SYLLABUS Advanced Placement Human Geography 2013-2014 Teacher: Mrs. Watkins Email: KellyL@fultonschools.org Website: www.MrsWatkinsClass.

com Tutorial Days: *M-F 7:45am-8:25 *Tuesday 4pm till 5 pm Room # 476 Phone: 404-346-6400

Course Overview AP Human Geography is a yearlong course designed to fulfill the curriculum expectations of a one-semester university human geography course. The course focuses on the processes and cause and effect relationships of human populations. Emphasis throughout the course is on the spatial distribution, differences in scale and cultural determinants influenced by global interaction and integration. Major themes that transcend the course of study at multiple levels of scale include globalization, diffusion, assimilation, acculturation, integration, and interaction. The course provides a systematic study of human geography in a prescribed set of topics: Nature and perspectives of Geography Population Cultural Patterns and Processes Political Organization of Space Agricultural and Rural Land Use Industrialization and Economic Development Cities and Urban Land Use Course Objectives The student will develop a geographic perspective to better understand the intricate relationship between peoples and events at varying degrees of scale. The student will use interpretive abilities to develop spatial concepts at different scales. The student will use spatial concepts, geographic terminology and landscape analysis to examine human organization of space at multiple levels of scale. The student will use and interpret maps, data sets, and geographic models from different sources to evaluate the human landscape. This includes sources from GIS, aerial photographs, and satellite images and data sets from NGOs and Government agencies. Course Procedures As with each of my classes, I ask that students observe the following procedures at all times, whether in my classroom, on WHS school premises or as a representative of this school while off campus. This course will have an intellectually demanding curriculum and as such, I ask that each student display the maturity and common courtesies listed here: 1. Be respectful to yourselves and others. Value everyones opinions. Listen when the instructor is speaking and follow all instructions. Be courteous at all times. 2. Be responsible. Complete all course requirements on time. If you are absent, it is your responsibility to make up for any assignments that you may have missed. 3. Be prepared to learn. Come to class on time with all required materials. Maintain a positive attitude and be prepared to work. Maximize time and effort. Stay focused and on task. Textbook

Rubenstein, James M. The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography. 10th Edition. Required Materials: 3 Ring Binder (1 inch or larger) Pencils Pens Colored pencils Notecards Suggested Materials: Barrons AP TEST PREP book- Available at your local book store AP Test Information The AP Human Geography Exam will be given on Tuesday, May 13, 2014. All students are expected to take the AP test as this course will prepare you. Students who pass the AP exam have the potential to earn college credit. Assignments Enrolling in an AP course means you are willing to make a commitment to do whatever it takes to be prepared for the AP exam in May. You will be given homework and reading assignments regularly. Projects: There will be one major yearlong independent project. You will be expected to complete this project outside of class. There will be several smaller in class projects that will be due throughout the year. Free Response Question Preparation: During the year, either in class, on a unit test or as a homework assignment, free-response questions from the past AP Human Geography Exams will be given and graded. Free response questions will require analytical skills and map interpretation. Quizzes: You will be periodically assessed in my classroom on your understanding of the material discussed in class. These assessments can be unannounced and are used as a tool for the teacher to check for understanding. You will also have vocabulary quizzes each unit. Major Tests: There will be one major test for each of the 7 units. There will be 3 Unit Exams in the Fall Semester and 4 Unit Exams in the Spring Semester as well as a fall and a spring final exam. Grading Components Class and Homework Assignments: Quizzes: Tests: Final Exam TOTAL: 15% 15% 50% 20% 100%

LATE ASSIGNMENTS POLICY Any assignment not submitted on the due date is late. It is the responsibility of the student to check with me to find out what was missed during their absence.
If you are present when an assignment is given, then you are expected to submit the assignment on the day that it is due.

