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AP Human Geography curriculum

A complete AP Human Geography sequence covering spatial thinking, population, migration, culture, political organization, agriculture, cities, industrialization, development, and geographic data analysis.

AP Human Geography / introductory college geography

AP Human Geography curriculum

A complete AP Human Geography sequence covering spatial thinking, population, migration, culture, political organization, agriculture, cities, industrialization, development, and geographic data analysis.

Pacing
7 units, 22-32 weeks self-paced
Units
7 unit sequence
Practice
560 checked answers
Support
Self-paced or tutor-guided
Outcomes
  • Use maps, scales, spatial concepts, data, images, and landscapes to identify patterns and relationships.
  • Explain how population, culture, politics, land use, cities, and development interact across scales.
  • Write AP-ready geographic explanations with concepts, evidence, processes, and scale effects.
Course command center

Know what to study, what to repair, and where to jump next

This track is organized as a mastery loop: source study, sequenced checks, Khan report evidence, then tutor handoff only when the data shows a real stuck point.

7
Units
560
Checks
80-80/unit
Range
Mastery loop
  1. 01Study

    Use linked OER and companion sources before attempting checks.

  2. 02Practice

    Move through numbered PeerTutor problems without skipping failed gates.

  3. 03Mirror

    Enter Khan report evidence and let the adaptive plan rank repair units.

  4. 04Handoff

    Bring exact misses, notes, and one sharp question to a tutor.

Practice architecture

The bank is intentionally mixed across facets and difficulty so high scores cannot come from one narrow question style.

Facets
Concept88
Fluency21
Application96
Analysis111
Exam Readiness90
Metacognition154
Difficulty
Foundation217
Developing91
Proficient140
Advanced112

Video companion links

Use these linked courses for video instruction and mastery practice, then return here for PeerTutor original checks and tutor help on the exact unit that got stuck.

External video content is linked or embedded through provider-hosted players, not copied. PeerTutor practice is original and cites each source path separately.

Khan progress mirror

Mirror outside mastery into PeerTutor practice

Khan Academy progress has to be entered from the student or tutor report. Khan does not provide a supported public progress API, so this mirror stores unit status locally and uses it to target PeerTutor checks.

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Khan report mirror

Khan Academy does not provide a supported public progress API or external API keys. PeerTutor stores student-provided report evidence and maps it to original practice instead.

Adaptive study plan

Practice Thinking geographically next

0 repair units and 5 practice units need attention before extension.

Unit 1practiceThinking geographically

No Khan mirror data yet; this is a normal practice candidate, not a proven weakness.

Complete 12 sequenced checks and advance only after misses are corrected.

Khan 0%80 PeerTutor checks
Unit 2practicePopulation and migration patterns and processes

No Khan mirror data yet; this is a normal practice candidate, not a proven weakness.

Complete 12 sequenced checks and advance only after misses are corrected.

Khan 0%80 PeerTutor checks
Unit 3practiceCultural patterns and processes

No Khan mirror data yet; this is a normal practice candidate, not a proven weakness.

Complete 12 sequenced checks and advance only after misses are corrected.

Khan 0%80 PeerTutor checks
Unit 4practicePolitical patterns and processes

No Khan mirror data yet; this is a normal practice candidate, not a proven weakness.

Complete 12 sequenced checks and advance only after misses are corrected.

Khan 0%80 PeerTutor checks
Unit 5practiceAgriculture and rural land-use patterns and processes

No Khan mirror data yet; this is a normal practice candidate, not a proven weakness.

Complete 12 sequenced checks and advance only after misses are corrected.

Khan 0%80 PeerTutor checks
Unit 1Thinking geographicallyRepair before advancing

Rebuild the unit: do 12 PeerTutor checks, log every miss, then ask a tutor from the error log.

Khan evidence to mirror: percent/mastery for "Thinking geographically", missed skill, last activity date, and the next Khan item assigned by the teacher report.

