The following questions have been asked by the College Board on previous AP Human Geography Exams.
Remember that the questions, scoring guidelines, statistics, student performance Q&As, sample responses, and score distributions can be found on the AP Human Geography Exam Page
Remember that the questions, scoring guidelines, statistics, student performance Q&As, sample responses, and score distributions can be found on the AP Human Geography Exam Page
Questions & Scoring Guidelines
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Concepts
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North American metropolitan growth post 1950s. Contributions of transportation, housing production, landscape preferences, and social/demographic trends.
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Female headed households in North America. Socioeconomic factors leading to concentrations in wealthier & poorer clusters. Application of Hoyt Sector Model in understanding locations & characteristics.
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Argentina vs Germany population concentrations & transportation networks. Concept of core-periphery relationships in understanding urban systems
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Residential density profile of North American city. Population pyramids for different urban locations. Bid-rent theory's application in understanding patterns. Demographic composition of patterns.
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1990's CBD & urban revitalization in USA. Contributions of a) Economic factors, b) Demographic composition, c) Urban policy, d) Sense of place in contributing to revitalization.
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Squatter settlements in peripheral megacities. Locations of squatter settlements. Factors contributing to their formation. Social, economic, political, & environmental consequences of rapid squatter growth.
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Mexican urban population past, present, & future projections. Primate City vs. Rank-Size Rule. Positive & negative effects of primate cities on a country's economic development.
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Railroad & highway systems role in shaping USA urban patterns. Role of railroads in affecting size & form of cities between 1870-1920. Role of Interstate Highway System in affecting cities from 1950-today.
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Rise of New Urbanism and its goals. Mixed-use development vs traditional zoning. Benefits of mixed-use zoning. Criticisms of New Urbanism.
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Gentrification: positive and negative impacts. Ways that city governments may reduce negative impacts.
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Galactic city model. Factors that led to its development in North America. Spatial organization of land use. CBD vs edge cities. Negative environmental impacts. Smart growth impacts.
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