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What You

Oughta Know

About the 2014

AP Human

Geography

Exam

References: REA AP Human Geography Crash Course | College Board website

The Basics

Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Time: 12:00-2:15pm (the exam is 2 ¼ hours,

plus time for instructions, distributing materials,

and a break between sections I and II)

Location: BHS (tbd)

AP Human Geography Exam

What to Bring

Several sharpened No. 2 pencils with erasers for all responses on your multiple-choice answer sheet (no mechanical pencils)

Pens with black or dark blue ink for completing areas on the exam booklet covers and for free-response questions

A watch (optional – there will be clocks in testing rooms)


What Not to Bring Electronics: cell phones, digital cameras, personal digital

assistants (PDAs), BlackBerry smartphones, Bluetooth-enabled devices, MP3 players, email/messaging devices, or any other electronic or communication devices.

Books, compasses, mechanical pencils, correction fluid, dictionaries, highlighters, notes or colored pencils.

Scratch paper; notes can be made on portions of the exam booklets.

Watches that beep or have an alarm.

Portable listening devices or portable recording devices (even with headphones) or photographic equipment.

Computers.

Clothing with subject-related information.

Food or drink.


Structure of the Test Section I

75 multiple choice questions

60 minutes

1/2 of your overall score (60 points)

There is no guessing penalty, so answer every question!

Section II

3 free response questions

75 minutes

1/2 of your overall score (60 points)


What Will Be On The Exam?(This chart is in your APHUG Syllabus)


AP Human Geography Unit % of AP Exam

Unit 1Geography: Nature and Perspectives

5-10%

Unit 2 Population 13-17%

Unit 3Cultural Patterns and Processes

13-17%

Unit 4Political Organization of Space

13-17%

Unit 5Agricultural and Rural Land Use

13-17%

Unit 6Industrialization and Economic Development

13-17%

Unit 7 Cities and Urban Land Use 13-17%

AP Exam Scores

5 = extremely well qualified approx. 67%

4 = well qualified approx. 55%

3 = qualified approx. 43%

2 = possibly qualified approx. 34%

1 = no recommendation approx. 0-33%

Most colleges

accept an AP

score of 3 or

higher to award

college credit


Percentages based on the 2006 Released Exam,

AP Human Geography Crash Course

Review Resources - print


Average price:

$18-35

Available at

Barnes and

Noble

and online

Review resources - online


http://www.bremertonschools.org/Page/4959

Power Points: Units 1 - 7

Ms. Justice’s Website – APHUG Page:

http://www.bremertonschools.org/Page/4959


Key Geographic Models and

Theories

Key models and theories are the basis of

most of the concepts that form the MC Qs

& FRQs

Take advantage of the lists Ms. Justice

provides to review and provide examples

of each of the major models and theories


MC: Knowledge of a key concept

The words in the stem provide the info you need to answer the questions

Covers a distinct topic

Easy, medium, and hard (no order)

Example

Subsistence agriculture:

(a) Only includes the herding of animals

(b) Is aimed at producing surplus crops for sale in the market

(c) Is becoming increasingly dominant in the world

(d) Is characterized by production of food for consumption by the farmers and their families

(e) Is most practiced in South America


MC: Apply knowledge of a

key concept

Example question:

Which of the following is the best example of

a non-basic employment sector function?

(a) An assembly-line worker in a car factory

(b) A video game software engineer

(c) An international public relations agent

(d) A university medical researcher

(e) A police officer


(Non-basic sector jobs cause a shift in money within a

city, whereas the other jobs create an exchange of

money between the city and another place)

MC: Knowledge of a specific

geographic issue or example

Example question:

By 2050, which country is projected to have

the highest population in the world?

(a) China

(b) Indonesia

(c) Russia

(d) India

(e) United States


MC: Test-taking strategies

Underline key words in the question – this

will help you focus on the key issues

Circle key command words in the

question – such as except, all, not, best,

etc.

Use the process of elimination – get rid of

those wrong answers (select your “best

educated guess” if necessary)



Remember, multiple choice questions are equally weighted – if you’re stumped make an educated guess and move on (don’t waste time)

Fill in your answer sheet as you go – you are less likely to make mistakes and run out of time

Pay attention to your bubble sheet – are you bubbling in the answer for the question you intend to answer??



Look carefully at any image, graph, chart,

or map provided with a multiple choice

question – feel free to annotate or draw

on these items to help you focus and

understand it

Answer every question!! (there is no

guessing penalty)


Free Response Questions

The FRQ section usually includes:

One question that tests a specific geographic concept and how it applies in a real-world situation

One question that tests how you synthesize your knowledge of Human Geography across the course’s topic

One question that tests the depth of your knowledge of a geographic topic and how you can apply this across geographic concepts


FRQ Tips for Success

Spend approx. 25 minutes on each FRQ

Answer all three questions and all parts of

each question

Some questions are very straightforward and

might not require 25 minutes. If you know it,

answer it thoroughly and move on.

Spend a few minutes previewing all of the

questions to make yourself aware of all of the

FRQs



Begin by outlining your response to the first

FRQ or “pre-writing” your initial thoughts for 3-

5 minutes

After this, spend about 20 minutes formulating

your official response in the answer booklet

It is your responsibility to pace yourself in order

to have sufficient time to answer all 3 FRQs



Write the number of the FRQ that you are answering at the top of each page used to answer that question

Start the answer to each FRQ on a new page in the answer booklet – don’t cram all your answers into one page!

Don’t bother with a thesis or a conclusion (FRQs are not essays)

Readers are looking for content – so jump right into it!



Label and number each part of your

response in the margins of your answer

booklet – this will keep the reader aware of

where you are in your responses

The easier it is for the reader to identify the

main points of your response, the easier it is to

for them to award points to your response!



Write in complete sentences, with coherent supported thoughts

Support your responses with accurate geographic examples whenever possible

If the FRQ asks for examples from a particular region, be certain to use examples from that region and link your examples to the question’s prompt

(Review regions and look for examples and situations that you could use in responses)



Answer the question being asked

Answer all parts of the question

Be careful if the FRQ asks you for a specific

type of example

Be geographically analytical in your response

(no personal opinions or side comments)

If there is a chart, map, or graph in the FRQ,

be sure to use and reference it in your

response



What if you have no idea how to respond to the

question??

Do NOT panic!

Start writing something related to the course and

an issue you think might be tied to the FRQ

Do not leave the FRQ blank

Often, one of the FRQs will challenge you & really

give you a run for your money

Go with your gut and keep it simple, direct, and

stay within your comfort range (PING?)


Sample FRQs

Read the question

Read the scoring guidelines

Choose one sample essay to read and

score

Discuss with your group – see if you can

agree on a score

Repeat the process: Choose another

essay to read and score


With reference to each of the following,

explain how religion has shaped the cultural

landscape. Support each explanation with

one specific example.

A. Sacred sites

B. Burial practices/sites

C. Architecture

D. Place names


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