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AP® Human Geography Learning Coach Guide Contents Foundations of Geography Unit12 Population and Migration Unit13 Culture and Diffusion Unit14 Political Geography Unit15 Agriculture and Rural Areas Unit16 Cities and Urban Areas Unit17 Industrialization and Economic Development Unit18 Part AWelcome to AP® Human Geography Welcome Letter Dear Learning Coach, Thank you for partnering with CCA and investing in your learner’s education. This Learning Coach Guide is intended to help you support your learner in their AP® Human Geography course. Within this guide, you will find the goals, components, and features of the online course. Please take time to read and review this information so you understand how to help your learner interact with all the course’s elements. The Learning Coach Guide also includes information about each of the units in this course. On each page of unit information, you will discover the following. The Unit Overview will tell you what the focus, content, and skills of the unit will be. The Unit Assessment section is a place for you and your learner to preview the graded work in the course. At the start of each unit, work with your learner to look at the unit in edio and find out which types of graded work are in this unit. Write them in the box and use it as a checklist. You can check off each one as your learner completes it. The Unit Materials section tells you the materials your learner will need to complete the activities in this unit. You will also find the materials list repeated within each lesson so that your learner has exactly what they need at the right time. The Unit Discussion Questions are optional questions that you may want to ask your learner during the unit to increase home and school connections about what your learner is studying. In the Unit Notables section, you may find optional activities, career connections, technology tips, or ideas to help your learner if they get stuck. CCA wishes you and your learner a terrific school year! Supporting Your Learner Your role as a Learning Coach is very important. Here are a few ways you can help your learner do their very best in the course. Help your learner know what time guided or live class instruction is scheduled for, and prompt them to attend sessions or watch recordings. Remember, it is okay for your learner to get stuck. Learning new material takes time. Encourage them to take breaks, keep trying, and even ask the teacher for help. Help your learner navigate technology. That may mean helping them type information or upload work into edio. Always encourage your learner to do their very best. Review the course syllabus for your learner’s course. Advanced Placement® (AP) courses require more from the learners than other courses. You may find that your learner needs more practice, more review, and more support to be successful when compared to non-AP® courses. Excellent AP® learners should strive for mastery. Think of athletes and musicians. They practice until they are excellent. AP® learners should follow that kind of work ethic. Maintain communication with your learner’s teacher. Part BCourse Information Course Goals In AP® Human Geography, your learner will develop an advanced understanding of current issues, concepts, and processes in geography. By the end of the year, your learner will be able to: explain how people impact the Earth, and how the Earth’s features impact how people live; analyze geographic ideas relating to population, migration, culture, political systems, agriculture, and urbanization; use data to explain patterns and changes in geography; and describe the tools and techniques geographers use to discover and communicate information. Course Format Lesson Components: Each day, your learner will spend approximately 50–60 minutes completing an AP® Human Geography lesson. Some days may take less time, while other days may take a little more time. It is common for learners taking AP® courses to spend time outside of the scheduled class time completing course reading or studying. This section will help you to understand how your learner’s course is structured in edio. Lesson Bundling: Within the lesson bundles, there are different components your learner will interact with. These components will not be used every day. 1. Getting Started Lesson: There is one Getting Started lesson in this course. It can be found on Day 1 of Unit 1. This lesson includes important information about the course and contact information for your teacher. 2. Unit Overview: Each unit will include a unit overview. This describes what your learner will learn in the unit and how many assessments the unit will have. 3. Prep for Success: At the beginning of each unit, your learner will find a Prep for Success. This component offers learners tips to be successful in the course, such as study tips, important software information, safety reminders, and more. 4. Knowledge Check: There will be one Knowledge Check in each unit. The Knowledge Check is designed to check prior learning and understanding about key skills and concepts that will be taught in the unit. The Knowledge Check is not a graded assessment. Each lesson has its own components to help guide your learner through the lesson. 1. Lesson Overview: At the beginning of every lesson, your learner will see the lesson overview. This section contains lesson objectives, lesson vocabulary, materials your learner will need for the lesson, and the suggested lesson length. 2. Engage: The first section of the lesson is Engage. In this section, learners will be introduced to the lesson by making a connection to past and present knowledge and will get ready for the lesson’s instruction. 3. Discover: New content and instruction is presented in the Discover section. Your learner will interact with the lesson content through defined vocabulary terms, videos, audio, and Pause and Think activities. Your learner will be able to practice and answer questions as they work through the lesson. 