AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY (Grade 10) 2 Credits/Full Year course in place of H GLOBAL STUDIES

ADVANCED PLACEMENT HUMAN GEOGRAPHY (Grade 10)
(2 credits – Full year course in place of H GLOBAL STUDIES)
(SOC4017, SOC4018)

The Advanced Placement Human Geography course is a full year, college level course in which students will explore and analyze a variety of cultural topics in a thematic format. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:  impact of geography, population characteristics, health and disease, migration, development and impact of language and religion, race, ethnicity, gender, impacts of political systems, urbanization, and economic activities.  In this course, students will strengthen their existing skills by independently analyzing complex and detailed texts, creating solutions to difficult problems, developing and supporting opinions using evidence, conducting extensive research, writing clearly and accurately, and effectively utilizing technological tools.  This course is reading and writing intensive, including essays and document-based questions at the core of study. Please review the AP Section in the tab above entitled "Course Levels and Prerequisites" before selecting this course. Summer assignments may be required.