Collierville Schools AP Human Geography Scope and Sequence 4th Quarter Pacing Standards Learning Targets (Students will know that…) Supporting Text(s) Assessment Description(s) Q4 Weeks 1 – 2 Cities and Urban Land Use A.1 Explain the factors that initiate and drive urbanization and suburbanization. Cities and Urban Land Use B.1 Apply models to explain the hierarchy and interaction patterns of urban settlements. Cities and Urban Land Use C.1 Explain the models of internal city structure and urban development. Cities and Urban Land Use D.1 Analyze residential land use in terms of low-, medium-, and high-density housing. Cities and Urban Land Use D.2 Evaluate the infrastructure of cities. Cities and Urban Land Use D.3 Explain the planning and design issues and political organization of urban areas. Cities and Urban Land Use D.4 Analyze the demographic composition and population characteristics of cities using quantitative and qualitative data. Cities and Urban Land Use E.1 Evaluate problems and solutions associated with growth and decline within urban areas. Site and situation influence the origin, function, and growth of cities. Transportation and communication have facilitated urbanization (e.g., Borchert’s epochs of urban growth) and suburbanization. Improvements in agriculture and transportation, population growth, migration, economic development, and government policies influence urbanization. World cities function at the top of the world’s urban hierarchy and drive globalization. Megacities are rapidly increasing in countries of the periphery and semiperiphery. Megacities and world cities experience economic, social, political, and environmental challenges. Models that are useful for explaining the distribution and size of cities include the rule, the law of the primate The Cultural Landscape, Rubenstein Chapter 13 Barron’s AP Human Geography Review Chapter 7 Human Geography in Action, Kuby 2013 FRQ #3 2001 FRQ #2 2009 FRQ #2 2003 FRQ #1 2011 FRQ #1 Section quizzes: 13-1, 13-2, 13-3, & 13-4 Urban models activity Chapter 13 Test
Define region as a concept, identify world regions, and understand regionalization processes. Geography: Its Nature and Perspectives C.8 Explain and evaluate the regionalization process. Geography: Its Nature and Perspectives C.9 Analyze changing interconnections among places. Geography: Its Nature and Perspectives D.1 Use and interpret geospatial data. Geography: Its Nature and Perspectives E.1 Use quantitative and qualitative geographic data. Q4 Week 4 Population and Migration A.1 Analyze the distribution of human populations at different scales. Population and Migration A.2 Use population density to explain the relationship between people and the environment. Population and Migration A.3 Explain the implications of population distributions and densities. Population and Migration A.4 Analyze population composition. Population and Migration B.1 Explain contemporary and historical trends in population growth and decline. Population and Migration B.2 Interpret and apply theories of population growth and decline. Population and Migration B.3 Evaluate various national and international population policies. Population and Migration B.4 Analyze reasons for Complete review of Q1 weeks 3-6 Learning Targets Barron’s AP Human Geography Review Chapter 2 Vocab quizzes, AP Exam practice questions
patterns of local and metropolitan governance. Political Organization of Space C.1 Explain how the political, economic, cultural, and technological elements of globalization challenge state sovereignty. Political Organization of Space C.2 Apply the concepts of centrifugal and centripetal forces at the national scale. Q4 Week 7 Industrialization and Economic Development A.1 Explain the role of the Industrial Revolution in the growth and diffusion of industrialization. Industrialization and Economic Development A.2 Identify the different economic sectors. Industrialization and Economic Development A.3 Use Weber’s model to explain industrial location. Industrialization and Economic Development B.1 Explain social and economic measures of development. Industrialization and Economic Development B.2 Analyze spatial patterns of economic and social development. Industrialization and Economic Development B.3 Evaluate the role of women in economic development and gender equity in the workforce. Industrialization and Economic Development C.1 Analyze the causes and consequences of international trade and growing interdependence in the world economy. Industrialization and Economic Development C.2 Explain how economic restructuring and Complete review of Q3 weeks 3-9 Learning Targets Barron’s AP Human Geography Review Chapter 5 Vocab quizzes, AP Exam practice questions