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2019 AP HuGe Exam Collaborative FRQ Rubric

Here it is! The 2019 collaborative rubric for the released questions. I love using this with my students the following day to see their thoughts and further brainstorm ideas. Sometimes […]

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2018 AP Human Geography Infographic

After tinkering for a week with the updated data, I was able to throw together the 2018 infographic. I kept the same format as 2016, as I realized that last […]

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LESSON PLAN: Mapping Hoteling and Lösch – A Competition

OBJECTIVE: Students will show competency of Losch and Hoteling’s agglomeration models using their respective local geographies. MATERIALS: Tablets or computers to access Google My Maps; or two paper maps of […]

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GAME via Google Earth: Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?

If you’re craving some nostalgia from the 80’s, or maybe want to introduce global sleuthing to a new generation of kids, then you will be pleased to find Carmen Sandiego […]

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VIDEO via BBC: The blueprint for world domination that spooked America

The following video clips below discuss the COLD WAR, the role of GEOPOLITICS, MACKINDER’s HEARTLAND THEORY, and SPYKMAN’s RIMLAND THEORY. The Heartland Theory, Part 2

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Illustrated Textbook: Our Environment, An Introduction

In this update, we remind ourselves why Earth is such a unique and magnificent place, marvel at my attempts of children’s book art, and ask yourself, “who really made Earth […]

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Illustrated Textbook: Ellen Churchill Semple; One Determined Determinist

In this edition, we learn about Anglocentrism, the role of Ellen Churchill Semple, and the counterargument to environmental determinism…possibilism. Click to Read!

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INTERACTIVE via ESRI Geoinquiry: What is a Gerrymander?

Note: The ESRI Geoinqueries that ESRI produce are amazing, the problem is that you can’t edit their PDFs to remove the pre-written answers for students. Here is a formatted version […]

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INTERACTIVE via ESRI Geoinquiry: Borders, Boundaries, and Barriers

Note: The ESRI Geoinqueries that ESRI produce are amazing, the problem is that you can’t edit their PDFs to remove the pre-written answers for students. Here is a formatted version […]

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ILLUSTRATED TEXTBOOK: Huntington’s Environmental Determinism

Environmental determinism is on display in this edition of the Human Imprint’s Illustrated Textbook. Find out what environmental determinism, the Panama Canal, and a couple of maps all of have […]

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Early Thoughts on Changes to APHuGe

At times, flipping the script on teachers is met with rolled eyes, sighs, and the feeling that someone keeps pushing our heads under water. But for the sake of my […]

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Illustrated Textbook: The Parents of Modern Geography

In this update, we learn about the parents of modern geography for the Western world; find out why you can’t use an equation to understand people; and are introduced to […]

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Illustrated Textbook: Geo Perspectives’ Eratosthenes, Ricci, & Blaeu

Discover that two of the most famous mapmakers were contemporaries, find out what a gnomon is, and learn how Eratosthenes calculated the circumference of the Earth (well, mostly). Read this […]

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VR/360 LESSON PLAN: Refugee Case Studies of Syria & the Rohingya; Graffiti Wall

AP HG Course Descriptors: Causes and consequences of migration are influenced by cultural, demographic, economic, environmental, and political factors. Apply the concepts of forced and voluntary migration to historical and […]

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INTERACTIVE via ESRI: Migration, On the Move

Note: The ESRI Geoinqueries that ESRI produce are amazing, the problem is that you can’t edit their PDFs to remove the pre-written answers for students. Here is a formatted version […]

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Illustrated Textbook: Human-Environment Interaction

Join us as we begin our final geographic theme, Human-Environment Interaction! Meet geography’s Claudius Ptolemy (he wears many hats) as we introduce the fundamental concept that the environment impacts humans, and […]

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Illustrated Textbook: Time-Distance Decay

Impervious to TIME-DISTANCE DECAY, join the Professor as she tele-transports to Earth. Join us as we continue with the geographic theme of movement and find out how FRICTION OF DISTANCE […]

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Illustrated Textbook: Cultural Diffusion-Slowing it Down

In this episode: Find out how time and space can slow CULTURAL DIFFUSION, how SOCIAL DISTANCE acts as a CULTURAL BARRIER, and what a giant meat wall has to do […]

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Illustrated Textbook: Time-Space Compression

In this edition, we speed up technology with TIME-SPACE COMPRESSION, see how fast humans are “improving,” and yet how far we’ve come in terms of smoke signals. Click to Read!

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INTERACTIVE via Social Progress Imperative: Social Progress Index

From the Social Progress Imperative, a global not-for-profit out of Washington D.C., comes a nice interactive that allows users to see their social progress index visually presented. The social progress […]

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INTERACTIVE via ESRI: Language & Religion Geoinquiry

Note: The ESRI Geoinqueries that ESRI produce are amazing, the problem is that you can’t edit their PDFs to remove the pre-written answers for students. Here is a formatted version […]

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Illustrated Textbook: Cultural Diffusion-Speeding It Up

In this episode: With his Snapchat in hand, Dex gets a lesson in the speed of transmission of expansion and relocation diffusion. Click to read!

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LESSONS & WORKSHEETS: Agricultural Land Use & Köppen using Quizlet Live

I first played Quizlet Live in a Spanish 4 class, last year. It takes your traditional Quizlet cards and creates a team-oriented, racing game. Depending on the amount of flashcards […]

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LESSONS and WORKSHEETS: Rural Landscape Patterns & Traditional Folk Housing

Last night students read about rural landscape patterns and traditional housing types. Today in class after reviewing the four types of traditional housing, we viewed Google Earth’s, “This is Home,” […]

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