If you’ve ever wanted to know the distance between Reykjavik, Iceland and Timbuktu, Mali, this page is for you. ABSOLUTE and RELATIVE LOCATION are covered, as well as ABSOLUTE DISTANCE. […]
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LESSONS AND WORKSHEETS: Enclaves and Exclaves-ESRI Storymap
If you haven’t checked out ESRI’s collection of story maps yet, now is the time! These are great little interactive stories that are fun to scroll through-including this one on […]
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Illustrated Textbook: Location-Site and Situation
In this installment, we jump into SITE and SITUATION while within the theme of LOCATION. We discover what’s so special about Chiang Mai, Thailand and how zombie deer are an […]
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Illustrated Textbook: Location-Toponyms
The next installment takes us to the 2nd of 5 Themes of Geography-Location. We find out about toponyms, the mystery that is Tesnus, Texas, and how perception matters when choosing […]
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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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Illustrated Textbook: Defining a Region (3)
Just how does one go about defining a region anyway? I use the Australian Outback as my inspiration for this next installment. Enjoy.
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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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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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LESSON PLAN: The Sixth Epoch
Students will have the opportunity to predict what a sixth urban epoch would have looked like to John Borchert. Students will read about Borchert’s Five Stages of North American Urban Development and then consider how technology and transportation improvements will morph North American cities in the future.
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REVIEW: iScore5
This just downloaded! iScore5 is a great way to beef up your AP Human Geography review game before the big day. There is no better way to study than to […]
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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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