APHG Unit 1

Unit 1: Thinking Geographically

Since this is a college level course, we use a college level textbook. It may be intimidating at first, so here's an article to help you out:

• Reading Strategies

Resources/Activities

• Unit 1 Vocabulary/Concepts
• Neighborhood Walk Project
• APHG Scavenger Hunt
• Types of Maps
• Map Projections
• Importance of Projections (Mercator vs. Peters)
• Mercator vs. Gall-Peters Projections
• The True Size Of...
• The world is often studied by regions of varying scales in APHG. For instance, what you may be used to calling the "Middle East" is often labeled "Southwest Asia" in our textbook. Or, Mexico is on the continent of North America, but is part of the region called "Latin America."
• Regions: The South
• Regions: A New Map for America
• Geospatial Technologies (GIS, GPS, etc.)
• Unit 1 GeoInquiry
  • 1. Distance and Scale (instructions/questions)
  • 2. Understanding Globalization (instructions/questions) 

• • Marshallese Stick Charts
  • 30 Countries Compared to the US with a Real Scale Perspective
  • These Maps Will Change How You See the World
  • When Maps Lie
  • The Lost Art of Critical Map Reading
  • Time Zone Practice
  • Careers in Geography
  • What is a map?
  • What is space and how do we study it?
  • Unit 1 book recommendations found in the CMS Library:
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