If you have an excused absence on the day an assignment is assigned, then you will have one additional day to submit it without penalty. If you have an unexcused absence on the day an assignment is due you are not entitled to make up that assignment and will receive a grade of zero. If you miss a test, you must make up the test after school within 5 days of your return to school. (Late policy subject to change for Performance Assessments). MAKE-UP POLICY: ***Student must contact the classroom instructor upon returning to school for the missed assignments. Students have five school days to complete and return in all assignments. All work not made up within five school days will be given a zero for each assignment, including tests and quizzes. ****Lecture Notes: Students are to retrieve the class lecture notes and the homework assignments from other class members or the assignment calendar. Instructors will be available to discuss or explain class lecture notes and/or homework assignments. Please make arrangements with the instructor for an appointment. RECOVERY: Provision for Improving Grades 1. Opportunities designed to allow students to recover from a low or failing cumulative grade based on the student printout given by the teacher every three weeks will be allowed when: all work required to date has been completed (NO NHI) the student has demonstrated a legitimate effort to meet all course requirements the student has five or less absences unexcused absences. Note: three unexcused tardies equals one absence

2. Students should contact the teacher within three days after receiving a printout concerning recovery opportunities. Teachers are expected to establish a reasonable time period for recovery work to be completed during the semester. TARDINESS: TARDY CONSEQUENCES Students who arrive late to class and school may be subject to the following consequences: Cumulative Tardies (Per Semester) Consequence 1-3 Tardies 4-6 Tardies 7-9 Tardies 10+ Tardies Warning After-school detention Saturday school/ISS Report to ISS for remainder of period; ISS/OSS

WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL HONOR CODE: The Westlake High School Honor is in effect at all times . Cheating will not be tolerated! Cheating is defined as giving or receiving information in any form that is related to a gradable experience including the use of sources of information other than those specifically approved by the teacher either during or outside of class. Students are required to sign honor pledges as applicable for major tests, projects, and/or papers.

Examples of Cheating include, but are not limited to: Plagiarism using words or ideas from a published source without proper documentation: using the work of another student (e.g. copying another students homework, composition, or project); using excessive editing suggestions of another student, teacher, parent or paid editor. Looking on someone elses paper during a test or quiz. Cheats sheets of any kind. Knowingly accepting or giving information concerning the contents of a test or quiz. Changing the appearance of computer printouts. Allowing another student to complete Web Assign or other web-based activities using your name and login information.

Any student found to be in violation of the Honor Code on any assignments will receive a grade of zero on the assignment in question. The assignment may not be made up (students having zeros are not eligible for recovery). Violations may be considered by faculty in making future recommendations. Memberships in honor clubs will be jeopardized.

AP Human Geography Course Description: I. Geography Its Nature and Perspectives (August12 - September 13) a. Historical development of the discipline b. Defining human geography c. Basic concepts of geography: Space, Place, Region, Scale, Connectivity, Accessibility, Assimilation d. Methods and skills of geography including map reading, usage, and construction II. Population (September 16- October 18) a. Population patterns 1. Factors of population growth: statistics and influences 2. Identify concepts and terminology associated with demographic analysis, i.e. ZPG, BR, DR, TFR, IMR, HDI, GDP, PPP etc. 3. Historical patterns of growth 4. Contemporary patterns and regional variations of demographic data i.e. fertility, mortality, and health 5. Demographic transition model: factors related to development and population shifts 6. Population policies role of women, children 7. Evaluation of population patterns in population pyramids and graphical trends b. Population distribution 1. Spatial patterns of distribution: global, regional, local 2. Demographic trends in developing and developed countries 3. Spatial variations in factors of growth c. Population movement

