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Acknowledgments
It’s hard to believe that this project has been going on for over many years
now. The best part of its success is that it allows me to maintain my
friendship with Pete Alagona; I couldn’t ask for a more delightful colleague!
I also am grateful to Jennifer Goodenough, our editor, for her patient
provision of resources, extended deadlines, and much encouragement.
Finally, my colleagues, students, and, most important, my family (Lucy
especially), consistently keep me smiling and excited about what I do, which
makes projects like this much more enjoyable.
Meri Marsh, Ph.D.
This book has become something of an old friend. It has appeared and
reappeared in my life many times over the past several years. Each time it
reappears it brings back old memories and leaves me with new ones. Many
people have made this volume possible. My family, friends, mentors, and
students have all played important roles. Most of all, however, this book
owes its existence to my friend and colleague, Meri Marsh, without whom it
would never have reached a first draft, much less another edition.
Peter S. Alagona

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About the Authors
Meredith J. Marsh received her bachelor’s degree in geography from Calvin
College in 1999, her master’s degree in geography from the University of
California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) in 2003, and her Ph.D. (also in geography)
from UCSB in 2009. Meredith has worked as a reader for the APHG exam in
2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, and 2014, and she is currently an associate
professor of geography at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri.
Peter S. Alagona is an assistant professor of history and environmental
studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He holds an M.A.
degree in geography from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and
M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in history from the University of California, Los
Angeles. He has also held academic positions at both Harvard and Stanford
Universities.

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Table of Contents
How to Use This Book
Barron’s Essential 5
Introduction
Welcome to AP Human Geography
About the Exam
Strategies for Preparing for the AP Human Geography Exam
Commonly Asked Questions About the AP Human Geography Exam
Additional Resources
Diagnostic Test
1 Thinking Geographically
Geography as a Field of Inquiry
Geography Basics
Describing Location
Space and Spatial Processes
Map Fundamentals
Applications of Geography
Key Terms
Chapter Summary
End-of-Chapter Practice
Additional Resources
2 Population and Migration Patterns and Processes
Human Population: A Global Perspective
Population Parameters and Processes

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Human Migration
Population Structure and Composition
Population and Sustainability
Key Terms
Chapter Summary
End-of-Chapter Practice
Additional Resources
3 Cultural Patterns and Processes
Cultural Basics
Language
Religion
Gender
Ethnicity
Popular Culture
Key Terms
Chapter Summary
End-of-Chapter Practice
Additional Resources
4 Political Patterns and Processes
What Is Political Geography?
The Geography of Local and Regional Politics
Territory, Borders, and the Geography of Nations
International Political Geography
Spatial Conflict
Key Terms
Chapter Summary
End-of-Chapter Practice
Additional Resources
5 Agricultural and Rural Land-Use Patterns and Processes
Historical Geography of Agriculture

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Geography of Modern Agriculture
Agriculture and the Environment
Key Terms
Chapter Summary
End-of-Chapter Practice
Additional Resources
6 Cities and Urban Land-Use Patterns and Processes
Historical Geography of Urban Environments
Culture and Urban Form
The Spatial Organization of Urban Environments
Urban Planning
Key Terms
Chapter Summary
End-of-Chapter Practice
Additional Resources
7 Industrial and Economic Development Patterns and
Processes
Industrialization
Models of Development and Measures of Productivity
Global Economic Patterns
Location Principles
Development, Equality, and Sustainability
Globalization
Key Terms
Chapter Summary
End-of-Chapter Practice
Additional Resources
Practice Test 1
Answer Key
Answer Explanations

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How To Use This Book
Barron’s AP Human Geography is for students looking for a comprehensive
review before the AP Human Geography exam and for students choosing to
self-study in addition to their regular classwork. This book has been designed
to help correspond with the College Board’s objectives for AP Human
Geography, with a heavy concentration on the seven major content areas.
The AP Human Geography exam covers a range of material that would
normally be included in a semester-long college-level course in Introductory
Human Geography. These courses typically cover a wide variety of topics,
with the basic goal of understanding patterns and processes that have shaped
human relationships on Earth over space and time. This overarching goal can
be further divided into a set of goals derived from Geography for Life:
National Geography Standards, Second Edition, introduced in 2012. In this
guide, we focus on the most important content items you need to know for
test day.
Diagnostic Test
First, take the Diagnostic Test to gain an understanding of your strengths and
weaknesses. It is a complete test with answer explanations, and includes three
free-response questions and rubrics for those questions.
Review and Practice
Each chapter begins with a list of the topics covered, specifically related to
one of the seven units of study aligning to the curriculum for Human
Geography and then ends with additonal practice questions. These questions
include both multiple-choice and free-response by topic, and are to be used
for factual review and not designed to be similar to those on the actual exam.