Mapped skills: Use map types, projections, geospatial technology, data collection, scale, spatial patterns, diffusion, and regions. · Recognize how scale changes conclusions.
Unit 2Population and migration patterns and processesRepair before advancing

Rebuild the unit: do 12 PeerTutor checks, log every miss, then ask a tutor from the error log.

Khan evidence to mirror: percent/mastery for "Population and migration patterns and processes", missed skill, last activity date, and the next Khan item assigned by the teacher report.

Mapped skills: Use density, distribution, demographic transition, population policy, push-pull factors, and migration models. · Interpret population pyramids and migration data.
Unit 3Cultural patterns and processesRepair before advancing

Rebuild the unit: do 12 PeerTutor checks, log every miss, then ask a tutor from the error log.

Khan evidence to mirror: percent/mastery for "Cultural patterns and processes", missed skill, last activity date, and the next Khan item assigned by the teacher report.

Mapped skills: Explain language, religion, ethnicity, landscape, diffusion, colonialism, globalization, and identity. · Distinguish diffusion processes and cultural regions.
Unit 4Political patterns and processesRepair before advancing

Rebuild the unit: do 12 PeerTutor checks, log every miss, then ask a tutor from the error log.

Khan evidence to mirror: percent/mastery for "Political patterns and processes", missed skill, last activity date, and the next Khan item assigned by the teacher report.

Mapped skills: Use states, nations, boundaries, sovereignty, federal and unitary systems, devolution, and supranationalism. · Connect territory to power and identity.
Unit 5Agriculture and rural land-use patterns and processesRepair before advancing

Rebuild the unit: do 12 PeerTutor checks, log every miss, then ask a tutor from the error log.

Khan evidence to mirror: percent/mastery for "Agriculture and rural land-use patterns and processes", missed skill, last activity date, and the next Khan item assigned by the teacher report.

Mapped skills: Explain agricultural origins, diffusion, land-use models, food systems, technology, sustainability, and environmental effects. · Interpret rural landscapes.
Unit 6Cities and urban land-use patterns and processesRepair before advancing

Rebuild the unit: do 12 PeerTutor checks, log every miss, then ask a tutor from the error log.

Khan evidence to mirror: percent/mastery for "Cities and urban land-use patterns and processes", missed skill, last activity date, and the next Khan item assigned by the teacher report.

Mapped skills: Use urbanization, city models, suburbs, infrastructure, segregation, gentrification, and sustainability. · Analyze city form at multiple scales.
Unit 7Industrial and economic development patterns and processesRepair before advancing

Rebuild the unit: do 12 PeerTutor checks, log every miss, then ask a tutor from the error log.

Khan evidence to mirror: percent/mastery for "Industrial and economic development patterns and processes", missed skill, last activity date, and the next Khan item assigned by the teacher report.

Mapped skills: Use sectors, industrial location, trade, development measures, gender, global production, and sustainability. · Compare development models and consequences.
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Unit sequence

Built for independent progress first, then tutor support where the student gets stuck.

  1. 01

    Thinking geographically

    • Use map types, projections, geospatial technology, data collection, scale, spatial patterns, diffusion, and regions.
    • Recognize how scale changes conclusions.

    Practice: Analyze the same geographic pattern at local, national, and global scales and explain what each view reveals or hides.

    Unit work plan
    1. 1
      Source study

      Start with AP Human Geography and Introduction to Political Science. Take notes until you can explain: Use map types, projections, geospatial technology, data collection, scale, spatial patterns, diffusion, and regions.

    2. 2
      Foundation gate

      Do the first sequenced checks until the definitions, vocabulary, and setup are correct without hints.

    3. 3
      Transfer gate

      Produce the assignment artifact, then pass the application and analysis checks tied to: Analyze the same geographic pattern at local, national, and global scales and explain what each view reveals or hides.

    4. 4
      Repair loop

      Any miss becomes an error-log entry, a clean redo, and one nearby transfer problem before advancing.

