1. AP Human Geography Northern Secondary School Toronto, Ontario
Merilyn McKelvey
Geography and Civics
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2. Writing and Reading Why write the AP Human Geography exam? Unit Review
Exam Format
Exam Reading
Sample Questions
Practice Exam
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3. Quotes from Students
AP Human Geography
“I’m ‘aceing’ my first-year Geography course. We’re using the same text that we used in your class last year. Thanks a lot!”
“My university gave me a first-year credit because of my good standing on the AP exam. I now have more time to concentrate on my other courses.”
“Even though my school doesn’t accept AP standings, I was much less nervous during my first university exam.”
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4. AP Human Geography Outline
Nature and Perspectives
Population
Cultural Patterns and Processes
Political Organization of Space
Agricultural and Rural Land Use
Industrialization and Economic Development
Cities and Urban Land Use
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5. AP Human Geography Exam
2.25 hrs; multiple choice and free response
39,878 exams written in 2008
112,500 exams in 2013
Credit accepted at SFU, UBC, Victoria, Calgary, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Brandon, York, Carleton, Guelph, Toronto, Brock, Ottawa, Queen’s, McMaster, Waterloo, Western Ontario, Wilfred Laurier, Laurentian, McGill, Concordia, Bishop’s, St. Mary’s, Memorial
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6. Canadian Exam Statistics
AP Human Geography
AP in Canada
17,000 exams written in 2012
438 Human Geography exams in 2013
AP in Ontario
137 Human Geography exams
2014 exam Tuesday noon, May 13
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7. Pass Another Pile Follow the rubric! Consistency checks
AP Human Geography
Follow the rubric!
Consistency checks
Readers, Table Leaders and Question Leaders
Sample Responses
Suggestions for Students
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8. Suggestions for Students
AP Human Geography
Read the question
Read the question again, looking for
Stimulus material (graphs, maps, charts, diagrams)
Key words
Follow question structure when answering
Blank line between sections
Each question on a new page
Write legibly
Use key terms
Explain ideas and/or process
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9. AP Exam 3 Free-Response questions Multiple Choice 75 questions 1 hour
Only one student out of 112,500 got 100%
Marks for content
1 hour and 15 minutes
No penalty for guessing

10. Multiple-Choice Question
AP Human Geography
As an academic discipline, geography is principally concerned with the
nature and meaning of place names.
impact of the environment on human understandings and activities.
evolving character and spatial organization of Earth’s surface.
absolute location of places, peoples, and processes on Earth’s surface.
construction of maps that depict places, peoples, and processes as accurately as possible.
Answer: C
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11. Multiple-Choice Question
OPEC is an example of a(n)
Supranational organization
Commonwealth
Confederacy
International organization
National organization
Answer: d

12. Free-Response Question 2007
AP Human Geography
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13. Von Thünen’s Agricultural Model
AP Human Geography
The drawings reflect agricultural activities in the hinterland of a large urban area.
Apply the underlying principles of von Thünen’s agricultural land-use model to predict the locations of the activities shown in X and Y relative to a large urban area.
X is located closer to the city and Y is located further from the city. 1 Point
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14. Von Thünen’s Agricultural Model

15. Von Thünen’s Agricultural Model
AP Human Geography
The drawings reflect agricultural activities in the hinterland of a large urban area.
Choose either activity X or activity Y and apply the underlying principles of von Thünen’s agricultural land-use model to explain the location of that activity.
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16. Von Thünen’s Model
X represents intensive agriculture, higher-value land, perishable goods, accessibility to market, where the farmer can maximize profit Y represents extensive agriculture, lower-value land, fewer perishable goods, less accessibility to market, where the farmer can maximize profit 1 point for identifying the concept 1 point for explanation

17. Von Thünen’s Agricultural Model
AP Human Geography
The drawings reflect agricultural activities in the hinterland of a large urban area.
Discuss two factors that explain why agricultural land-use patterns today differ from those developed by von Thünen’s model in 1826.
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18. Von Thünen’s Agricultural Model
Changes to model since 1826:
Refrigeration and food preservation
Improved transportation
Regional, global markets
Corporate decision making
Government policies
Agricultural products used for purposes other than food
Forests no longer occupy a zone close to the market
4 points:
1 point for the identification of each of two factors
1 point for each of the two discussions

19. Free-Response Question
In many cities in the Midwest United States, abandoned and dilapidated warehouses and factories can be found throughout the Central Business District (CBD).
Describe the processes leading to the abandonment of these facilities. What are the likely current locations for the businesses previously occupying these spaces?
Discuss at least two negative ramifications of the deindustrialization process that led to these kinds of urban landscapes.

20. Free-Response Question
Describe the processes leading to the abandonment of these facilities. 1. Deindustrialization – moving to where labour and other costs are cheaper 2. Suburbanization 3. Globalization – improved transportation and communications technologies 2 points

21. Free-Response Question
What are the likely current locations for the businesses previously occupying these spaces? EPZs – Export Processing Zones in Middle America and Southeast and East Asia where there is duty- and tariff-free production of manufactured goods SEZs – Special Economic Zones in China 1 point

22. Free-Response Question
Discuss at least two negative ramifications of the deindustrialization process that led to these kinds of urban landscapes.
Unemployment
Loss of tax base
Brownfields
Racial segregation
2 points for identification of negative ramifications
2 points for correct discussion of ramifications

23. Practice Exam Available online and in workbooks AP Human Geography
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24. AP Scores
Your score is a weighted combination of your scores on the multiple-choice section and on the free-response section. The final score is reported on a 5-point scale as follows: 5 = extremely well qualified 4 = well qualified 3 = qualified 2 = possibly qualified 1 = no recommendation

25. Reading AP Human Geography
June 2001
17 readers
June 2009
200 readers in Lincoln, Nebraska
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26. 1. Nature and Perspectives
AP Human Geography
Dorling Cartograms of 2008 Summer Olympics
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27. AP Human Geography
Dorling Cartograms of 2008 Summer Olympics
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28. 1896 Games Athens 1912 Games Stockholm AP Human Geography
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29. Dorling Cartograms of 2010 Winter Olympics

31. Dorling Cartograms of Obesity in the United States
Colour shows % of population who are obese by state
Size of circle shows absolute number of obese people by state
Animated.

32. AP Human Geography
Enjoy the World!
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