1. Push and pull factors of migration classify among political, economic, environmental, social, cultural 2. Periods of voluntary and involuntary migrations: reasons, routes, and impacts, streams, channels 3. Contemporary migrations 4. Local migrations and activity space 5. Migration to and within the U.S. 6. Models, Theories, and Policies a. immigration policies b. distance decay, intervening opportunities c. gravity model, circulation patterns III. Cultural Patterns and Processes (October 21-December 17) a. Culture and Culture Traits 1. Defining culture: material, nonmaterial, traits, complexes, acculturation, assimilation 2. Cultural diffusion and change 3. Major culture hearths, regions, and realms 4. Cultural Diversity: ethnicity, race, color b. Languages 1. Distribution and origin of language families 2. Preservation of languages 3. Dialects and vernacular influences on regional cultural patterns c. Religions 1. Religion and Philosophy 2. Purpose of Religion 3. Universalizing and Ethnic Religions: philosophic differences 4. Spatial diffusion of religion d. Folk and Pop Cultures 1. Differentiation and diffusion 2. Influential changes altering folk and pop cultures 3. Globalization and assimilation of pop culture: cultural icons 4. Survival of folk culture: Amish & Old Order Religions e. Cultural Landscapes 1. Culture on the landscape: toponyms and land use 2. Perceptions of natural hazards 3. Culture and group identity values and preferences 4. Cultural conflict IV. Political Organization of Space (January 7 - January 14) a. Territorial dimensions of politics 1. The concept of territoriality 2. The nature and meaning of boundaries 3. Influences of boundaries on identity, interaction, and exchange b. Evolution of the contemporary political pattern 1. The nation-state concept 2. Colonialism and imperialism 3. Federal and unitary states c. Challenges to inherited political-territorial arrangements 1. Changing nature of sovereignty 2. Fragmentation, unification, alliance

3. Spatial relationships between political patterns and patterns of ethnicity, economy, and environment 4. electoral geography, including gerrymandering V. Agricultural and Rural Land Use (January 20 - February 7) a. Origins and spread of agriculture 1. major agricultural production regions, domestic and international 2. linkages and flows of products, regionally and globally 3. commercial agriculture; aquaculture 4. changes in agriculture practices over time 5. Green revolution and Biotechnology b. Rural land use/settlement patterns 1. Land use models; von Thumen and shifts in market distances 2. Energy and changing land use 3. Rural activity and environmental issues 4. Rural settlement patterns VI. Industrialization and Economic Development (February 10 - March 21) a. Key concepts in industrialization and development b. Growth and diffusion of industrialization 1. The changing roles of energy and technology 2. Industrial Revolution 3. Evolution of economic cores and peripheries 4. Geographic critiques of models of economic localization (i.e., land rent, comparative costs of transportation), industrial location, economic development, and world systems c. Contemporary patterns and impacts of industrialization and development 1. Spatial organization of the world economy 2. Variations in levels of development 3. Deindustrialization and economic restructuring 4. Pollution, health, and quality of life 5. Industrialization, environmental change, and sustainability 6. Local development initiatives: government policies VII. Cities and Urban Land Use (March 24 - April 29) a. Definitions of urbanism b. Origin and evolution of cities 1. historical patterns of urbanization 2. rural-urban migration and urban growth 3. global cities and megacities 4. models of urban systems c. Functional character of contemporary cities 1. changing employment mix 2. changing demographic and social structures d. Built environment and social space 1. comparative models of internal city structure 2. transportation and infrastructure 3. political organization of urban areas 4. urban planning and design 5. patterns of race, ethnicity, gender, and class

6. uneven development, ghettoization, and gentrification 7. impacts of suburbanization and edge cities * (May 2-13: 2 weeks will be allotted in class to review for the AP Exam)

NOTE TO PARENTS: Dear Parent or Guardian, I look forward to working with your student this year in AP Human Geography and hope that this will be a productive time for him or her. AP Human Geography is an exciting course and I am sure that your student will get as much out of the class as he or she puts into it. Required Materials for this class are outlined in the syllabus. Please let me know if there is an issue with obtaining any of the materials and I will do my best to work with the students to make sure that he/she has what they need. Please read the Class Syllabus and be sure that you are familiar with the policies and procedures of Westlake High School as outlined in the Westlake High School Student and Parent Handbook. My website will also have useful information and is updated frequently if you want to keep up with what we are doing in class. www.MrsWatkinsClass.com

Once you have read over the syllabus, please fill out the information below and have your student return it to me by Friday, August 16th 2013. Should you have any questions throughout the semester, please feel free to contact me either by phone or by email. Please note that it is easier to contact me via email rather than by phone, as I check my email much more frequently. KellyL@fultonschools.org (first please) or WHS phone (404) 3466400 Sincerely, Mrs. Watkins

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