AP Human Teacher:(((Mrs.(Ramsey( Geography E0mail ... · IV.((Assignment(–(Physical(Geography(Now!for!the!fun!part—really!!Human!Geography!is!MUCH!more!than!maps,!but!it!is!important!for!you!

Teacher:(((Mrs.(Ramsey(

E0mail:((([email protected](

Webpage:(((tinyurl.com/thsramsey(

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First&of&all,&DON’T&PANIC!!!The&purpose&of&a&summer&assignment&is&to&get&you&ready&for&taking&your&first&AP&course.&You&will&be&learning&a&lot&this&year,&and&you&want&to&come&in&with&some&background&knowledge.&Your&first&few&weeks&of&school&will&be&less&stressful&because&you&will&already&have&met&some&requirements&before&the&first&day&even&starts.&You&can&do&it!&!You!can!reach!me!by!e.mail!any!time!during!the!summer.!If!you!have!a!question,!be!sure!to!ask!instead!of!struggling!and!stressing.!!Before!doing!anything!else,!follow!these!directions!carefully:!!I.((Join(Remind(101(

I!will!be!using!Remind!101!to!give!you!information!and!updates!about!the!class!throughout!the!year.!To!sign!up,!do!the!following:!

[email protected]!to!81010.!This!will!subscribe!you!to!text!alerts!for!the!class.!! OR(

2.!!To!receive!e.mails!instead!of!text!messages,[email protected].!You!can!leave!the!rest!of!the!e.mail!blank!and!it!will!sign!you!up.!

!II.((Find(the(class(website(

Go!to!!www.tinyurl.com/thsaphg.!This!is!our!class!website!and!you!will!be!using!it!often!throughout!the!year.!Bookmark!it!on!your!phone!and!your!home!computer,!if!you!have!one.!

!III.(Think(ahead(

Review!this!list!of!materials!for!the!class!with!your!parent!or!guardian,!and!make!a!plan!to!get!as!much!as!possible!before!August.!

• 2!binders—1!that!is!at!least!2”!and!the!other!that!is!at!least!1!½”!(The!bigger!one!will!stay!in!the!classroom!all!year,!and!the!smaller!one!will!be!just!for!APHG!notes!and!assignments.)!

• 2!packets!of!index!tab!dividers!(1!set!for!each!binder)!• Loose.leaf!notebook!paper!• Index!cards!and!a!box!to!hold!them!in!• Colored!pencils!• Highlighter,!pens,!pencils!• Ruler!

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IV.((Assignment(–(Physical(Geography(

Now!for!the!fun!part—really!!Human!Geography!is!MUCH!more!than!maps,!but!it!is!important!for!you!to!be!able!to!use!a!map!and!know!the!locations!of!places!around!the!world.!Don’t!worry;!you!won’t!have!to!memorize!every!place!on!Earth!before!the!school!year!begins,!but!you!we!will!start!somewhere.!So,!pick!a!hot!day,!sit!in!the!air!conditioning,!and!put!on!some!music!while!you!work!!!

GOAL:(Create(3(world(maps,(1(map(of(Europe,(and(1(map(of(Southeast(Asia((5(total)(to(

prepare(for(quizzes(and(use(during(lessons(in(class.(

!You!will!need!an!atlas—either!a!book!or!online—to!locate!the!places!listed!below.!READ!THE!DIRECTIONS!very!carefully!!Neatness!is!important!!Write!the!title!of!each!map!at!the!top!of!the!page!!

World!Map!#1:!!Continents,!Oceans,!&!Bodies!of!Water—LABEL!each!item!in!the!list!below!on!your!map.!Outline!the!bodies!of!water!with!a!blue!colored!pencil.!

! !Continents!Europe!Asia!

North!America!South!America!Antarctica!Africa!

Australia!

Oceans!Pacific!Ocean!Atlantic!Ocean!Indian!Ocean!Arctic!Ocean!

Bodies!of!Water!Mediterranean!Sea!

Great!Lakes!Gulf!of!Mexico!Caribbean!Sea!Arabian!Sea!Lake!Victoria!Aral!Sea!

!World!Map!#2:!!Rivers!and!Landforms!of!the!World—LABEL!each!item!in!the!list!below!on!your!map.!Outline!the!rivers!with!a!blue!colored!pencil.!Outline!the!landforms!with!a!brown!colored!pencil!and!lightly!shade!it!in.!This!map!should!be!separate!from!Map!#1!!

!Rivers!

Colorado!River!Mississippi!River!Colorado!River!

Nile!River!Amazon!River!Congo!River!

Landforms!Sahara!Desert!

Rocky!Mountains!Amazon!Basin!

Andes!Mountains!Great!Plains!Himalayas!Gobi!Desert!

!World!Map!#3:!!Countries!of!the!World—LABEL!each!item!in!the!list!below!on!your!map.!You!only!have!to!worry!about!what!is!on!the!list!!This!map!should!be!separate!from!the!others!!!

United!States!Canada!Mexico!Cuba!

Greenland!Brazil!

Chile!South!Africa!

Egypt!Sudan!Libya!

Somalia!

Saudi!Arabia!Afghanistan!

India!China!Russia!Japan!

Map!#4:!!Countries!of!Europe—Print!the!map!of!Europe!and!LABEL!each!item!in!the!list!below!on!your!map.!Lightly!COLOR!each!country!so!that!they!all!stand!out!from!one!another,!but!so!that!you!can!still!see!the!labels!clearly.!

!Iceland!

United!Kingdom!Ireland!France!Portugal!Spain!Italy!

Switzerland!Germany!Belgium!

Netherlands!Luxembourg!Denmark!Norway!

Sweden!Poland!

Czech!Republic!Slovakia!Austria!Slovenia!Croatia!

Bosnia!&!Herzegovina!Montenegro!

Albania!Greece!Turkey!

Macedonia!Serbia!

Kosovo!Bulgaria!Hungary!Romania!Moldova!Ukraine!Belarus!Lithuania!Latvia!Estonia!Finland!Russia!

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Map!#5:!!Countries!of!Southeast!Asia—Print!the!map!of!Southeast!Asia!and!LABEL!each!item!in!the!list!below!on!your!map.!Lightly!COLOR!each!country!so!that!they!all!stand!out!from!one!another,!but!so!that!you!can!still!see!the!labels!clearly.!!!

Burma!Vietnam!Indonesia!

Thailand!Cambodia!Brunei!Taiwan!

Laos!Malaysia!Philippines!

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Be(sure(to(keep(your(maps(in(a(safe(place(until(school(starts.((

Your(assignment(is(due(in(the(first(week(of(school.((

You(will(have(a(quiz(on(one(map(each(week.(

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AP Human Teacher:(((Mrs.(Ramsey( Geography E0mail ... · IV.((Assignment(–(Physical(Geography(Now!for!the!fun!part—really!!Human!Geography!is!MUCH!more!than!maps,!but!it!is!important!for!you!