AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

MR. ROBLES*2014-2015

AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY• 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 LEARN TO EMPLOY SPATIAL CONCEPTS AND LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS TO EXAMINE HUMAN SOCIOECONOMIC ORGANIZATIONS AND ITS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES. THEY ALSO LEARN ABOUT THE METHODS AND TOOLS GEOGRAPHERS USE IN THEIR RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS.

• TOPICS• GEOGRAPHY: ITS NATURE AND PERSPECTIVES (5-10%)• POPULATION AND MIGRATION (13-17%)• CULTURAL PATTERNS AND PROCESSES (13-17%)• POLITICAL ORGANIZATION OF SPACE (13-17%)• AGRICULTURE, FOOD PRODUCTION, AND RURAL LAND USE (13-17%)• INDUSTRIALIZATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (13-17%)• CITIES AND URBAN LAND USE (13-17%)

ABOUT THE AP PROGRAM• AP enables students to pursue college-level studies while still in

high school.

• Through more than 30 courses, each culminating in a rigorous exam, AP provides willing and academically prepared students the opportunity to earn college credit, advanced placement, or both.

• Taking AP courses also demonstrates to college admission officers that students sought out the most rigorous course work available to them.

• AP Exams are an essential part of the AP experience, enabling students to demonstrate their mastery of college-level course work.

• More than 90% of four year colleges and universities in the U.S. grants student credit, placement, or both on the basis of successful AP Exam scores.

• 60 countries recognize AP Exam scores

HOW AP EXAMS ARE SCORED• THE AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY EXAM IS APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS AND 15

MINUTES LONG AND HAS TWO PARTS — MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS AND FREE RESPONSE QUESTIONS. EACH SECTION IS WORTH 50% OF THE FINAL EXAM GRADE.

• THE MULTIPLE CHOICE SECTION CONTAINS 75 QUESTIONS AND LASTS 1 HOUR. THE FREE RESPONSE SECTION CONTAINS 3 QUESTIONS AND LASTS 1 HOUR AND 15 MINUTES.

• THESE COMPOSITE, WEIGHTED RAW SCORED ARE CONVERTED INTO THE REPORTED AP EXAM SCORES OF :• 5-EXTREMELTY WELL QUALIFIED• 4-WELL QUALIFIED• 3-QUALIFIED• 2-POSSIBLY QUALIFIED• 1-NO RECOMMENDATION• *A Fee of $90.00 must be paid in order to take the exam on its assigned date.

Student may receive a waiver from fee if student maintains a grade of a 90 or higher during the first semester of school. Fee will be reimbursed if student scores a 3, 4, 5.

CLASSROOM GRADING SCALE / GUIDELINES

• 30% - MAJOR TEST• 50% - DAILY ASSIGNMENTS• 20%- FINAL EXAM• LATE WORK: ONLY ONE CLASS PERIOD AFTER THE

ASSIGNMENT WAS DUE, FOR A 70%. AFTER THAT LATE WORK WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

• STUDENTS ARE ALLOWED TO REDO A MAJOR TEST AND IT WILL BE CREDIT AVERAGED WITH THE FIRST TEST.

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN THE CLASS SYLLABUS GIVEN ON FIRST DAY OF SHCOOL

SUMMER ASSIGNMENT

• ABC’S OF THE WORLD• DUE AUGUST 3rd , 2015• POSTED ON SCHOOL WEBSITE