
Human Geography for the AP® Course
by Barbara Hildebrant, Seth Dixon, Kenneth Keller, Max Lu, Roderick P. Neumann
2nd Edition
Publisher: W.H. Freeman & Company
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781319535810 |
| eText ISBN | 9781319535834 |
| Publisher | W.H. Freeman & Company |
| Publishing Year | 2025 |
| Edition | 2nd Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 944 |
Human Geography for the AP® Course, 2nd Edition, is a high school textbook designed for students and teachers navigating the Advanced Placement curriculum. Developed with 100% alignment to the official AP® Human Geography Course and Exam Description, this work builds understanding of foundational geographic concepts, types of diffusion, and human-environmental interaction.
The text presents its material across seven core units, beginning with spatial thinking and progressing into population dynamics, migration patterns, and the Demographic Transition Model. Further thematic coverage includes cultural patterns, political geography, rural land use, the global system of agriculture, cities, urban sustainability, and industrial economic development.
Interactive AP® Skills Workshops and exam preparation exercises are embedded throughout the reading to support targeted practice. This clear structure assists AP high school students and teachers in mastering course content across the academic year.
Table of Contents
Chapter Module 0: An Introduction to Human Geography
- • AP® Skills Workshop: Task Verbs
Chapter Unit 1: Thinking Geographically
- • Module 1: Introduction to Maps
- • Module 2: Geographic Data
- • Module 3: Spatial Concepts and Types of Diffusion
- • Module 4: Human-Environmental Interaction
- • Module 5: Scales of Analysis
- • Module 6: Regional Analysis
- • AP® Skills Workshop: Concepts and Processes
Chapter Unit 2: Population and Migration Patterns and Processes
- • Module 7: Population Distribution and Its Consequences
- • Module 8: Population Composition
- • Module 9: Population Dynamics
- • Module 10: The Demographic Transition Model
- • Module 11: Malthusian Theory
- • Module 12: Population Policies
- • Module 13: Women and Demographic Change
- • Module 14: Aging Populations
- • Module 15: Causes of Migration
- • Module 16: Forced and Voluntary Migration
- • Module 17: Effects of Migration
- • AP® Skills Workshop: Spatial Relationships
Chapter Unit 3: Cultural Patterns and Processes
- • Module 18: Introduction to Culture
- • Module 19: Cultural Landscapes
- • Module 20: Cultural Patterns
- • Module 21: Types of Diffusion and Their Historical Causes
- • Module 22: Contemporary Causes of Diffusion
- • Module 23: Diffusion of Language and Religion
- • Module 24: Effects of Diffusion
- • AP® Skills Workshops: Data Analysis
Chapter Unit 4: Political Patterns and Processes
- • Module 25: Introduction to Political Geography
- • Module 26: Political Geography
- • Module 27: Political Power and Territoriality
- • Module 28: Types and Functions of Political Boundaries
- • Module 29: Internal Political Boundaries
- • Module 30: Forms of Governance
- • Module 31: Challenges to State Sovereignty: Devolution and Supranationalism
- • Module 32: Consequences of Centrifugal and Centripetal Forces
- • AP® Skills Workshop: Source Analysis
Chapter Unit 5: Agriculture and Rural Land-Use Patterns and Processes
- • Module 33: Introduction to Agriculture
- • Module 34: Settlement Patterns and Survey Methods
- • Module 35: Agriculture Origins and Diffusions
- • Module 36: The Second Agricultural Revolution
- • Module 37: The Green Revolution
- • Module 38: Agricultural Practices and Economic Forces
- • Module 39: The Von Thunen Model
- • Module 40: The Global System of Agriculture
- • Module 41: Consequences of Agricultural Practices
- • Module 42: Challenges of Contemporary Agriculture
- • Module 43: Women in Agriculture
- • AP® Skills Workshop: Scale Analysis
Chapter Unit 6: Cities and Urban Land-Use Patterns and Processes
- • Module 44: The Origin and Influences of Urbanization
- • Module 45: Cities Across the World
- • Module 46: Cities and Globalization
- • Module 47: The Size and Distribution of Cities
- • Module 48: The Internal Structure of Cities
- • Module 49: Density, Land Use, and Infrastructure
- • Module 50: Urban Sustainability
- • Module 51: Challenges of Urban Changes
- • Module 52: Challenges of Urban Sustainability
Chapter Unit 7: Industrial and Economic Development Patterns and Processes
- • Module 53: The Industrial Revolution
- • Module 54: Economic Sectors and Patterns
- • Module 55: Theories and Measures of Development
- • Module 56: Women and Economic Development
- • Module 57: Trade and the World Economy
- • Module 58: Changes as a Result of the World Economy
- • Module 59: Sustainable Development
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