    5. 5
      Tutor handoff

      Bring your attempted work, the exact missed check, and one question about: Recognize how scale changes conclusions.

    Sequenced original practice checks

    Move in order: foundation, transfer, analysis, timed readiness, then metacognitive repair.

    6 shown / 80 checked answers
    Exercise path
    Foundation: 31Developing: 13Proficient: 20Advanced: 16

    Start the next sequenced check: #1 Source analysis. Do not jump ahead until this one is correct.

    Learning analysis
    0/80
    Tried
    0
    Correct
    0%
    Mastery

    Weakest facet: Concept

    Concept0/10
    Fluency0/3
    Application0/12
    Analysis0/15
    Exam Readiness0/18
    Metacognition0/22
    #1Source analysisExam ReadinessfoundationNext

    In Thinking geographically, a firsthand document from the time being studied is a what source?

    #2Evidence reasoningAnalysisfoundation

    Which explanation is strongest?

    #3Unit readinessExam Readinessfoundation

    Which target best matches the AP Human Geography unit "Thinking geographically"?

    #4Practice artifactExam Readinessfoundation

    Which practice artifact should you produce for "Thinking geographically" before asking a tutor for help?

    #5Unit targetExam Readinessfoundation

    Which target best proves readiness for "Thinking geographically"?

    #6Second targetExam Readinessfoundation

    Which second target belongs to "Thinking geographically"?

  2. 02

    Population and migration patterns and processes

    • Use density, distribution, demographic transition, population policy, push-pull factors, and migration models.
    • Interpret population pyramids and migration data.

    Practice: Analyze a population or migration dataset and write a claim with process, scale, and one limitation.

    Unit work plan
    1. 1
      Source study

      Start with AP Human Geography and Introduction to Political Science. Take notes until you can explain: Use density, distribution, demographic transition, population policy, push-pull factors, and migration models.

    2. 2
      Foundation gate

      Do the first sequenced checks until the definitions, vocabulary, and setup are correct without hints.

    3. 3
      Transfer gate

      Produce the assignment artifact, then pass the application and analysis checks tied to: Analyze a population or migration dataset and write a claim with process, scale, and one limitation.

    4. 4
      Repair loop

      Any miss becomes an error-log entry, a clean redo, and one nearby transfer problem before advancing.

    5. 5
      Tutor handoff

      Bring your attempted work, the exact missed check, and one question about: Interpret population pyramids and migration data.

    Sequenced original practice checks

    Move in order: foundation, transfer, analysis, timed readiness, then metacognitive repair.

    6 shown / 80 checked answers
    Exercise path
    Foundation: 31Developing: 13Proficient: 20Advanced: 16

    Start the next sequenced check: #1 Source analysis. Do not jump ahead until this one is correct.

    Learning analysis
    0/80
    Tried
    0
    Correct
    0%
    Mastery

    Weakest facet: Concept

    Concept0/13
    Fluency0/3
    Application0/14
    Analysis0/16
    Exam Readiness0/12
    Metacognition0/22
    #1Source analysisAnalysisfoundationNext

    In Population and migration patterns and processes, a firsthand document from the time being studied is a what source?

    #2Evidence reasoningAnalysisfoundation

    Which explanation is strongest?

    #3Unit readinessExam Readinessfoundation

    Which target best matches the AP Human Geography unit "Population and migration patterns and processes"?

    #4Practice artifactApplicationfoundation

    Which practice artifact should you produce for "Population and migration patterns and processes" before asking a tutor for help?

    #5Unit targetConceptfoundation

    Which target best proves readiness for "Population and migration patterns and processes"?

    #6Second targetConceptfoundation

    Which second target belongs to "Population and migration patterns and processes"?

  3. 03

    Cultural patterns and processes

    • Explain language, religion, ethnicity, landscape, diffusion, colonialism, globalization, and identity.
    • Distinguish diffusion processes and cultural regions.

