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AcknowledgmentsIt’shardtobelievethatthisprojecthasbeengoingonforovermanyyearsnow.ThebestpartofitssuccessisthatitallowsmetomaintainmyfriendshipwithPeteAlagona;Icouldn’taskforamoredelightfulcolleague!IalsoamgratefultoJenniferGoodenough,oureditor,forherpatientprovisionofresources,extendeddeadlines,andmuchencouragement.Finally,mycolleagues,students,and,mostimportant,myfamily(Lucyespecially),consistentlykeepmesmilingandexcitedaboutwhatIdo,whichmakesprojectslikethismuchmoreenjoyable.MeriMarsh,Ph.D.Thisbookhasbecomesomethingofanoldfriend.Ithasappearedandreappearedinmylifemanytimesoverthepastseveralyears.Eachtimeitreappearsitbringsbackoldmemoriesandleavesmewithnewones.Manypeoplehavemadethisvolumepossible.Myfamily,friends,mentors,andstudentshaveallplayedimportantroles.Mostofall,however,thisbookowesitsexistencetomyfriendandcolleague,MeriMarsh,withoutwhomitwouldneverhavereachedafirstdraft,muchlessanotheredition.PeterS.Alagona

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AP®isaregisteredtrademarkoftheCollegeBoard,whichisnotaffiliatedwithBarron’sandwasnotinvolvedintheproductionof,anddoesnotendorse,thisproduct.©Copyright2023,2022,2020,2018,2016,2014,2012,2010,2008byKaplanNorthAmerica,LLC,d/b/aBarron’sEducationalSeriesPreviousedition©copyright2003byKaplanNorthAmerica,LLC,d/b/aBarron’sEducationalSeriesunderthetitleHowtoPreparefortheAPHumanGeographyExamPhotoCredits:www.chartsbin.com,page142AllrightsreservedunderInternationalandPan-AmericanCopyrightConventions.Bypaymentoftherequiredfees,youhavebeengrantedthenon-exclusive,non-transferablerighttoaccessandreadthetextofthiseBookonscreen.Nopartofthistextmaybereproduced,transmitted,downloaded,decompiled,reverseengineered,orstoredinorintroducedintoanyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,inanyformorbyanymeans,whetherelectronicormechanical,nowknownorhereinafterinvented,withouttheexpresswrittenpermissionofthepublisher.PublishedbyKaplanNorthAmerica,LLC,d/b/aBarron’sEducationalSeries1515W.CypressCreekRoadFortLauderdale,FL.33309www.barronseduc.comISBN:978-1-5062-8768-310987654321KaplanNorthAmerica,LLC,d/b/aBarron’sEducationalSeriesprintbooksareavailableatspecialquantitydiscountstouseforsalespromotions,employeepremiums,oreducationalpurposes.Formoreinformationortopurchasebooks,pleasecalltheSimon&Schusterspecialsalesdepartmentat866-506-1949.I~StudyXY

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AbouttheAuthorsMeredithJ.Marshreceivedherbachelor’sdegreeingeographyfromCalvinCollegein1999,hermaster’sdegreeingeographyfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,SantaBarbara(UCSB)in2003,andherPh.D.(alsoingeography)fromUCSBin2009.MeredithhasworkedasareaderfortheAPHGexamin2007,2009,2010,2011,2013,and2014,andsheiscurrentlyanassociateprofessorofgeographyatLindenwoodUniversityinSt.Charles,Missouri.PeterS.AlagonaisanassistantprofessorofhistoryandenvironmentalstudiesattheUniversityofCalifornia,SantaBarbara.HeholdsanM.A.degreeingeographyfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,SantaBarbara,andM.A.andPh.D.degreesinhistoryfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles.HehasalsoheldacademicpositionsatbothHarvardandStanfordUniversities.

