:Read and discussed Haiti's cholera outbreak, worked on study guide
HW: work on study guide or flashcards to turn in on Thursday. STUDY!

Tuesday 10/26: review, prepare for the exam
HW: work on study guide or flashcards to turn in on Thursday. STUDY!

Wednesday 10/27: FRQ writing in class Chapter 2
HW: work on study guide or flashcards to turn in on Thursday. STUDY!

Thursday 10/28: Ch. 2 Multiple Choice Exam

Friday 10/29: Ch. 2 Binder Check

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Monday 10/18: Finish World in the Balance video case studies
HW: Malthus guided reading for Ch. 2 Key Issue 4

Tuesday 10/19: Review Malthus
HW: Declining birth rates guided reading in Ch. 2 Key Issue 4

Wednesday 10/20: Vocab and concepts quiz on Ch. 2 Key Issue 3, Review Declining Birth rates, Began watching "China's Lost Girls"- took notes. See attached website to view at home.
HW: World Health Threats guided reading Ch. 2 Key Issue 4

Thursday 10/21: Review hw, continue film case study on "China's Lost Girls"

Friday 10/22: Central Africa countries quiz

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Monday 10/11:Label North Africa map, demographic transition model- read ch. 2 key issue 3
HW due Tues: finish Demographic Transition reading notes for Key Issue 3

Tuesday 10/12: Review Demographic Transition, simulation


Wednesday 10/13: Key Issue 1 vocabulary matching quiz, simulation, begin population pyramids reading
HW due Thursday: complete Ch. 2 Key Issue 3 population pyramids notes

Thursday 10/14:Population pyramids review


Friday 10/15:North Africa countries geography quiz

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Monday 10/4:Label South America map, Review ch. 1 exam
HW due Tues: family tree- student-parents-grandparents-great grandparents

Tuesday 10/5: Ch. 2 Key Issue 1 Guided reading notes- population concentrations
HW due Wednesday: complete Ch. 2 Key Issue 1 complete guided reading notes

Wednesday 10/6: PPT notes and review of densities

Thursday 10/7:
HW due Thursday: Ready Ch. 2 Key Issue 2 complete guided reading notes

Friday 10/8:South America countries geography quiz

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Monday 9/27: review the chapter 1 KBAT, essential skills handout

Tuesday 9/28:command terms and how to write an FRQ

Wednesday 9/29: Binder check in class Review chapter 1 with notes and textbook in class

Thursday 9/30: Chapter 1 Free Response Question portion of exam in class (bring a pen)

Friday 10/1:Chapter 1 Exam: multiple choice questions (bring a pencil)

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Monday 9/20: Central America map, Types of Regions notes- p. 21
HW due Tuesday: read p. 25-27 "Cultural Ecology" take Cornell Notes
Tuesday 9/21:Case study- Netherlands Sensitive Environment Modification, video notes
Wednesday 9/22: Finished case study, word square for globalization
Thursday 9/23:Diffusion notes p. 37, Wal-mart example
HW due Fri: Read, highlight, annotate "Silly Bandz"

Friday 9/24: Central America Quiz,
hw review, reviewed diffusion with ppt slides (see attached)

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Monday 13th: Binder check, "Types of Maps" PPT with notes
Tuesday 14th: Map Analysis Model worksheet
HW DUE Wed: Map analysis essay
Wednesday 15th: shared homework discoveries, Map bias film clip, "How to read a thematic map- choropleth and dot distribution"
HW DUE THURS: Read in the textbook p. 14-20 define the following terms:  toponym, site, situation, meridian, parallel, longitude, prime meridian, latitude, international date line
Thursday 16th:opener, reviewed "thematic map" worksheet, notes- GIS & demo by Mrs. Janiak on computer
Friday 17th: North America Geography Quiz
GPS notes, Cultural Landscape notes PPT

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Bring to class Monday:
  1. AP textbook
  2. 2" 3 ring binder and 14 dividers
Please tell Mrs. Janiak if you will need a binder or dividers supplied.

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Due Friday 9/10: Read the handout "What are Geographic Questions?" Highlight, annotate and on a separate piece of binder paper define terms from the reading.

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classwork: notes on Geography themes, see PPT