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Content and More
Key terms and definitions. Important terms are listed in the beginning of
each chapter, appear in bold text where necessary to help guide you through
topics successfully, and then are defined for review before each set of
practice exercises.
Helpful stimulus. Each chapter provides illustrations, tables, maps,
diagrams, and more to help you review content and paint a clearer picture of
the concepts discussed.
Chapter summaries and practice questions. Each chapter closes with a
quick chapter summary and review questions that will help determine which
topics you have a solid understanding of and which topics you need to revisit.
Please note that the multiple-choice questions in each chapter should only be
reviewed as content and concept review. These questions don’t necessarily
reflect the same level of difficulty as the exam questions.
Getting Exam Ready
Practice exams. These practice exams cover seven major content areas. Each
content area, described in the Introduction chapter, will make up a certain
percentage of the exams.
Online additional practice. You have access to three online full-length
practice tests designed to enhance your understanding and to test your
knowledge. To access the online tests, see the card at the front of this book.
For Students
Since the AP Human Geography course and exam have not changed much
recently, you have the opportunity to prepare for the exam by concentrating
on the areas that the College Board has identified and set as “essential
knowledge.” This review book highlights the key concepts in each chapter
and explains these concepts by giving content examples. How you use the
book depends on how your school offers the course. Nevertheless, by
answering the review questions at the end of each chapter and by taking the
practice tests, you will have an indication of how well you will do on the
actual exam. Remember, the end-of-chapter practice is just that . . . practice.

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These questions have been designed for knowledge of topics and recall and
are not similar to the exam. If you organize your time and systematically
review the material in this book, and then intensify your studies in March and
April, you will have an excellent foundation for the exam in May.
For Teachers
Suggest to your students that they use this book along with their textbook. If
you develop your own assignments and tests around the Enduring
Understandings concepts, Learning Objectives, and Essential Knowledge
concepts found in the College Board’s most recent AP Human Geography
Curriculum Framework, this book should offer your students the opportunity
to use the material for review.

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BARRON’S ESSENTIAL 5
As you review the content of this book to work toward earning a 5
on your AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY exam, you MUST focus on
these five essential points:
1 Know the course goals and how the subdisciplines of human
geography meet them. This may seem fairly obvious. However, you
should make sure that as you study each subdiscipline in the course, you
can clearly describe geography within that subdiscipline. For example,
what’s unique about political organization as compared with politics?
Cities and urban land use as compared with urban studies? Or cultural
patterns and processes as compared with cultural studies?
2 Think spatially. Think in multiple ways! You need to read and
understand any spatial data in the text and test (e.g., maps) carefully. You
must also be able to think across scales. How might spatial patterns and
processes (or representations of them) differ when looking at large-scale
spaces (e.g., the world) compared with small-scale spaces (e.g., your
neighborhood)?
3 Know current examples. As you will quickly notice when completing
the practice tests, free-response questions often ask for examples. As you
learn the concepts in each chapter, keep lists of current events that
accurately illustrate concepts, processes, and models. Watch and read the
news. Think about how the news connects to human geography!

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4 Look for interconnections. Pay special attention to the different
subdisciplines. Can your free-response question on urban models bring in
some of your knowledge about economic development? How does
culture influence economic development? What are the connections
between population dynamics and urbanization? Do not memorize
concepts in isolation. Instead, constantly try to connect across topic
areas.
5 Focus on figures. Figures (maps, graphics, charts, and tables) frequently
appear on the test in both multiple-choice and free-response questions.
Do not skip over the figures in the text! Instead, know them by name,
make sure you know how they work, and be able to describe what they
represent.

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