APHG mirrors a typical undergraduate level Introduction to Human Geography course and covers the following seven units:
- The geographic perspective
- Population
- Cultural patterns and processes
- Political organization of space
- Agricultural and rural land use
- Industrialization and economic development
- Cities and urban land use
This course should help students understand how cultural, economic and political systems relate to the distribution of human activities, the nature of places, and people’s interaction with their environment.
In addition to mastering the course content, each student should be prepared to pass the national college-level Advanced Placement Examination in May. Students may be eligible for college credit for successfully completing the exam. This course should prepare students to enroll in intermediate and advanced level human geography courses at the college level.
AP Human Geography Resources
NCGE Weekly Resources
A weekly email containing best practices and strategies for teaching AP Human Geography.
National Geography Standards
The National Geography Standards represent the consensus of the geography education community around what students should know and be able to do by the time they graduate from the 12th grade.
How to Teach APHG in One Semester
This resource includes a complete set of by-unit calendars showing how to condense the AP Human Geography course into one semester. Provided by Lisa Sanders, an APHG Reader and NCGE Member teacher from Minnesota, who has been teaching APHG for over a decade.
College Board AP Human Geography Subject Workshops
Led by experienced instructors, subject-specific AP workshops provide educators with the support and training needed to develop effective strategies for teaching an AP course.