4. Show: Learners will demonstrate what they have learned in the lesson through a series of practice questions. 5. Summary: This section recaps the day’s objectives and prepares learners for a future lesson or assessment. The course includes assignments and projects. These graded assignments allow your learner to show what they have learned and apply their new skills. All CCA assignments and projects include these components. 1. Assessment Overview: At the beginning of each assessment, your learner will see the assessment overview. This section contains the goals of the assessment, materials your learner will need, the length of the assessment, and directions for completion. 2. Plan: In the Plan section, learners will be introduced to the assignment or project. Learners may be provided with a review of content from the previous lessons, strategies for completing the activity, graphic organizers, and grading rubrics. 3. Do: Learners put their plan into action and work to complete the assignment or project successfully. This section also provides the grading expectations and/or rubric the teacher will use to grade the work. 4. Reflect: In Reflect, learners will think about the work they completed. They will reflect upon the experience and analyze how well they completed the task. These moments of reflection are important and allow learners to think about their learning and their work habits. In addition to assignments and projects, this course also includes quizzes, tests, and exams. Quiz: A quiz may be given at the end of a topic. Test Review: Before a test, learners will have the opportunity to review the content they will be assessed on in the test. Test: A test will assess learning across topics or at the end of a unit. Exam Review: Before an exam, learners will have the opportunity to review the content they will be assessed on in the exam. Exam: An exam assesses learning over multiple units. Exams are usually seen as midterm and final exams in Advanced Placement courses. Course Features This course includes and uses unique features such as: Free-Response Questions: Free-response questions, which mirror the types of assessment questions your learner will see on the AP® exam. Free-response questions are open-ended questions where students will type their answers into a text box. Students may be asked to explain a geographical process, analyze a map or image, or compare two case studies. On the AP® exam, free-response questions make up half of your learner’s score. In this course, students will respond to free-response questions in lessons, assessments, and assignments. Stimulus Practice: Stimulus practice, which asks students to gather and evaluate information from a visual source. Stimuli include photographs, maps, charts, and graphs. Stimulus practice prepares students for the AP® exam, because between one-third and one-half of the questions on the AP® exam feature stimuli. Case Studies: Case studies, which apply the concepts to specific geographical situations. Case studies help students see the real-world applications of the topics they study. Some case studies are text and some are video. Part CUnit Information Foundations of Geography Unit Unit Overview In this unit, your learner will explore the tools and data geographers use to make sense of the world. They will evaluate the relationship between humans and the environment, analyze maps and explore how regions are designed based on common characteristics. Your learner will also explore topics of economic development. Unit Assessments Quiz ___________________________ Test ___________________________ Assignment ___________________ Project _______________________ Exam _________________________ Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply. Unit Discussion Questions What tools do geographers use to make sense of the world? What does it mean if a country is more developed or less developed? What was the most interesting concept you learned? Unit Notables Your learner will slow down and interpret charts, maps, and images. Visually analyzing these elements of geography is a very important skill. This unit will showcase many different types of maps and how they are used. It will also highlight tools that are used to collect geographical data such as global positioning systems (GPS) and online mapping. Kit Materials highlighters Household Materials notebook, school supplies such as erasers, pencils, and pens Population and Migration Unit Unit Overview In this unit, your learner will study changing populations. They will look at how and why birth and death rates change, and the impacts of these changes. They will also explore migration patterns, evaluating why people may relocate to different places around the world. Unit Discussion Questions What happens in one stage of the Demographic Transition Model? What challenges or opportunities did this stage present? What personal connections can you make about what you have learned about migration? Unit Notables The Demographic Transition Model is one of the most important concepts in this course. Many other topics can be tied back to a country’s level of development according to the Demographic Transition Model. Provide support by asking your learner to explain the details of the Demographic Transition Model to you. Kit Materials highlighters Household Materials notebook, school supplies such as erasers, pencils, and pens Unit Assessments Quiz ___________________________ Test __________________________ Assignment __________________ Project _______________________ Exam _________________________ Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply. Culture and Diffusion Unit Unit Overview In this unit, your learner will explore different cultural characteristics, including how culture can be seen through