ADVANCED PLACEMENT HUMAN GEOGRAPHY #558 & 559 1 credit (10-11-12) Counts as one “elective” graduation standard This Advanced Placement Human Geography course will introduce students to the study of patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use and alteration of Earth’s surface. In-depth concepts to be covered include population, political organization, agriculture and rural land use, industrialization and economic development, and cities and urban land use. This course is open to juniors and seniors with a social studies cumulative GPA of at least 3.0. Sophomores with a 3.0 GPA and permission from a 9th Grade World Geography teacher may also enroll. Acceptance into this course requires recommendation by one other social studies teacher as well as instructor approval. Students can expect some required summer reading prior to the upcoming school year.