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Transcript of AP Human Geography Northern Secondary School Toronto, Ontario Merilyn McKelvey Geography and Civics.
AP Human Geography
Northern Secondary SchoolToronto, Ontario
Merilyn McKelvey
Geography and Civics
Writing and Reading
• Why write the AP Human Geography exam?
• Unit Review
• Exam Format
• Exam Reading
• Sample Questions
• Practice Exam
Quotes from Students
• “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.”
AP Human Geography Outline
1.Nature and Perspectives2.Population3.Cultural Patterns and
Processes4.Political Organization of Space5.Agricultural and Rural Land
Use6. Industrialization and Economic
Development7.Cities and Urban Land Use
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
Canadian Exam Statistics
• 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
Pass Another Pile
• Follow the rubric!• Consistency
checks• Readers,
Table Leaders and Question Leaders
• Sample Responses• Suggestions for
Students
Suggestions for Students
• 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
AP Exam
Multiple Choice
• 75 questions • 1 hour• Only one student out of
112,500 got 100%
3 Free-Response questions
• Marks for content• 1 hour and 15 minutes• No penalty for guessing
https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/apcourse/ap-human-geography/exam-practice
http://www.mrsgoldsteinsclass.com/uploads/1/8/5/9/18597726/frqs_2000-2010.pdf
Multiple-Choice Question
1. As an academic discipline, geography is principally concerned with the
A. nature and meaning of place names.
B. impact of the environment on human understandings and activities.
C. evolving character and spatial organization of Earth’s surface.
D. absolute location of places, peoples, and processes on Earth’s surface.
E. construction of maps that depict places, peoples, and processes as accurately as possible.
Answer: C
Multiple-Choice Question
OPEC is an example of a(n)
a)Supranational organization
b)Commonwealth
c)Confederacy
d)International organization
e)National organization
Answer: d
Free-Response Question 2007
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap07_human_geo_q1.pdf
Von Thünen’s Agricultural Model
The drawings reflect agricultural activities in the hinterland of a large urban area.
a)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
Von Thünen’s Agricultural Model
http://jasss.soc.surrey.ac.uk/6/2/9.html
Von Thünen’s Agricultural Model
The drawings reflect agricultural activities in the hinterland of a large urban area.
b)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.
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
Von Thünen’s Agricultural Model
The drawings reflect agricultural activities in the hinterland of a large urban area.
c)Discuss two factors that explain why agricultural land-use patterns today differ from those developed by von Thünen’s model in 1826.
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
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).
a)Describe the processes leading to the abandonment of these facilities. What are the likely current locations for the businesses previously occupying these spaces?
b)Discuss at least two negative ramifications of the deindustrialization process that led to these kinds of urban landscapes.
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
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
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
Practice Exam
• Available online and in workbooks
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 qualified4 = well qualified3 = qualified2 = possibly qualified1 = no recommendation
Reading AP Human Geography
• June 2001– 17 readers
• June 2009– 200 readers in
Lincoln, Nebraska
1. Nature and Perspectives
Dorling Cartograms of 2008 Summer Olympics http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/08/04/sports/olympics/20080804_MEDALCOUNT_MAP.html
Dorling Cartograms of 2008 Summer Olympics http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/08/04/sports/olympics/20080804_MEDALCOUNT_MAP.html
1896 GamesAthens
1912 GamesStockholm
http://2010games.nytimes.com/medals/map.html
Dorling Cartograms of 2010 Winter Olympics
Dorling Cartograms of Obesity in the United States1995 - 2008
http://hci.stanford.edu/jheer/files/zoo/ex/maps/cartogram.htmlColour shows % of population who are obese by stateSize of circle shows absolute number of obese people by stateAnimated.
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