    Practice: Trace one cultural trait across space and explain barriers, adaptations, and landscape evidence.

    Unit work plan
    1. 1
      Source study

      Start with AP Human Geography and Introduction to Political Science. Take notes until you can explain: Explain language, religion, ethnicity, landscape, diffusion, colonialism, globalization, and identity.

    2. 2
      Foundation gate

      Do the first sequenced checks until the definitions, vocabulary, and setup are correct without hints.

    3. 3
      Transfer gate

      Produce the assignment artifact, then pass the application and analysis checks tied to: Trace one cultural trait across space and explain barriers, adaptations, and landscape evidence.

    4. 4
      Repair loop

      Any miss becomes an error-log entry, a clean redo, and one nearby transfer problem before advancing.

    5. 5
      Tutor handoff

      Bring your attempted work, the exact missed check, and one question about: Distinguish diffusion processes and cultural regions.

    Sequenced original practice checks

    Move in order: foundation, transfer, analysis, timed readiness, then metacognitive repair.

    6 shown / 80 checked answers
    Exercise path
    Foundation: 31Developing: 13Proficient: 20Advanced: 16

    Start the next sequenced check: #1 Source analysis. Do not jump ahead until this one is correct.

    Learning analysis
    0/80
    Tried
    0
    Correct
    0%
    Mastery

    Weakest facet: Concept

    Concept0/13
    Fluency0/3
    Application0/14
    Analysis0/16
    Exam Readiness0/12
    Metacognition0/22
    #1Source analysisAnalysisfoundationNext

    In Cultural patterns and processes, a firsthand document from the time being studied is a what source?

    #2Evidence reasoningAnalysisfoundation

    Which explanation is strongest?

    #3Unit readinessExam Readinessfoundation

    Which target best matches the AP Human Geography unit "Cultural patterns and processes"?

    #4Practice artifactApplicationfoundation

    Which practice artifact should you produce for "Cultural patterns and processes" before asking a tutor for help?

    #5Unit targetConceptfoundation

    Which target best proves readiness for "Cultural patterns and processes"?

    #6Second targetConceptfoundation

    Which second target belongs to "Cultural patterns and processes"?

  4. 04

    Political patterns and processes

    • Use states, nations, boundaries, sovereignty, federal and unitary systems, devolution, and supranationalism.
    • Connect territory to power and identity.

    Practice: Analyze one boundary or devolution case with historical context, stakeholders, and scale.

    Unit work plan
    1. 1
      Source study

      Start with AP Human Geography and Introduction to Political Science. Take notes until you can explain: Use states, nations, boundaries, sovereignty, federal and unitary systems, devolution, and supranationalism.

    2. 2
      Foundation gate

      Do the first sequenced checks until the definitions, vocabulary, and setup are correct without hints.

    3. 3
      Transfer gate

      Produce the assignment artifact, then pass the application and analysis checks tied to: Analyze one boundary or devolution case with historical context, stakeholders, and scale.

    4. 4
      Repair loop

      Any miss becomes an error-log entry, a clean redo, and one nearby transfer problem before advancing.

    5. 5
      Tutor handoff

      Bring your attempted work, the exact missed check, and one question about: Connect territory to power and identity.

    Sequenced original practice checks

    Move in order: foundation, transfer, analysis, timed readiness, then metacognitive repair.

    6 shown / 80 checked answers
    Exercise path
    Foundation: 31Developing: 13Proficient: 20Advanced: 16

    Start the next sequenced check: #1 Source analysis. Do not jump ahead until this one is correct.

    Learning analysis
    0/80
    Tried
    0
    Correct
    0%
    Mastery

    Weakest facet: Concept

    Concept0/13
    Fluency0/3
    Application0/14
    Analysis0/16
    Exam Readiness0/12
    Metacognition0/22
    #1Source analysisAnalysisfoundationNext

    In Political patterns and processes, a firsthand document from the time being studied is a what source?

