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Chapter 1

 

 

AP Human Geography

Theme

Date

Monday, September 8, 2008 –

Friday, September 19, 2008

 

Thinking Geographically

Chapter 1

Lesson Overview

  • How do geographers describe where things are?
  • Why is each point on Earth unique?
  • Why are different places similar?  

 

 

Lesson Duration

 

 10 class periods

 

Lesson

Schedule

Class

Letter

Day

Date

 

1

T

Mon

9-8

Map lecture & worksheets

2

O

Tues

9-9

Ch 1, Sec 1

3

N

Weds

9-10

Ch 1, Sec 2

4

B

Thurs

9-11

Ch 1, Sec 2

5

I

Fri

9-12

Ch 1, Sec 3

 

 

 

 

 

6

R

Mon

9-15

X Cycle Day X

7

E

Tues

9-16

Ch 1, Sec 3

8

T

Weds

9-17

Review

9

O

Thurs

9-18

Test

10

N

Fri

9-19

Return Test

            *Schedule subject to change

 

Homework Assignment:

  1.  Country project – summary & statistics due Mon, Sept 8th
  2. Current Events Journal – due on “B” day
  3. Chapter vocabulary is testable

 

PROPER HEADING IN TOP RIGHT CORNER

   First AND Last Name

   AP Human Geography

   Assignment / Chapter #

 

Lesson Type

Lecture, discussion, research, self study

 

 Learning Objectives

  • Use and understand maps and spatial data
  • Understand and interpret the implications of associations among phenomena in places
  • Recognized and interpret at different scales the relationships among patters and processes
  • Define regions and evaluate the regionalization process
  • Characterize and analyze changing interconnections among places
  • Discuss geographical technologies and ideas

Course Materials

  • Text, notebook, atlas
  • Research and lecture notes
  • Journal
  • Country project

 

 

Evaluation

Formative Evaluations

  1. Class lecture/discussion
  2. Country assignment (50 pts)
  3. Journal (10 pts)
  4. Geography worksheets (10 pts)

 

Summative Evaluation

  1. Test (100 pts)

 

 

Notes

 

  • Students are to read and research each section before the class lecture.
  • Students are to study their text and lecture notes for the test