Agriculture, Food Production, and Rural Land Use in Advanced Placement^® Human Geography

ABSTRACT

‘‘Agriculture, Food, and Rural Land Use” constitutes a major part of the AP Human Geography course outline. This article explores challenging topics to teach, emerging research trends in agricultural geography, and sample teaching approaches for concretizing abstract topics. It addresses content identified as “essential knowledge” in the course description, including the role of women in food production, the interdependence among regions of food production and consumption, the prospects for a new Green Revolution in Africa, environmental consequences of agricultural practices, and the changing nature of contemporary agriculture.

Key Words::

• AP Human Geography
• environmental geography
• geographic education
• land management
• regional foods

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Notes on contributors

William G. Moseley

William G. Moseley is a professor of geography at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA. He is also a reader for AP Human Geography.

Nancy H. Watson

Nancy H. Watson teaches AP Human Geography at Lawton Chiles High School in Tallahassee, Florida, USA. She is also cochair of the AP Human Geography Development Committee and a reader for APHG.