Thinking Geographically

Introduction to Maps

Types of Maps

Spatial Patterns & Information Selection

Geographic Data

Data Gathering & Technologies

The Power of Geographic Data

The Sources & Power of Geographic Data

Spatial Concepts

What are Spatial Concepts?

Human-Environmental Interaction

Concepts & Theories of Human & Environment Interaction

Scales of Analysis

Scales of Analysis, Patterns & Processes

Regional Analysis

Regions & Regional Analysis

Population & Migration Patterns & Processes

Population Distribution

Factors Influencing Distribution

Methods of Calculating Population Distribution

Consequences of Population Distribution

Impacts of Population Distribution & Density

Population Composition

Elements of Population Composition

Population Dynamics

Trends in Population

The Demographic Transition Model

The Demographic Transition Model

Malthusian Theory

What is Malthusian Theory?

Population Policies

Pronatalist & Antinatalist Policies

Immigration Policies

Changes in Population

Women & Demographic Change

Aging Population

Migration

Causes of Migration

Effects of Migration

Cultural Patterns & Processes

Introduction to Culture

Cultural Practices

Cultural Landscapes

Cultural Landscapes Characteristics

Reflections of Cultural Beliefs & Idenities

Cultural Patterns

Patterns of Language, Religion & Ethnicity

Centripetal & Centrifugal Forces

Diffusion

Types of Diffusion

Historical Causes of Diffusion

Contemporary Causes of Diffusion

Diffusion of Language

Diffusion of Religion

Effects of Diffusion

Political Patterns & Processes

Introduction to Political Geography

What is Political Geography?

Political Processes

Processes & Contemporary Political Geography

Political Power and Territoriality

Political Power

Political Boundaries

What are Political Boundaries

What are the Functions of Political Boundaries

Internal Boundaries

Forms of Governance

What are Federal & Unitary States?

State Sovereignty

Defining Devolutionary Factors

Challenges to State Sovereignty

Centrifugal & Centripetal Forces

Agricultural & Rural Land-Use Patterns & Processes

Introduction to Agriculture

Physical Geography & Agricultural Practices

Land-Use Patterns & Agriculture

Settlement Patterns & Survey Methods

Agricultural Origins & Diffusions

Domestication & Diffusion of Plants & Animals

The Second Agricultural Revolution

The Green Revolution

Agricultural Production Regions

What are Agricultural Production Regions?

Spatial Organization of Agriculture

Von Thunen Model

Global System of Agriculture

Consequences of Agricultural Practices

Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Land Use

Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Practices

Societal Impacts of Agricultural Practices

Challenges of Contemporary Agriculture

Agricultural Innovations

Patterns of Food Production & Consumption

Challenges of Feeding the Global Population

Factors Affecting Food-Production Practices

Women in Agriculture

The Role of Women in Agriculture

Cities & Urban Land-Use Patterns & Processes

Origin and Influence of Urbanization

Growth of Cities

Factors Affecting the Growth of Cities

Megacities

Processes of City Growth

Cities & Globalization

City Patterns

Size and DIstribution of Cities

Internal Structure of Cities

Cities & the Built Landscape

Density and Land Use

Infrastructure

Urban Sustainability

Impacts of Urban Design Initiatives

Urban Data

Challenges of Urban Change

Cause of Urban Change

Economic & Social Challenges in Cities

Responses to Economic & Social Challenges in Cities

Urban Renewal & Gentrification

Government & Urban Challenges

Urban Sustainability

Challenges of Urban Sustainability

Responses to Urban Sustainability

Industrial & Economic Development Patterns & Processes

Industrial Revolution

What was the Industrial Revolution?

Economic Sectors

What are the Economic Sectors?

Location of Manufacturing

Development

Measures of Development

Women & Economic Development

Theories of Development

Trade & the World Economy

Links Between Trade & the World Economy

Changes as a Result of the World Economy

Transformation of the Economic Landscape

Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development Policies

Ecotourism

Sustainable Development Goals

Study tools

• College Board AP® Human Geography · Past Papers

Related links

• AP® Geography · Revision Notes
• AP® Geography · Past Papers