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TableofContentsHowtoUseThisBookBarron’sEssential5IntroductionWelcometoAPHumanGeographyAbouttheExamStrategiesforPreparingfortheAPHumanGeographyExamCommonlyAskedQuestionsAbouttheAPHumanGeographyExamAdditionalResourcesDiagnosticTest1ThinkingGeographicallyGeographyasaFieldofInquiryGeographyBasicsDescribingLocationSpaceandSpatialProcessesMapFundamentalsApplicationsofGeographyKeyTermsChapterSummaryEnd-of-ChapterPracticeAdditionalResources2PopulationandMigrationPatternsandProcessesHumanPopulation:AGlobalPerspectivePopulationParametersandProcesses

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HumanMigrationPopulationStructureandCompositionPopulationandSustainabilityKeyTermsChapterSummaryEnd-of-ChapterPracticeAdditionalResources3CulturalPatternsandProcessesCulturalBasicsLanguageReligionGenderEthnicityPopularCultureKeyTermsChapterSummaryEnd-of-ChapterPracticeAdditionalResources4PoliticalPatternsandProcessesWhatIsPoliticalGeography?TheGeographyofLocalandRegionalPoliticsTerritory,Borders,andtheGeographyofNationsInternationalPoliticalGeographySpatialConflictKeyTermsChapterSummaryEnd-of-ChapterPracticeAdditionalResources5AgriculturalandRuralLand-UsePatternsandProcessesHistoricalGeographyofAgriculture

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GeographyofModernAgricultureAgricultureandtheEnvironmentKeyTermsChapterSummaryEnd-of-ChapterPracticeAdditionalResources6CitiesandUrbanLand-UsePatternsandProcessesHistoricalGeographyofUrbanEnvironmentsCultureandUrbanFormTheSpatialOrganizationofUrbanEnvironmentsUrbanPlanningKeyTermsChapterSummaryEnd-of-ChapterPracticeAdditionalResources7IndustrialandEconomicDevelopmentPatternsandProcessesIndustrializationModelsofDevelopmentandMeasuresofProductivityGlobalEconomicPatternsLocationPrinciplesDevelopment,Equality,andSustainabilityGlobalizationKeyTermsChapterSummaryEnd-of-ChapterPracticeAdditionalResourcesPracticeTest1AnswerKeyAnswerExplanations

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PracticeTest2AnswerKeyAnswerExplanations

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HowToUseThisBookBarron’sAPHumanGeographyisforstudentslookingforacomprehensivereviewbeforetheAPHumanGeographyexamandforstudentschoosingtoself-studyinadditiontotheirregularclasswork.ThisbookhasbeendesignedtohelpcorrespondwiththeCollegeBoard’sobjectivesforAPHumanGeography,withaheavyconcentrationonthesevenmajorcontentareas.TheAPHumanGeographyexamcoversarangeofmaterialthatwouldnormallybeincludedinasemester-longcollege-levelcourseinIntroductoryHumanGeography.Thesecoursestypicallycoverawidevarietyoftopics,withthebasicgoalofunderstandingpatternsandprocessesthathaveshapedhumanrelationshipsonEarthoverspaceandtime.ThisoverarchinggoalcanbefurtherdividedintoasetofgoalsderivedfromGeographyforLife:NationalGeographyStandards,SecondEdition,introducedin2012.Inthisguide,wefocusonthemostimportantcontentitemsyouneedtoknowfortestday.DiagnosticTestFirst,taketheDiagnosticTesttogainanunderstandingofyourstrengthsandweaknesses.Itisacompletetestwithanswerexplanations,andincludesthreefree-responsequestionsandrubricsforthosequestions.ReviewandPracticeEachchapterbeginswithalistofthetopicscovered,specificallyrelatedtooneofthesevenunitsofstudyaligningtothecurriculumforHumanGeographyandthenendswithadditonalpracticequestions.Thesequestionsincludebothmultiple-choiceandfree-responsebytopic,andaretobeusedforfactualreviewandnotdesignedtobesimilartothoseontheactualexam.

