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AP Human Geography
8 sections available · 54 chapters available
Free AP Human Geography study notes for AP (Advanced Placement) students. Each chapter below covers a key topic with worked examples and practice prompts you can take into the thinka app.
Unit 1: Thinking Geographically
Maps and Map Projections
Geographic Data and Geospatial Technologies
Spatial Concepts
Human-Environmental Interaction
Scales of Analysis
Regional Analysis and Types of Regions
Unit 2: Population and Migration Patterns and Processes
Population Distribution, Density and Its Consequences
Population Composition and Dynamics
The Demographic Transition Model
Malthusian Theory and Its Critiques
Population Policies, Women and Aging Populations
Causes and Types of Migration
Effects of Migration
Unit 3: Cultural Patterns and Processes
Culture, Cultural Traits and Cultural Landscapes
Cultural Patterns: Indigenous, Folk and Popular Culture
Types of Diffusion
Historical and Contemporary Causes of Diffusion
Diffusion of Religion and Language
Effects of Diffusion
Unit 4: Political Patterns and Processes
States, Nations and Political Power
Political Processes: Colonialism, Independence and Self-Determination
Defining Political Boundaries
The Function of Boundaries and Maritime Zones
Internal Boundaries and Redistricting
Forms of Governance: Unitary and Federal States
Devolution, Sovereignty and Centrifugal/Centripetal Forces
Unit 5: Agriculture and Rural Land-Use Patterns and Processes
Introduction to Agriculture and Production Regions
Rural Settlement Patterns and Survey Methods
Agricultural Origins and Diffusions
Agricultural Revolutions and the Green Revolution
Spatial Organization of Agriculture and the Von Thunen Model
The Global System of Agriculture
Consequences and Challenges of Agricultural Practices
Women in Agriculture
Unit 6: Cities and Urban Land-Use Patterns and Processes
The Origin and Influences of Urbanization
Cities Across the World and Globalization
The Size and Distribution of Cities: Rank-Size, Primate City, Central Place
The Internal Structure of Cities: Urban Models
Density, Land Use and Infrastructure
Urban Sustainability and Its Challenges
Urban Data and Challenges of Urban Change
Unit 7: Industrial and Economic Development Patterns and Processes
The Industrial Revolution and Its Diffusion
Economic Sectors, Location Factors and Patterns
Measures of Development
Women and Economic Development
Theories of Development
Trade, the World Economy and Economic Restructuring
Sustainable Development
Exam Skills
Skill 1: Concepts and Processes
Skill 2: Spatial Relationships
Skill 3: Data Analysis
Skill 4: Source and Visual Analysis
Skill 5: Scale Analysis
Free-Response Task Verbs and Question Structure
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