Advanced Placement Human Geography: Making Sense of Planet Earth

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Advanced Placement Human Geography: Making Sense of Planet Earth

AP Human Geography is an introductory college-level human geography course. Students cultivate their understanding of human geography through data and geographic analyses as they explore topics like patterns and spatial organization, human impacts and interactions with their environment, and spatial processes and societal changes.

Library bookshelves with many different books with different sizes, shapes, and colors. Text reads, “Portraying The Earth.”

Man crouches next to a child in a wooden chair and extends a hand to another child who sits in front of a woman and baby. They appear to be in a rural home or classroom setting without walls. Text reads, “The Tools of Human Geography.”

Geographical map of the United States and Central America at night. City lights glow all over the map, concentrated around major areas and cities like New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, etc. Text reads, “Population Distribution and Migration.”

Crowds of different people, ranging from adults to young children, stand outside as if waiting for something. Text reads, “Understanding Human Culture.”

Geographical map of the entire world with the country’s borders drawn in. Text reads, “Political boundaries.”

View of a field with brown and black cows scattered around as they eat grass. In the distance are large silos and barns. Text reads, "Agriculture and Rural Land Use."

The rooftops of different buildings. Behind all the buildings is a large river with boats and ships in it. Text reads, “Industrialization and Economic Development.”

The Trafalgar Square, Central London from above. A tall statue with a long Roman column that has a man standing at the top. On either side of the statue are two blue tiled water fountains. People are sitting on the steps. Text reads, “Cities and Urban Land Use.”

Field with gray, dry grass that is under construction. Two men with construction hats stand next to a big construction vehicle. Wide traffic cones and cement blocks and pipes litter the field. Text reads, “Confronting Future Challenges.”