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ContentandMoreKeytermsanddefinitions.Importanttermsarelistedinthebeginningofeachchapter,appearinboldtextwherenecessarytohelpguideyouthroughtopicssuccessfully,andthenaredefinedforreviewbeforeeachsetofpracticeexercises.Helpfulstimulus.Eachchapterprovidesillustrations,tables,maps,diagrams,andmoretohelpyoureviewcontentandpaintaclearerpictureoftheconceptsdiscussed.Chaptersummariesandpracticequestions.Eachchaptercloseswithaquickchaptersummaryandreviewquestionsthatwillhelpdeterminewhichtopicsyouhaveasolidunderstandingofandwhichtopicsyouneedtorevisit.Pleasenotethatthemultiple-choicequestionsineachchaptershouldonlybereviewedascontentandconceptreview.Thesequestionsdon’tnecessarilyreflectthesamelevelofdifficultyastheexamquestions.GettingExamReadyPracticeexams.Thesepracticeexamscoversevenmajorcontentareas.Eachcontentarea,describedintheIntroductionchapter,willmakeupacertainpercentageoftheexams.Onlineadditionalpractice.Youhaveaccesstothreeonlinefull-lengthpracticetestsdesignedtoenhanceyourunderstandingandtotestyourknowledge.Toaccesstheonlinetests,seethecardatthefrontofthisbook.ForStudentsSincetheAPHumanGeographycourseandexamhavenotchangedmuchrecently,youhavetheopportunitytopreparefortheexambyconcentratingontheareasthattheCollegeBoardhasidentifiedandsetas“essentialknowledge.”Thisreviewbookhighlightsthekeyconceptsineachchapterandexplainstheseconceptsbygivingcontentexamples.Howyouusethebookdependsonhowyourschooloffersthecourse.Nevertheless,byansweringthereviewquestionsattheendofeachchapterandbytakingthepracticetests,youwillhaveanindicationofhowwellyouwilldoontheactualexam.Remember,theend-of-chapterpracticeisjustthat...practice.

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Thesequestionshavebeendesignedforknowledgeoftopicsandrecallandarenotsimilartotheexam.Ifyouorganizeyourtimeandsystematicallyreviewthematerialinthisbook,andthenintensifyyourstudiesinMarchandApril,youwillhaveanexcellentfoundationfortheexaminMay.ForTeachersSuggesttoyourstudentsthattheyusethisbookalongwiththeirtextbook.IfyoudevelopyourownassignmentsandtestsaroundtheEnduringUnderstandingsconcepts,LearningObjectives,andEssentialKnowledgeconceptsfoundintheCollegeBoard’smostrecentAPHumanGeographyCurriculumFramework,thisbookshouldofferyourstudentstheopportunitytousethematerialforreview.

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BARRON’SESSENTIAL5Asyoureviewthecontentofthisbooktoworktowardearninga5onyourAPHUMANGEOGRAPHYexam,youMUSTfocusonthesefiveessentialpoints:1Knowthecoursegoalsandhowthesubdisciplinesofhumangeographymeetthem.Thismayseemfairlyobvious.However,youshouldmakesurethatasyoustudyeachsubdisciplineinthecourse,youcanclearlydescribegeographywithinthatsubdiscipline.Forexample,what’suniqueaboutpoliticalorganizationascomparedwithpolitics?Citiesandurbanlanduseascomparedwithurbanstudies?Orculturalpatternsandprocessesascomparedwithculturalstudies?2Thinkspatially.Thinkinmultipleways!Youneedtoreadandunderstandanyspatialdatainthetextandtest(e.g.,maps)carefully.Youmustalsobeabletothinkacrossscales.Howmightspatialpatternsandprocesses(orrepresentationsofthem)differwhenlookingatlarge-scalespaces(e.g.,theworld)comparedwithsmall-scalespaces(e.g.,yourneighborhood)?3Knowcurrentexamples.Asyouwillquicklynoticewhencompletingthepracticetests,free-responsequestionsoftenaskforexamples.Asyoulearntheconceptsineachchapter,keeplistsofcurrenteventsthataccuratelyillustrateconcepts,processes,andmodels.Watchandreadthenews.Thinkabouthowthenewsconnectstohumangeography!

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4Lookforinterconnections.Payspecialattentiontothedifferentsubdisciplines.Canyourfree-responsequestiononurbanmodelsbringinsomeofyourknowledgeabouteconomicdevelopment?Howdoescultureinfluenceeconomicdevelopment?Whataretheconnectionsbetweenpopulationdynamicsandurbanization?Donotmemorizeconceptsinisolation.Instead,constantlytrytoconnectacrosstopicareas.5Focusonfigures.Figures(maps,graphics,charts,andtables)frequentlyappearonthetestinbothmultiple-choiceandfree-responsequestions.Donotskipoverthefiguresinthetext!Instead,knowthembyname,makesureyouknowhowtheywork,andbeabletodescribewhattheyrepresent.
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