AP Human Geography
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Population Education materials fit seemlessly into the AP Human Geography CED. Lessons are, of course, especially great for unit 2: Population and Migration Patterns and Processes. PopEd activities cover age structure diagrams, fertility and mortality rates, the demographic transition model , and more. And because our growing population impacts a lot about the world around us, PopEd also has resources for teaching APHG units 5, 6, and 7 with activities covering topics like urbanization, environmental impacts of agricultural practices, and the role of women in a changing world.
Lesson Plans for AP Human Geography
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Through an article, video, simulation game, and small group research, students explore factors that influence women’s fertility decisions in countries... Read more »
Students use real-world data to construct and interpret population pyramids and discuss differences in population growth rates among several different... Read more »
In small groups, students explore changes in regional fertility rates and life expectancy trends over time and discuss how factors... Read more »
Acting as residents of five major world regions, students compare various statistics that affect people’s health and well-being. Students will... Read more »
An apple is sliced into pieces to model the current amount of agricultural land on Earth. Then students read an... Read more »
Students watch the video “World Population” and participate in guided exploration of an online timeline to explore how improvements in... Read more »
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Interactive map of world population growth with annotated population "dots," data overlays, and thematic timelines.
Graph displays the fertility rate and mean years of schooling for nine countries.
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Bar graph shows the populations of the 10 most populous countries. The top 10 most populous countries are: China, India,... Read more »
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Cartogram poster provides students a unique view of the Earth – the size of each country is shown in proportion to its population, rather than its land mass.
AP Human Geography Articles
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This post will examine four factors that influence the total fertility rate (TFR), including a female’s age when she has... Read more »
This is post 1 of 6 in a series about the Demographic Transition Model – a fundamental concept in population... Read more »
In 2018, nearly seven percent of the global population lived in megacities, or cities with more than ten million residents.... Read more »
The world’s food systems have been influenced greatly by unexpected changes – both big and small – throughout history. Among... Read more »
The Demographic Transition Model (DTM) predicts changing birth, death, and population growth rates as countries industrialize. As a model, it... Read more »
The term “population pyramid” is a catch-all phrase to describe all age-sex distribution graphs that depict a population’s demographic structure.... Read more »