buildings, how culture spreads, and the benefits and challenges of cultural diversity in a place. Your learner will explore language and religion as key components of culture. Unit Assessments Quiz ___________________________ Test ___________________________ Assignment __________________ Project _______________________ Exam _________________________ Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply. Unit Discussion Questions Why is it important to study culture? What did you find most interesting about this unit? What did you learn about language and religion in this unit? Unit Notables You can provide support and real-life connections for your learner by exploring your community to see examples of language and religion in the cultural landscape around where you live to see examples of some of the topics from this unit! Kit Materials highlighters Household Materials notebook, school supplies such as erasers, pencils, and pens Political Geography Unit Unit Overview In this unit, your learner will explore the impact of creating countries with political borders and how countries use power to unify people. Your learner will also explore the challenges countries face in an increasingly globalized, interconnected world. Unit Assessments Quiz ____________________________ Test ____________________________ Assignment ____________________ Project _________________________ Exam ___________________________ Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply. Unit Discussion Questions Which case study in political geography was most interesting to you? What did you find surprising about this unit? What do you need to do in order to prepare for the midterm exam? Unit Notables Geographers use the term state to mean an independent country. This can be confusing for learners. If your learner struggles with this distinction, you can provide support by reinforcing this difference or encouraging them to create visuals that will help them remember the difference. Your learner will take a midterm exam at the end of this unit. Kit Materials highlighters Household Materials notebook, school supplies such as erasers, pencils, and pens Agriculture and Rural Areas Unit Unit Overview In this unit, your learner will study land use patterns in rural areas. Your learner will explore how innovations in agriculture boosted agricultural efficiency, and how different types of agriculture thrive in different world regions. Finally, your learner will explore challenges, opportunities, and effects of modern agriculture. Unit Discussion Questions How has agriculture changed over time? What did you find the most surprising or interesting about this unit? Unit Notables The impact of climate and physical geography is uniquely important in this unit, because agricultural practices depend on both for production. Climate change will impact growing regions and agricultural productivity in the future. You can provide support for your learner by asking them to explain the connection between physical geography and the topics they have learned in this unit. Kit Materials highlighters Household Materials notebook, school supplies such as erasers, pencils, and pens Unit Assessments Quiz ____________________________ Test ____________________________ Assignment ___________________ Project _______________________ Exam _________________________ Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply. Cities and Urban Areas Unit Unit Overview In this unit, your learner will study land use patterns in urban areas. Your learner will reflect on the power of cities in the globalized world. Your learner will also explore how cities are organized, and the challenges cities and their populations face. Unit Assessments Quiz ___________________________ Test ___________________________ Assignment __________________ Project _______________________ Exam _________________________ Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply. Unit Discussion Questions How are urban land use patterns different from rural land use patterns? What did you find surprising about the layout of urban city models? Unit Notables Urban city structures can be a point of confusion for learners. Encourage your learner to think about what is prioritized in each city model, and how each model shows the impact of transportation and globalization. You can provide support in understanding these concepts by asking your learner to explain the layout of each urban city model to help them visualize the structure of each city. Kit Materials highlighters Household Materials notebook, school supplies such as erasers, pencils, and pens Industrialization and Economic Development Unit Unit Overview In this unit, your learner will explore how industrial production has become more efficient and globalized over time. Your learner will explore how economic development can be done in ways that prioritize sustainability. Unit Assessments Quiz ___________________________ Test ___________________________ Assignment __________________ Project _______________________ Exam _________________________ Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply. Unit Discussion Questions What did you find most interesting or surprising about this unit? What questions do you still have about economic development? What do you need to work on in order to prepare for the final exam? What is your plan? Unit Notables This is the final unit in the course. Your learner is preparing for the AP® exam and the final exam. Concepts like core, periphery, and economic development will be reinforced in this unit. If your learner struggles with these concepts, you can provide support by reviewing the distinction of core and periphery and exploring real-life examples to help them visualize each. Kit Materials highlighters Household Materials notebook, school supplies such as erasers, pencils, and pens
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