AP Human Geography Summer Assignment
All documents for the summer Assignment are located on my website:
http://westlakeaphug.weebly.com/
Part 1: Physical Geography (75 Points total)
Physical geography is the “skeleton” on which Human Geography hangs.
Use an atlas- book or online- examples:
http://worldatlas.com
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas
Identify the following locations and correctly outline, label, and color them on the maps provided. Your color
choices should reflect the colors of the natural landscape, for example, oceans should be blue.
A. CONTINENTS & OCEANS MAP (12 points)
a.
North America, South America, Australia, Africa, Europe, Asia, Antarctica, Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, Southern
B. LANDFORMS (25 points)
a.
Rocky Mts., Appalachian Mts., Great Plains, Canadian Shield, Andes Mts., Llanos, Pampas, Amazon Basin, Atacama
Desert, Patagonia, Atlas Mts., Sahara Desert, Sahel, Great Rift Valley, Kalahari Desert, Alps, Pyrenees Mts., North
European Plain, Caucasus Mts., Ural Mts., Siberia, Himalayas, Gobi Desert, Outback, Great Barrier Reef
C. RIVERS (20 points)
a.
St. Lawrence, Mississippi, Ohio, Missouri, Rio Grande, Colorado, Columbia, Mackenzie, Amazon, Parana, Nile,
Congo, Niger, Danube, Rhine, Volga, Yellow, Yangtze, Mekong, Ganges
D. OTHER BODIES OF WATER (18 points)
a.
Great Lakes, Hudson Bay, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Bering Sea, Panama Canal, Lake Victoria, Red Sea,
Mediterranean Sea, Suez Canal, North Sea, Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Aral Sea, Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea,
Bay of Bengal
Part 2: The World Beyond Ourselves (50 points- 10 points each)
Visit any of the following news sites approximately every two weeks. Find articles that you think may relate to
our course of study and that interest you. Key words/phrases that may be helpful to search with are: Population,
Population Growth, Aging Population, Demographics, Age, Migration, Immigration, Religion (Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism,
Animism, Shintoism), Language, Culture, Diversity, Ethnicity, Ethnic Conflict, Political Conflict, Borders, Sustainability, Commercial Farming, Organic
Farming, Indigenous culture, Industry, Factories, Economics, Transportation, Development, Standard of Living, Gender, Empowerment of women,
Urbanization, Sprawl, Suburbanization, Traffic, Central Business District, Pollution, Fossil Fuels, Environmental Degradation, Green Movement.
http://www.bbcnews.com
http://news.google.com/nwshp?hl=en&tab=wn
http://www.csmonitor.com
®Print the article and attach in a composition notebook
®In your own words, briefly summarize the article in your composition notebook (at least 7 sentences)
®Include your opinion on the article (at least 7 sentences)
®List any terms you do not understand
AP Human Geography Summer Assignment
®You must have one article published in June, 2 published in July, and 2 published in August, for a total of
5 articles.
Part 3: Writing (25 points)
Write an essay about ONE of the topics below. Use your best writing skills (i.e. correct spelling
and grammar). Please make sure to follow the guidelines listed below:
®Typed, Double-Spaced, 12 Point Arial font, 1 inch margins, 1 page minimum- 2 pages maximum.
TOPICS:
1. Compile a list of songs that would be on a play list that describes you. Describe each song and why you
chose it. You must choose at least 8 songs.
2. Is there true equality in America? Discuss
3. How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are? Explain.
4. Which is worse, failing or never trying? Why?
5. What is one thing you would most like to change in the world? Explain.
6. Have you been the kind of friend that you want as a friend? Explain thoroughly.
CAUTION!!! DO NOT wait until the last minute to complete these assignments! In order to gain the knowledge and
perspective intended you need to do this over the course of the summer. If you have any questions feel free to email at
[email protected]
We are looking forward to having you in AP Human Geography next year!
Have a great summer!