Course Course Summary Section 1 Content Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right Credit Type: Exam ACE ID: CBAP-0029 Organization: College Board Advanced Placement® (AP®) Examinations Dates Offered: 1/1/2019 - 12/31/2025 1/1/2001 - 12/31/2018 Credit Recommendation & Competencies Section 2 Content Section 2 Content Left Section 2 Content Right Level Credits (SH) Subject Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Human Geography Students may receive a credit recommendation with a cut score of 3 or higher Description Section 3 Content Section 3 Content Left Section 3 Content Right Objective: The AP Human Geography course is equivalent to an introductory college-level course in human geography. The course introduces students to the systematic study of patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and alteration of Earth's surface. Students employ spatial concepts and landscape analysis to examine socioeconomic organization and its environmental consequences. They also learn about the methods and tools geographers use in their research and applications. The curriculum reflects the goals of the National Geography Standards (2012). Skills Measured: AP Human Geography requires candidates to demonstrate the following abilities: interpret maps and analyze geospatial data; understand and explain the implications of associations and networks among phenomena in places; recognize and interpret the relationships among patterns and processes at different scales of analysis; define regions and evaluate the regionalization process; and characterize and analyze changing interconnections among places. Instruction & Assessment Section 4 Content Section 4 Content Left Section 4 Content Right Supplemental Materials Section 5 Content Section 5 Content Left Section 5 Content Right Section 6 Content Section 6 Content Left Section 6 Content Right Button Content Rail Content 1 Other offerings from College Board Advanced Placement® (AP®) Examinations AP 2D Art & Design (CBAP-0044) AP 3D Art & Design (CBAP-0045) AP African American Studies (CBAP-0048) AP Art History (CBAP-0001) AP Biology (CBAP-0003) AP Calculus AB (CBAP-0020) AP Calculus BC (CBAP-0021) AP Chemistry (CBAP-0004) AP Chinese Language and Culture (CBAP-0033) AP Comparative Government and Politics (CBAP-0014) View All Courses Page Content