AP Human Geography
2015-2016 Summer Assignment
This summer assignment is designed to be very practical, get you organized for the course, and to start you off on the
right foot in AP Human Geography. So here’s how you get started for the summer:
Part I: Vocab (25 points)
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Print the list of the first 10 words of Unit I vocabulary words and define them using the AP Quizlet website
www.quizlet.com (search for AP Human Geography) or the review material you purchase.
For the vocabulary, you will fill in the definition of the word and then provide an example. The example needs to
be a real world application of the definition or could be an explanation of an image/graph/visual. See the
example provided below.
The AP exam focuses on not only vocab and their definitions, but being able to identify or provide examples of
the vocab term.
Word
Language Family
Definition
A group or collection of languages with a shared but
distant origin.
Example
Indo-European is the largest
language family
Part II: Purchase Review Material – Pick ONE (25 points)
1. 5 Steps to a 5 AP Human Geography (Most Current Edition Preferred)
Either of these books is fine. It is a matter of
preference. The key to using the review
material is to read them along with what we
are learning in class.
OR
2. Barron’s AP Human Geography (Most Current Edition Preferred)
Part III: World Maps (25 points)
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Using an online atlas, you will create and label 2 world maps.
Map 1 – use the world map provided to label the following regions. Your map must include a title, a key, and
label each region with a different color. Neatness and organization count.
o Regions: East Asia, Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia & North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, North
America, Latin America, Europe, Russia & Eurasian Republics, and Australia & Oceania
Map 2 – label the following “Impact Countries” that we will study more in depth throughout the course.
o Asia: China, India, Japan, Indonesia, Taiwan, Russia, Vietnam, Iraq, Pakistan, Israel, Turkey, Saudi Arabia,
Bangladesh
o Europe: Italy, United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, France, Belgium
o Africa: Sudan, Nigeria, Egypt, South Africa, Gabon, Somalia, Rwanda
o North America: Canada, United States, Mexico
o Latin America: Brazil, Cuba, Colombia, Chile, Peru
Part IV: Notebook organization (25 points)
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Put together a 3 ring binder notebook (minimum 1 inch) for AP Human Geography. You will need an entire
notebook devoted to AP Human Geography.
10 divider tabs (optional but strongly encouraged)
In your notebook, you should have the following in order for Unit 1:
o Unit I Vocab
o World Map 1 with Regions
o World Map 2 with “Impact Countries”
*contact [email protected] or [email protected] with any questions.
2015-2016 AP Human Geography summer assignment is due on Monday August 10th. Bring
your completed notebook and review material to class.
Name: _____________________________________
Word
Cartography
Mercator Project
Peters Projection
Fuller Projection
Robinson Projection
Azimuthal Projection
Scale
Projection Distortion
Reference Maps
Thematic Maps
AP Human Geography Vocabulary
Unit I
Definition
Example