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"To give an object poetic space is to give it more space than it
has objectivity."
-Gaston Bachelard
Welcome to AP Human Geo! This website
will be your wired guide for AP survival... which could very easily
include 2 extra points toward your GPA and/or free college credits
when you pass the AP exam on Friday May 16th, 2008!
So what exactly is Human Geography?
Geography is everything and everything is geography... and that
is exactly the philosophy that what we will take throughout the school
year (and hopefully for the rest of our lives). The attempt
to better understand the world around us in order to make it a
better place. Human Geography allows students
to better understand human issues in the geographical world.
Issues such as world population, border disputes, and international
conflicts, to name a but a few. In addition, students are
exposed to economic theories and models, as well as the spread of
world religions and the origins and diffusion of languages.
Students also study urban development, industrialization, and city
planning, often experiencing these topics firsthand through field
trips. So remember...
Geography is everything and
everything is geography.
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PARENTS' CORNER:
1. Sign up for the
Topica Discussion List and
receive updates of class-related info by email! Register at
Topica.com.
2. Please be sure to attend my after
school parent conference day on Tuesday, February 5th. If
unable to make the 5th,
call
or e-mail me in order to set up
an appointment time convenient for you.
3.
BEACH CLEAN-UP!!! We are
looking for volunteers to attend our annual beach clean-up the
first weekend in March.
4.
Please stay tuned for information concerning the two two weeks of
AP Exam testing in May.
Click here for the link to
the official AP Testing calendar from the College Board.
AP Exams are provided FREE of charge by MDCPS.
5.
Contact me through school at (305) 752-7900 or via
e-mail at
gdholbrook@dadeschools.net.
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The website will be updated often so stay
informed...
Recent Updates:
LINK TO:
MAPPING THE CORE (due 3/24)
LINK TO:
CENTRAL PLACE THEORY
ASSIGNMENT (due 4/15)
LINK TO:
WHO LIVES IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD? (due
4/7)
LINK TO: MAP QUIZ #7
(Quiz on 4/20)
Updated:
Check out a former Varela and AP Human Geo student's video he
created for a NBC/Telemundo internship! The inspiration for his
studying Lebanon began with research he undertook on the conflict
between Hezbollah and Israel in Human Geo!
Updated:
Video footage from our fieldwork at
the Biscayne Nature Center on January 30th!
*Link to the best
collection of world maps
*Second best collection of maps (requires Adobe Acrobat)
AP Test Study Guides:
 
 
*2008
Barron's highly recommended
HINTS FOR EXCELLENCE:
These
'hints' are not meant to displace your own well-developed methods of
studying, they are just things I have picked up over the years...
1. Do the readings (whether from the textbook or an assigned
reading) and take some form of
notes on the reading.
2.
Make a conscious effort to incorporate the ideas of the class into
your own intellectual
framework and relate the ideas to your own experiences.
4.
Ask questions! If the time does not seem right, ask me before class,
after class, after school,
e-mail me, or see me on Wednesdays during my after school study sessions.
5.
Keep handouts and other materials in good order!
(Put the date on them, keep them in a
notebook or journal, and read them making sure that you see a connection between
the material
and class.
6.
Stay on pace! Do not let several chapters of readings pile up.
Quizzes should keep you on
track though...
"As a young man, my fondest dream was to
become a geographer. However, while working in the customs
office I thought deeply about the matter and concluded that it was far
too difficult
a subject. With some reluctance, I
then turned to physics as a substitute."
-Albert Einstein
©
G. Holbrook
Felix Varela Senior High
Social Studies Department
gdholbrook@dadeschools.net |
Links to other Human Geo books:
