Urban Geography (9th-12th)

Topic outline

• General
  

  General

  • This Advanced Placement Human Geography course will introduce students to the study of patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use and alteration of Earth's surface. In-depth concepts to be covered include population, political organization, agriculture and rural land use, industrialization and economic development, and cities and urban land use.
    
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  • Required Texts Page
  • Minnesota Geography Standards Allignment File
  • National Geography Standards Allignment File
  • National Technology Standards Allignment File
• Topic 1
  

  Topic 1

  • Urban Geography
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    DAY 1
  • Central Place Theory Prezi URL
  • Assignment 1: Central Place Theory Forum
  • Assignment 2: Central Place Theory Assignment File
  • Central Place Theory Spreadsheet URL
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    DAY 2
  • Assignment 3: Primate City/Rank Size Rule Activity File
  • Assignment 4: Primate City / Rank Size Rule Forum
  • Primate City / Rank Size Rule Reading #1 URL
  • Primate City / Rank Size Rule Reading #2 URL
  • DAY 3

  • Motion Chart Example Page
  • Assignment 5: Google Motion Chart
  • World Urbanization URL
  • Motion Chart Example URL
  • Motion Chart Instructions URL
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    DAY 4
  • Dense, Denser, Densest File
  • Assignment 7: Density Forum
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    DAY 5
  • Models of US Urban Settlements URL
  • Urban Models Forum
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    DAY 6
  • Why Squatter Cities are a Good Thing
    
    

    
    

  • Assignment 8: Why Squatter Cities are a Good Thing Forum
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    DAY 7
  • Shadow Cities
    
    
  • Assignment 9: Shadow Cities Forum
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    DAY 8
  • Assignment 10: Urban Expedition
  • Example of a Google Map URL
  • Instructions for Google Maps URL
  • Urban Geography Wiki