    #2Evidence reasoningAnalysisfoundation

    Which explanation is strongest?

    #3Unit readinessExam Readinessfoundation

    Which target best matches the AP Human Geography unit "Political patterns and processes"?

    #4Practice artifactApplicationfoundation

    Which practice artifact should you produce for "Political patterns and processes" before asking a tutor for help?

    #5Unit targetConceptfoundation

    Which target best proves readiness for "Political patterns and processes"?

    #6Second targetConceptfoundation

    Which second target belongs to "Political patterns and processes"?

  5. 05

    Agriculture and rural land-use patterns and processes

    • Explain agricultural origins, diffusion, land-use models, food systems, technology, sustainability, and environmental effects.
    • Interpret rural landscapes.

    Practice: Compare two agricultural systems using location, inputs, markets, labor, environment, and food-security tradeoffs.

    Unit work plan
    1. 1
      Source study

      Start with AP Human Geography and Introduction to Political Science. Take notes until you can explain: Explain agricultural origins, diffusion, land-use models, food systems, technology, sustainability, and environmental effects.

    2. 2
      Foundation gate

      Do the first sequenced checks until the definitions, vocabulary, and setup are correct without hints.

    3. 3
      Transfer gate

      Produce the assignment artifact, then pass the application and analysis checks tied to: Compare two agricultural systems using location, inputs, markets, labor, environment, and food-security tradeoffs.

    4. 4
      Repair loop

      Any miss becomes an error-log entry, a clean redo, and one nearby transfer problem before advancing.

    5. 5
      Tutor handoff

      Bring your attempted work, the exact missed check, and one question about: Interpret rural landscapes.

    Sequenced original practice checks

    Move in order: foundation, transfer, analysis, timed readiness, then metacognitive repair.

    6 shown / 80 checked answers
    Exercise path
    Foundation: 31Developing: 13Proficient: 20Advanced: 16

    Start the next sequenced check: #1 Source analysis. Do not jump ahead until this one is correct.

    Learning analysis
    0/80
    Tried
    0
    Correct
    0%
    Mastery

    Weakest facet: Concept

    Concept0/13
    Fluency0/3
    Application0/14
    Analysis0/16
    Exam Readiness0/12
    Metacognition0/22
    #1Source analysisAnalysisfoundationNext

    In Agriculture and rural land-use patterns and processes, a firsthand document from the time being studied is a what source?

    #2Evidence reasoningAnalysisfoundation

    Which explanation is strongest?

    #3Unit readinessExam Readinessfoundation

    Which target best matches the AP Human Geography unit "Agriculture and rural land-use patterns and processes"?

    #4Practice artifactApplicationfoundation

    Which practice artifact should you produce for "Agriculture and rural land-use patterns and processes" before asking a tutor for help?

    #5Unit targetConceptfoundation

    Which target best proves readiness for "Agriculture and rural land-use patterns and processes"?

    #6Second targetConceptfoundation

    Which second target belongs to "Agriculture and rural land-use patterns and processes"?

  6. 06

    Cities and urban land-use patterns and processes

    • Use urbanization, city models, suburbs, infrastructure, segregation, gentrification, and sustainability.
    • Analyze city form at multiple scales.

    Practice: Apply an urban model to a real city, identify where it fails, and propose one evidence-backed planning response.

    Unit work plan
    1. 1
      Source study

      Start with AP Human Geography and Introduction to Political Science. Take notes until you can explain: Use urbanization, city models, suburbs, infrastructure, segregation, gentrification, and sustainability.

    2. 2
      Foundation gate

      Do the first sequenced checks until the definitions, vocabulary, and setup are correct without hints.

    3. 3
      Transfer gate

      Produce the assignment artifact, then pass the application and analysis checks tied to: Apply an urban model to a real city, identify where it fails, and propose one evidence-backed planning response.

