Advanced Advanced Placement Placement

Human Human GeographyGeography

ExpectationsExpectations Read a college level textbook Read a college level textbook

(approx ½ hr a night) & prepare for (approx ½ hr a night) & prepare for reading quizzes and unit examsreading quizzes and unit exams

Respond frequently to Free Respond frequently to Free Response Questions (writing)Response Questions (writing)

Study for unit exams (units lengths Study for unit exams (units lengths vary – see syllabus)vary – see syllabus)

What is AP Human Geo?What is AP Human Geo? Geography: Its Nature and PerspectivesGeography: Its Nature and Perspectives

PopulationPopulation

Cultural Patterns and ProcessesCultural Patterns and Processes

Political Organization of SpacePolitical Organization of Space

Agricultural and Rural Land UseAgricultural and Rural Land Use

Industrialization and Economic DevelopmentIndustrialization and Economic Development

Cities and Urban Land UseCities and Urban Land Use

Why should a student take Why should a student take Advanced Placement?Advanced Placement?

To develop skills and study To develop skills and study habits necessary to succeed in habits necessary to succeed in collegecollege

To prepare for the AP examTo prepare for the AP exam High AP exam scores help High AP exam scores help

students get into competitive students get into competitive collegescolleges

What can students expect What can students expect to do in AP Human Geo?to do in AP Human Geo?

Lecture notesLecture notes Free Response QuestionsFree Response Questions Geography QuizzesGeography Quizzes Reading QuizzesReading Quizzes Unit ExamsUnit Exams

Successful studentsSuccessful students Work every dayWork every day Request & respond to Request & respond to

feedbackfeedback Take responsibility for their Take responsibility for their

success or failuresuccess or failure Come in for extra help when Come in for extra help when

needed needed

The Advanced Placement The Advanced Placement ExamExam

75 multiple choice questions 75 multiple choice questions (60 min)(60 min)

Free Response Section Free Response Section (75 min)(75 min)

FRQ SampleFRQ Sample The high-tech centers of Silicon Valley in The high-tech centers of Silicon Valley in

California and the Research Triangle in California and the Research Triangle in North Carolina developed in the past 40 North Carolina developed in the past 40 years.years.• Discuss the following three factors that Discuss the following three factors that

contributed to the rise of such industrial contributed to the rise of such industrial regionsregions

Investment capitalInvestment capital LaborLabor GovernmentGovernment

Define the concept of agglomeration and Define the concept of agglomeration and explain its role in the continuing expansion explain its role in the continuing expansion of such regionsof such regions

Common problemsCommon problems The student has always The student has always

done well with little or no done well with little or no help from parents…...until help from parents…...until now.now.

The student is having The student is having trouble with the quizzestrouble with the quizzes

Difficulty reading the textDifficulty reading the text

Fixation with grades – it’s a Fixation with grades – it’s a journey not a destinationjourney not a destination

ConcernsConcerns

Mrs. Perales’ Mrs. Perales’ contact informationcontact information

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