GeoActivity Types in APHG: Analysis of Maps and Photos.

These strategies also facilitate student engagement and peer learning through group work and class discussions over the maps and photos. Then, students examine the map of the day, carefully read the SCRAP map analysis questions, and see whether or how each of the spatial thinking questions could be applied to the map. There are many photo and map prompts in Advanced Placement Human Geography (APHG) exams, so not being able to interpret and analyze them may cause students to miss important clues for those questions. Geography textbooks are full of visuals such as maps and photos, yet they are easily overlooked in class because teachers and students tend to focus mostly on text. [Extracted from the article]