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Social Studies at CPHS

History, Geography, and Psychology, oh my!

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Freshman Year

  • Two Options (must take one)
    • Geography and History of the World (GHOW)
    • AP Human Geography (AP HUG)

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What will you study in GEHOW

First Quarter:

Unit 1 Geographical Themes

Unit 2 Historical/Cultural Themes

Unit 3 North America

Midterm

Second Quarter:

Unit 4 Latin America

Unit 5 Europe

Unit 6 Russia

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First Semester Final Exam

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Third Quarter:

Unit 7 Sub-Saharan Africa

Unit 8 MENA

Unit 9 South Asia

Midterm

Fourth Quarter:

Unit 10 East Asia

Unit 11 Southeast Asia

Unit 12 Australia, Oceania, Antarctica

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Second Semester Final Exam

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What will your semester grade made up off

40 % of your grade semester grade is made up of class work

-Maps

-Vocabulary

-Unit Notes

- Unit Assignments

-Projects

Almost all work can be completed in class

Hands On

40% of your grade is made up of assessments

Unit content test

Quizzes - vocabulary/map location

CREW’s

Skills Test - Graphs, Maps, Charts, ACT Readings

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What is my semester grade made up off

20% of your grade will come from your Semester Final Exam

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First Semester Final - December/January

Second Semester Final - May/June

Must pass both semesters

Grade Point Average (GPA) is based on semester grades

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AP Human Geography

  • Geography, History, and Demographics
    • AP exam at end of year

What is “AP?”

What is the AP exam?

What about the class?

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AP HuG Course Breakdown

  • Unit I: Introduction to Human Geography
  • Unit II: Population and Migration
  • Unit III: Folk and Pop Culture
  • Unit IV: Religion and Ethnicity
  • Unit V: Language
  • Unit VI: Political Geography
  • Unit VII: Agriculture
  • Unit VIII: Development and Industry
  • Unit IX: Urban Geography

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Sophomore Year

  • TWO -✌- Options
    • AP Psychology
    • Nothing…
      • You do not have to take a social studies course during your sophomore year (but we recommend AP Psych)!
        • You need 6 social studies credits

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Junior Year

  • THREE Options (must take one)
    • US History
    • Dual Credit US History (DCUSH)
    • AP US History (APUSH)

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Senior Year

  • Six Options
    • Economics (must take one)
      • Economics
      • DC Microeconomics
      • AP Microeconomics
    • Government (must take one)
      • Government
      • DC Government
      • AP Government

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Any Questions?