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“Cracking” the AP Human Geography Exam

“Cracking” the AP Human Geography Exam. THE AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY EXAM. Structure of the Test The AP Human Geography Exam is divided into two sections: multiple choice and free-response essays. Timed = 2 hours 15 Minutes

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“Cracking” the AP Human Geography Exam

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  1. “Cracking” the AP Human Geography Exam

  2. THE AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY EXAM Structure of the Test • TheAP Human Geography Exam is divided into two sections: • multiple choice and free-response essays. • Timed = 2 hours 15 Minutes • Section I of the test is comprised of 75 multiple-choice questions to be answered in 60 minutes. = 48 seconds per question • Section II is the FRQ (Free Response Questions) • 3 FRQ • 1 hour 15 minutes to answer

  3. That's a Lot of Geography • The AP Human Exam divides all the class content into 7 standards • On the Multiple-Choice section of the test, the distribution of questions is as follows:

  4. By the Way • While the multiple-choice section of the test asks questions from each of the above standards, these questions do not appear in order. • In other words, when you take the multiple-choice part of the exam, you'll basically go through cycles of easy to difficult questions.

  5. WHAT DO THEY WANT FROM ME? • What is the AP Human Exam really testing? • In a nutshell: Can you make connections between different concepts or theories? • In other words, for any given idea, can you explain why historical content fits? How did what they were doing affect the rest of the world? What changed about the society during history? • To show what you know about human geography, keep this big-picture perspective in mind as you study and answer multiple-choice questions or FRQ. • To help you do this, keep an eye out for certain recurring themes throughout the different . Specifically, be on the lookout for the following:

  6. Essential Questions • How did people interact with their environment? Why did they live where they did? How did they get there? What tools, technology, and resources were available to them? How was the landscape changed by humans? • What new ideas, thoughts, and styles came into existence? How did these cultural developments influence people and technology (for example: new religious beliefs or Renaissance thought)? • How did different societies get along—or not get along—within a time period? Who took over who? How did leaders justify their power? Who revolted or was likely to revolt? And were they successful? • How did economic systems develop and what did they depend on in terms of agriculture, trade, labor, industrialization, and the demands of consumers? • Who had power and who did not within a given culture and why? What was the status of women? What racial and ethnic constructions were present?

  7. How to Show What You Know • To score your best on the multiple-choice section of this test, you first need to remember the follow­ing rules: • There is no such thing as a "guessing penalty” • Finishing is not the goal; accuracy is. • Three out of every four answer choices you read are wrong.

  8. Multiple Choice Strategy • Go through the whole test and answer all the questions you “KNOW” the answer to • Mark the questions you think you know (just need a bit more time to analyze) with a “HAPPY Mark” • Mark the questions you have NO IDEA on with a “SAD Mark” • Go back and analyze the “Positive” questions – using Process of Elimination (POE) may help • If you have time try to answer the “Negative” questions

  9. Process of Elimination - POE • If you can't eliminate any answers, it's best to skip the question altogether. • Mark these skipped questions in some distinctive way so that you can come back to them later if you have time, and make sure you leave a space on your answer sheet. • Always keep in mind that the multiple-choice section is difficult, if not impossible, for most students to finish. Focus on accuracy as you work through this section.

  10. To Guess or Not to Guess • You ABSOLUTELY should guess especially if you can eliminate at least one choice. • Scenario: Take our hypothetical Sam. Say she knew the answer to 50 questions for certain, and could eliminate only ONE choice from each of the last 25. Now the odds are that she will get 6 of those last 25 right and 19 wrong. So now she add 6 more correct answers for a total of 56. Had she chosen not to guess she would have not gotten credit for the other 6 questions

  11. Types of Multiple Choice Questions • Chronological Questions • Compare/Contrast Questions • Multiple Correct Answers • Negative Questions • Stimulus Response Questions • TIPS: • Look for the BEST answer • Be careful with “EXCEPT” or “All of the Following are True” • Save time by eliminating obviously incorrect answers • Trust you first instinct

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