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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Rostow's Modernization Model. Usefulness in contemporary social & economic change regarding: a) Country's role in world economy, b) Colonial transportation networks, c) Cultural differences, d) Local social and class structures. Specifically addressing Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia
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Maquiladoras in Mexico. Why Mexico has emerged as an important industrial player in the Globalized Division of Labor.
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Customer service call centers in the South. Transitions from industrial jobs. Reasons why call centers would locate in the South. Disadvantages of call centers as a local economic development strategy.
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World economic restructuring. Features of the global division of labor. Effects on USA socioeconomic structure. Effects on developing countries socioeconomic structure.
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Educational patterns in the developing world. Effects on population growth, economic development, & gender roles in the developing world.
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Weber's Theory of Industrial Location, ethanol plants, & corn production. Why do some industries locate near the market? Why do some industries locate near raw materials?
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USA automobile factories before 1986 vs. 1986-2000. Changes in geography. Explanation of industrial location theory/models in contributing to change.
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High-tech centers of Silicon Valley & North Carolina Research Triangle. Contribution of investment capital, labor, & government on the centers growth. Agglomerations role in continuing expansion.
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Rostow's Modernization Model vs. Wallerstein's World System Theory. Differences. Use of either model in explaining economic development of Mexico or Brazil. Core-periphery application below the national scale.
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Economic transitioning. Primary, secondary, and tertiary economic activities. Causes for following changes: declines in primary sector employment, decreases in infant mortality rate, and improvements in women's social status.
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2019 FRQ #2 Question - Set 1
2019 FRQ #2 Scoring Guide/Rubric - Set 1
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Global infant mortality rates. Economic reasons for low infant mortality rates in Western Europe. UN Sustainable Development Goals and there effect on infant mortality in South Asia.
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Deindustrialization and transitions to a postindustrial economy. Ways postindustrial countries use the global division of labor. Changes to the role of women in a postindustrial economy. Brownfields in a postindustrial city.
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