    4. 4
      Repair loop

      Any miss becomes an error-log entry, a clean redo, and one nearby transfer problem before advancing.

    5. 5
      Tutor handoff

      Bring your attempted work, the exact missed check, and one question about: Analyze city form at multiple scales.

    Sequenced original practice checks

    Move in order: foundation, transfer, analysis, timed readiness, then metacognitive repair.

    6 shown / 80 checked answers
    Exercise path
    Foundation: 31Developing: 13Proficient: 20Advanced: 16

    Start the next sequenced check: #1 Source analysis. Do not jump ahead until this one is correct.

    Learning analysis
    0/80
    Tried
    0
    Correct
    0%
    Mastery

    Weakest facet: Concept

    Concept0/13
    Fluency0/3
    Application0/14
    Analysis0/16
    Exam Readiness0/12
    Metacognition0/22
    #1Source analysisAnalysisfoundationNext

    In Cities and urban land-use patterns and processes, a firsthand document from the time being studied is a what source?

    #2Evidence reasoningAnalysisfoundation

    Which explanation is strongest?

    #3Unit readinessExam Readinessfoundation

    Which target best matches the AP Human Geography unit "Cities and urban land-use patterns and processes"?

    #4Practice artifactApplicationfoundation

    Which practice artifact should you produce for "Cities and urban land-use patterns and processes" before asking a tutor for help?

    #5Unit targetConceptfoundation

    Which target best proves readiness for "Cities and urban land-use patterns and processes"?

    #6Second targetConceptfoundation

    Which second target belongs to "Cities and urban land-use patterns and processes"?

  7. 07

    Industrial and economic development patterns and processes

    • Use sectors, industrial location, trade, development measures, gender, global production, and sustainability.
    • Compare development models and consequences.

    Practice: Write a final AP geographic argument using a development dataset, spatial pattern, causal process, and policy tradeoff.

    Unit work plan
    1. 1
      Source study

      Start with AP Human Geography and Introduction to Political Science. Take notes until you can explain: Use sectors, industrial location, trade, development measures, gender, global production, and sustainability.

    2. 2
      Foundation gate

      Do the first sequenced checks until the definitions, vocabulary, and setup are correct without hints.

    3. 3
      Transfer gate

      Produce the assignment artifact, then pass the application and analysis checks tied to: Write a final AP geographic argument using a development dataset, spatial pattern, causal process, and policy tradeoff.

    4. 4
      Repair loop

      Any miss becomes an error-log entry, a clean redo, and one nearby transfer problem before advancing.

    5. 5
      Tutor handoff

      Bring your attempted work, the exact missed check, and one question about: Compare development models and consequences.

    Sequenced original practice checks

    Move in order: foundation, transfer, analysis, timed readiness, then metacognitive repair.

    6 shown / 80 checked answers
    Exercise path
    Foundation: 31Developing: 13Proficient: 20Advanced: 16

    Start the next sequenced check: #1 Source analysis. Do not jump ahead until this one is correct.

    Learning analysis
    0/80
    Tried
    0
    Correct
    0%
    Mastery

    Weakest facet: Concept

    Concept0/13
    Fluency0/3
    Application0/14
    Analysis0/16
    Exam Readiness0/12
    Metacognition0/22
    #1Source analysisAnalysisfoundationNext

    In Industrial and economic development patterns and processes, a firsthand document from the time being studied is a what source?

    #2Evidence reasoningAnalysisfoundation

    Which explanation is strongest?

    #3Unit readinessExam Readinessfoundation

    Which target best matches the AP Human Geography unit "Industrial and economic development patterns and processes"?

    #4Practice artifactApplicationfoundation

    Which practice artifact should you produce for "Industrial and economic development patterns and processes" before asking a tutor for help?

    #5Unit targetConceptfoundation

    Which target best proves readiness for "Industrial and economic development patterns and processes"?

    #6Second targetConceptfoundation

    Which second target belongs to "Industrial and economic development patterns and processes"?

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