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The Art of Making Globes

What I really like about this collection of short video clips is seeing how much art is incorporated in the creation of something that requires such precision. Art and science […]

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Resource: All Models are Wrong

Thanks to a Facebook poster, Betsy Smalley for posting the original article. This is very relevant to all of us who teach Human Geography and teach all of the geographic […]

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Illustrated Textbook: Types of Regions-The Perceptual Type

This edition wraps up the topic of perceptual regions and why the heck they matter. Where is the “South” anyway? Comments welcomed. We also get to practice our Arrernte while […]

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Course Articulation Crowdsourced Question Bank

I would like to revive the effort to create a crowdsourced question bank based off of the current AP Human course articulation (2015 edition). We started this two years ago […]

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Illustrated Textbook: Types of Regions-The Functional Type (2)

This page wraps up the topic of functional regions while discussing the terms connectivity and accessibility. The Prints use large port cities to help explain the concepts. The page also […]

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ILLUSTRATED TEXTBOOK: Types of Regions-the Functional Type

This page tackles the functional (nodal) region and the concept of spatial interaction. Chicago and Sydney are perfect examples that I use to illustrate my point. Speaking of point….Jean Baptist […]

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Illustrated Textbook: Formal Regions

This page covers the topic of formal regions and begins to tackle functional (nodal) ones. Other terms included are Node, Network, and Manuel Castells. Click to read.

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NEWS via Marketplace: Small-scale manufacturing is on the rise in American cities

Time: 3 min. 36 sec. Have students listen to a contemporary example of how one Rust-Belt city is making it’s comeback (Duluth, Minn.) This would be a great story to […]

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INTERACTIVE: Compare Map Projections via Map-projections.net

If you’re looking to show your students the quick difference between conic, cylindric, and planar-look no further. This great website by Tobias Jung compares 150+ different map projections. Remember that […]

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Illustrated Textbook: Types of Regions

Well, if any of you were at the recent AP grading in Cincinnati, you would understand the uproar over “regions”. Africa. Is it? Or isn’t it? Well, according to AP, it […]

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Professional Development Night at the 2017 AP Human Reading

If you haven’t had the chance to grade hundreds (for some of you thousands) of AP exams, I highly suggest that you do it at least once. While the reading […]

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Illustrated Textbook: Defining a Region-Continental Style

This next page begins breaking down the basic World regions for us. I used the AP Regions as my guide, which you can also find below. I also write about […]

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Zoo Regions

Illustrated Textbook: Defining a Region (2)

I was finally able to crank this one out during finals week. Here is the second page that goes with defining a region. Click to enjoy the next installment. 

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Defining A Region

Illustrated Textbook: Defining a Region

Holy busy month Batman… I have no idea how I am plowing through all of the end of the year ceremonies, retirement parties, and-oh yeah-teaching. I was finally able to […]

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Google Doc: 2017 Collaborative FRQ Rubric

If you would like to discuss the FRQs with your students today, here is a collaborative rubric to share/review ideas.  Try not to delete the questions themselves and just add […]

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INFOGRAPHIC: 2016 AP Human Geography Exam Breakdown

With our new school calendar shifted two weeks up, it seems like all of the end-of-the-year hoopla is compounded by two! Needless to say, time has NOT been on my […]

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Illustrated Textbook: Four Traditions Gives Way to the Five Themes

This page addresses the desire for academics to reign in the wild field of geography. Pattison’s Four Traditions of Geography are discussed as well as the transition to the American Five Themes of […]

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Illustrated Textbook: Fields of Geography (2) Shoe Designer Dex

In this episode, Dex tries to convince Professor Thumb that he doesn’t need geography classes to help him land his dream job. Professor Thumb shoes shows him otherwise. Click to […]

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Illustrated Textbook: The Fields of Geography (Page 1)

This illustrated page includes the different fields of geography and it’s various (and obscure) career opportunities. Geography careers were collected from the American Association of Geographers website. Click to enjoy […]

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NEWS via CNN Money: Venezuela brain drain: I miss mom, but don’t want to go back

Human Geography connection: This article hits on multiple topics including brain drain, migration, immigration visas, refugees, and political corruption within Venezuela. Alejandro Nava is leaving his home in Venezuela, and […]

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WEBCOMIC: Themes and Traditions of Geography

This page is the first of many within this section of the chapter. On this page, we learn the difference between cultural geography and physical geography, why math is still important, and […]

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WEBCOMIC: Human Geography in Practice-Collecting the Data

These pages address the marriage of the humanities and the sciences, and how we get and use data. Vocab includes: Data aggregation, primary data, secondary data, satellite imagery, remote sensing, […]

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WEBCOMIC: What is Human Geography?

The first page addressing “What is Human Geography” is now up. Vocabulary terms include: Human Geography, Why of Where, and Geographic Models. Click to enjoy!  

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