1. Things to remember for tomorrow
AP Edition

2. General Strategies Be well Rested Eat a good breakfast Bring Water
Day of Exam – light review; review pictures and graphs from the book
Bring a snack for the 10 minute break
Bring chewing gum (preferably something minty) and chew it during the exam. This is a proven score booster!!!

3. General Strategies
Avoid anxious or negative students – stay positive, you can do this!
Be prepared
A watch with no alarm
2 #2 pencils
2 pens for the FRQ portion
Photo ID
No cell phones

4. Multiple Choice Question Strategies
Mark clearly
Beware of time, questions you do not know, skip and come back
Questions where you can eliminate between 2, best guess and move on
Make sure you are on the correct # and didn’t skip a line
Read each question carefully

5. Multiple Choice Question Strategies
Find similarities between answers and eliminate those
Ignore others that may finish before you
Answer every question, there is no penalty for guessing

6. Multiple Choice Question Strategies
1.Alternatives with absolute or universal qualifiers are usually wrong (all, every, never, in no case, in every case, etc.) 2.Alternatives that seem impossible or that seem completely unrelated to the question are usually wrong (watch out for alternatives that are true, but have nothing to do with the question). 3.If two or more alternatives say the same thing, each is probably wrong (you can have two that are wrong, but not two that are right on m/c tests). 4.The answer to one question is sometimes given away in another question (tests contain a lot of information - use it). 5.When 3 or more alternatives deal in different ways with one concept, one of them is usually right. The instructor usually doesn't waste 3 alternatives on single incorrect concept. In this case, he or she most likely wants to have you discriminate knowledge. 6.If two answers contain a similar sounding word, such as "subordination" and "subrogation," choose one of these. 7.If two answers are almost identical except for a few words, choose one of these.

7. Multiple Choice Question Strategies
8.If two answers seem extreme, they should be eliminated, and a guess made as to the remaining answers. As an example, if the answer is to be a number, and 3, 57, 89, 1103 are the choices given, you should eliminate the 3 and 1103, and take a guess at one of the remaining choices. 9.If you are unable to eliminate any answer on a 4 answer question, choose the third. Experience has shown that it has a better than 25% chance of being the correct answer. 10.Don't try to apply definitions from outside the course. Answer the questions found on your lecture and class reading, not based on educational knowledge that you have. 11.Never argue with a question. Accept it at face value. 12.When all else fails: a. choose the alternative that makes the best sentence, when added to the open-ended question. b. look for subject-verb agreement. c. choose the longer answer. The instructor may have used more words to make the answer precise; thus the most correct. 13.None of these rules works all the time, so use them only if you have to.

8. FRQ Strategies
MOST IMPORTANT!!! Don't Panic--when you see the question your first response will probably be "MR SIMPSON did not teach us this!!! Why didn’t he tell us about this? Why’d we spend so much time on google drive and talking about his dogs!!! There hasn’t been one question about working google drive. This is TRASH!!!"
Okay you have one minute to think this and then, get
over it.
Now, take a big breath. This may be true but he did teach you some of the elements...read the question....break it down...what can you answer?.....Remember, there is always E-S-P-N!

9. FRQ Strategies Questions often utilize more than one unit
There is almost always a map question; must be able to interpret and infer meaning from the map’s central ideas – Review 4 level map analysis
If they ask for a definition or give you a key term. Use those in your explanation later on
You should always try to answer the question, even if you do not know everything

10. FRQ Strategies Pace yourself
Read all three questions then answer the shortest/easiest one first
The order doesn’t matter, start with the question that you can provide the most concrete information about
Be sure to label your questions 1,2, and 3
Write legibly

11. FRQ Strategies
You do not need to rewrite the question in your answer – it just waists time
Read and ANNOTATE each question carefully to know what you must answer

12. FRQ Strategies
Analyze – define components in terms of their relationship to each other and to their meaning and importance
Describe (3 sentences minimum)– analyze and give a good account of some event or situation and, from the description, produce conclusions regarding its importance, relationships, possible consequences, etc.

13. FRQ Tips
Asses or evaluate – to determine a judgment about something, to appraise positives and/or negatives. Take a stand on the issue
Compare and contrast – opposite instructions frequently used in combination; they ask you to show similarities and differences, respectively

14. FRQ Tips
Discuss (4 sentences minimum)– implies presenting different aspects of something by examining various sides or opinions
Explain (3 Sentences minimum)– clarification by presenting details
“to what extent” – a judgment regarding the scope, depth, or limits of the topic

15. FRQ Tips
Address all parts of the question, support your answer with specific, accurate examples and information (When you organize your essay include evidence)
It is fine to make additions, often the points are earned with these last flashes of remembering

16. FRQ Tips
Look at the sources if given, try to connect that to topics (quote from Malthus, religion, politics, agriculture)
Group up your answers; If it is asking about the demographic transition model – tie in the economic development of the country and the epidemiological transition as well

17. FRQ Tips Get to the point
Keep your opinions out of the essay, you should never write the word “I”
No bullet point
Underline important aspects

18. FRQ Tips Don’t be philosophical, tell us the facts Utilize vocabulary
Organize your thoughts!!!!!! (5 min)
You get no points for being a good person, don’t feel bad for people when writing about facts

19. FRQ Tips
Follow the $$$. The reason these thing happen is because someone somewhere is getting rich
If it asks for differences, mention what both are. Don’t just say the other doesn’t. What does the other do if it “doesn’t”?
Your job is not to persuade
Stay away from race (blockbusting, redlining, etc.) and state a “lower socioeconomic status”

20. FRQ Tips
Always remember to "THINK GEOGRAPHICALLY". This is a geography test not a history test. Location, Scale, and Time are important. DON’T FORGET E-S-P-N!
Assume the reader is tired....it is the end of the day...they have been grading since 8:00....Help the reader find the answer. Label the different sections or at least start a new paragraph for each part of the question. Underline appropriate terms. For example if the question asks for the definition of a nation......then underline the word nation so the reader can see..."Oh yes here is the definition."

21. FRQ Tips
If it deals with Agriculture, Manufacturing, Service, or the economy, mention Primary Secondary, and Tertiary and where each place has more or less
If it asks for a country in LDC and one in MDC, whatever you put for LDC put the opposite for MDC
ex – Low Skill and Low wage labor, High skill and high wage labor. LDC Little environmental laws, MDC strict environmental laws.
Think of things from the owners perspective, not the workers or humanitarians

22. FRQ Tips
Global – talk about the connections between LDC and MDC, National – stay within nation/country from region to region, Local – stay within the region
Think about laws that are emplaced of why people, government, and businesses do things
If you say something is a negative, explain why that is. Don’t just say it pollutes – why is pollution bad? How does it pollute?

23. FRQ Tips Poor Governance = anything bad with a country
Rule of Law, Participation, Transparency, Responsiveness, Consensus oriented, Equity and inclusiveness, Effective and Efficient, Accountability
Cheap land – Cheap labor
Cars are driving factor in City design in N.A.
Pittsburg = Steel, Silicon Valley = High Tech, Detroit = Automobiles

24. FRQ Tips Always discuss if the topic is different for women
Remember to answer for the World, not the US unless otherwise specified
Every time they give you a choice of a nation for an MDC, choose the USA
Differences in LDCs or MDCs
Lower vs. Upper class
Rural vs. Urban
Good/bad Infrastructure, good/bad governance, cheaper land, cheaper labor