Everything Everywhere AP Human Geography Curriculum

Unit 1: Thinking Geographically

Foundations of Human Geography

  1. Introduction to Maps
  2. Geographic Data
  3. The Power of Geographic Data
  4. Spatial Concepts

Unit 2: Population and Migration Patterns and Processes

  1. Population Distribution
  2. Population Composition
  3. Population Dynamics
  4. Population Policies
  5. The Demographic Transition Model
  6. Malthusian Theory
  7. Migration
  8. Consequences of Migration

Unit 3: Cultural Patterns and Processes

  1. Introduction to Culture
  2. Cultural Landscapes
  3. Cultural Diffusion
  4. Types of Cultural Diffusion
  5. Historical Causes of Diffusion
  6. Contemporary Causes of Diffusion
  7. Religion
  8. Language
  9. Ethnicity
  10. Cultural Convergence and Divergence

Unit 4: Political Patterns and Processes

  1. Introduction to Political Geography
  2. Political Processes
  3. Political Power and Territoriality
  4. Defining Political Boundaries
  5. The Function of Political Boundaries
  6. Internal Boundaries
  7. Forms of Governance
  8. Defining Devolutionary Factors
  9. Challenges to Sovereignty

Unit 5: Agriculture and Rural Land-Use Patterns and Processes

  1. Introduction to Agriculture
  2. Settlement Patterns
  3. Agricultural Origins and Diffusion
  4. The Second Agricultural Revolution
  5. The Green Revolution
  6. Agricultural Production Regions
  7. Spatial Organization of Agriculture
  8. Von Thunen Model
  9. The Global System of Agriculture

Unit 6: Cities and Urban Land-Use Patterns and Processes

  1. The Origin and Influences of Urbanization
  2. Cities Across the World
  3. Urbanization
  4. The Size and Distribution of Cities
  5. The Internal Structure of Cities
  6. Density and Land Use
  7. Infrastructure
  8. Urban Sustainability
  9. Urban Data

Unit 7: Industrial and Economic Development Patterns and Processes

  1. Introduction to Industry
  2. Economic Sectors
  3. Measures of Development
  4. Women and Economic Development
  5. Theories of Development
  6. Trade and the World Economy
  7. Changes as a Result of the Industrial Revolution
  8. Sustainable Development