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AP Human Geography

Investigate population, culture, politics, cities, land use, and economic development through a geographic lens.

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Unit outline
7 units
Equivalent
Introductory college-level human geography course
Framework checked
August 14, 2026
Spatial analysisMap and data interpretationScale and pattern reasoning

Course content

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Weight ranges reflect the official course outline. Individual teachers may sequence the course differently.

7 units

  1. Unit 1Thinking Geographically8%–10% MCQ of exam scorePlanned
  2. Unit 2Population and Migration Patterns and Processes12%–17% MCQ of exam scorePlanned
  3. Unit 3Cultural Patterns and Processes12%–17% MCQ of exam scorePlanned
  4. Unit 4Political Patterns and Processes12%–17% MCQ of exam scorePlanned
  5. Unit 5Agriculture and Rural Land-Use Patterns and Processes12%–17% MCQ of exam scorePlanned
  6. Unit 6Cities and Urban Land-Use Patterns and Processes12%–17% MCQ of exam scorePlanned
  7. Unit 7Industrial and Economic Development Patterns and Processes12%–17% MCQ of exam scorePlanned