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 […]
Read MoreLESSON 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 […]
Read MoreGAME 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 […]
Read MoreVIDEO 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
Read MoreIllustrated 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 […]
Read MoreIllustrated 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!
Read MoreINTERACTIVE 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 […]
Read MoreINTERACTIVE 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 […]
Read MoreILLUSTRATED 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 […]
Read MorePROFESSIONAL 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 […]
Read MoreIllustrated 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 […]
Read MoreIllustrated 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 […]
Read MoreVR/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 […]
Read MoreINTERACTIVE 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 […]
Read MoreIllustrated 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 […]
Read MoreIllustrated 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 […]
Read MoreIllustrated 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 […]
Read MoreIllustrated 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!
Read MoreINTERACTIVE 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 […]
Read MoreINTERACTIVE 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 […]
Read MoreLESSONS & WORKSHEETS: Language Tree Kahoot
Here is a language Kahoot for the major families and branches. USE OR REFUSE! 21 questions, 20 seconds, all maps.
Read MoreIllustrated 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!
Read MoreLESSONS & 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 […]
Read MoreLESSONS 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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