why current events? The Advanced Placement Human Geography (APHG) course introduces students to the systematic study of patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and alteration of Earth’s surface. Students employ spatial concepts and landscape analysis to examine human social organization and its environmental consequences. They also learn about the methods and tools geographers use in their science and practice. It is an excellent course for preparing students to become geo-literate youth and adults. (thanks, NatGeo)
That being said, much of what happens in our daily lives and around the globe can be directly connected to this course. Students ability to connect ideas outside the class room, especially to global issues, is essential to our study. BASIC DIRECTIONS: Locate one article online that is related to a concept we have studied. The article must have been published from January 2012 - present day. GUIDELINES: 1. Article must pertain and be relevant to the study of human geography. -YOU NEED TO INCLUDE AN ANNOTATED COPY OF YOUR ARTICLE WHEN YOU TURN IN YOUR ASSIGNMENT. 2. One paragraph summary of the article (minimum 9-10 sentences of relevant information) 3. One paragraph discussing how the topic of the article impacts and influences a.) the region b.) the world c.) the U.S. Make You are practicing looking and issues at different scales and making connections between places. 4. Copy of the article, with the heading of article (with the title, date, and publisher/ author visible) must be included. |
approved Sites for ResearchStudent New Daily
PBS News Hour Al Jazeera BBC News in Pictures CNN Student News Humans of New York (World Tour) National Geographic Daily News PBS NewsHour Extra – World News Places in the News Now Student News Daily The Week UN News Centre CNN News Pulse ChannelOne News Izzit.org CNN Student News iTunes CNN Students News Podcasts Washington Post Newspaper in Education Pros & Cons of Controversial Issues Upfront Magazine Newser Website Nuseum Front Pages NPR USA Today Chicago Tribune New York Times The Economist National Geographic Apps to Use for Current Events BBC News CNN Fox News Foreign Policy Huffington Post The Nation Associated Press Bloomberg Businessweek Al Jazeera Scoop It! AP HUG CBS News ABCNews MSNBC News Reuters
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