{"id":975,"date":"2022-11-27T22:58:04","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T22:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geteach.com\/blog\/?p=975"},"modified":"2026-03-24T00:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T00:16:08","slug":"geteach-com-maps-used-in-my-advanced-human-geography-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geteach.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/27\/geteach-com-maps-used-in-my-advanced-human-geography-course\/","title":{"rendered":"geteach.com maps used in my Advanced Human Geography course"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"\"
The Wizarding World (one of several map easter eggs)<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Background Advanced Geography – geteach.com<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Over the past decade+ years, I have attempted to create and curate maps that are easy to access, compare, and share. Deciding on what map visualizations to include in geteach.com<\/a> has been a thoughtfully thoughtless process. Basically, during class either students or I will say, \u201cif only we had a map for that.\u201d That thoughtless progress has slowly created 300+ maps within geteach.com<\/a>. Which is great for me, because I was part of the class flow that decided if a certain map is needed. In other words, it is easy for me to incorporate all 300+ maps in the courses throughout the year because the data sets originate around experiences of what I teach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That stated, with 300+ maps, and the fact that it is not easy organizing that many visualizations, I can understand how geteach.com<\/a>‘s curated library can be a bit overwhelming. Therefore, below are two tables with the maps commonly used when teaching \u201cPopulation and Migration Patterns and Processes\u201d and \u201cIndustrial and Economic Development Patterns and Processes.\u201d The maps and concepts mostly come straight from the College Board’s Human Geography Course and Exam Description<\/a>. There are a couple of extra maps, to string narratives mostly around dependency ratio, movement, and population pressures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To display a map in geteach.com<\/a>, click select map at the bottom right of each map canvas. The table will help you find where these maps are found in geteach.com<\/a>\u2019s menu structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, what places should students focus on? This year my colleague suggested we use the global regions and the most populous country within those regions as our focal points. We use the Population Reference Bureau<\/a> to categorize our regions. Yes, there are always outliers, but this gives the students common comparisons to make at the global and global regional scales. See below<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Global Region<\/strong><\/td>Subregion<\/strong><\/td>Country Name<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Africa<\/td>Eastern Africa<\/td>Ethiopia<\/td><\/tr>
Africa<\/td>Middle Africa<\/td>Congo, Dem. Rep.<\/td><\/tr>
Africa<\/td>Northern Africa<\/td>Egypt, Arab Rep.<\/td><\/tr>
Africa<\/td>Southern Africa<\/td>South Africa<\/td><\/tr>
Africa<\/td>Western Africa<\/td>Nigeria<\/td><\/tr>
Americas<\/td>Caribbean<\/td>Haiti<\/td><\/tr>
Americas<\/td>Central America<\/td>Mexico<\/td><\/tr>
Americas<\/td>Northern America<\/td>United States<\/td><\/tr>
Americas<\/td>South America<\/td>Brazil<\/td><\/tr>
Asia<\/td>Central Asia<\/td>Uzbekistan<\/td><\/tr>
Asia<\/td>East Asia<\/td>China<\/td><\/tr>
Asia<\/td>South Asia<\/td>India<\/td><\/tr>
Asia<\/td>Southeast Asia<\/td>Indonesia<\/td><\/tr>
Asia<\/td>Western Asia<\/td>Turkey<\/td><\/tr>
Europe<\/td>Eastern Europe<\/td>Russian Federation<\/td><\/tr>
Europe<\/td>Northern Europe<\/td>United Kingdom<\/td><\/tr>
Europe<\/td>Southern Europe<\/td>Italy<\/td><\/tr>
Europe<\/td>Western Europe<\/td>Germany<\/td><\/tr>
Oceania<\/td>Oceania<\/td>Australia<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Population Reference Bureau Regions<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n

Analyzing “Population and Migration Patterns and Processes” – geteach.com<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Population Distribution<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maps<\/strong><\/td>Physical or Human Geography<\/strong><\/td>Map Set<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Population Density<\/td>Human Geography<\/td>Population Density<\/td><\/tr>
Earth at Night<\/td>Human Geography<\/td>Earth at Night – 2016<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n