AP Human Geography

Topics may include:

• Different types of maps and what they tell you
• How geographers collect and use data
• Spatial relationships and patterns
• Data analysis at different scales (for example, global, national, local)
• How geographers define regions

Topics may include:

• Population density and how it affects society and the environment
• Theories of population growth and decline
• Population and immigration policies and their effects
• The causes and effects of migration

Topics may include:

• The different ways that cultural practices spread
• Historical forces, such as colonialism and trade, that affect cultural patterns
• Modern forces, such as globalization, that affect cultural patterns
• Why different religions spread in different ways

Topics may include:

• Types of political entities such as nations and nation-states
• The ideas and forces that shaped the political boundaries of the modern world
• Forms of government such as unitary states and federal states
• The factors that lead to states breaking apart

Topics may include:

• How physical geography influences farming practices
• The origins and spread of agriculture
• The Green Revolution
• How farming practices affect the environment and society

Topics may include:

• The factors that drive the growth of cities and suburbs
• Globalization and cities
• City infrastructure
• Urban design initiatives and practices

Topics may include:

• The Industrial Revolution
• Economic sectors and patterns
• How economic development affects the roles of women
• Trade and the world economy