AP Human Geography Course Articulation 2015 I. Unit A. Enduring Understanding (Students will understand that…) Essential Knowledge Chapter-Key Issue  Learning  (Students will know that…) (Page) Objective (Students Essential Knowledge Chapter-Key Issue  will be able to…) (Students will know that…) (Page) I. Geography: Its Nature and Perspectives A. Geography, as a field of inquiry, looks at the world from a spatial perspective.  Explain the Geographic information provides context for  importance of understanding spatial relationships and human– geography as a environment interaction. field of study B. Geography offers a set of concepts, skills, and tools that facilitate critical thinking and problem solving. Explain major  geographical Geographical concepts include location, place,  concepts scale, space, pattern, nature and society, networks, underlying the flows, regionalization, and globalization. geographic perspective. Landscape analysis (e.g., field observations,  Use landscape  photographic interpretations) provides a context for analysis to understanding the location of people, places, examine the human regions, and events; human–environment organization of relationships; and interconnections between and space. among places and regions. C. Geographical skills provide a foundation for analyzing patterns and processes. People apply spatial concepts to interpret and Use spatial   understand population and migration; cultural thinking to analyze
AP Human Geography Course Articulation 2015 I. Unit A. Enduring Understanding (Students will understand that…)  Learning Objective (Students will be able to…)  Essential Knowledge (Students will know that…) Chapter-Key Issue (Page)  Essential Knowledge (Students will know that…) Chapter-Key Issue (Page) I. Geography: Its Nature and Perspectives A. Geography, as a field of inquiry, looks at the world from a spatial perspective.  Explain the importance of geography as a field of study  Geographic information provides context for understanding spatial relationships and human– environment interaction. B. Geography offers a set of concepts, skills, and tools that facilitate critical thinking and problem solving.  Explain major geographical concepts underlying the geographic perspective.  Geographical concepts include location, place, scale, space, pattern, nature and society, networks, flows, regionalization, and globalization.  Use landscape analysis to examine the human organization of space.  Landscape analysis (e.g., field observations, photographic interpretations) provides a context for understanding the location of people, places, regions, and events; human–environment relationships; and interconnections between and among places and regions. C. Geographical skills provide a foundation for analyzing patterns and processes.  Use spatial thinking to analyze  People apply spatial concepts to interpret and understand population and migration; cultural
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