Do you have no idea what you're doing when it comes to studying
for your AP Human Geography exam?
Then be sure to watch this video until the end, because we're about to go over how
to study for your AP Human Geography exam.
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to study for AP Human Geography.
The very first tip we have for you is to make sure that you're unpacking
the structure of the AP HUG exam.
When it comes to AP Human Geography, you're going to have a section dedicated
to multiple choice and another section dedicated to the free response section.
For the multiple choice, you're going to have about an hour to
respond to 60 different questions.
Whereas on the free response section, you're going to have seventy-five
minutes to answer three questions.
This means that from a pacing standpoint, you're going to have about a minute
to respond to every multiple choice question and about twenty-five minutes to
respond to every free response question.
By understanding the general structure of the exam, you're going to be able to pace
yourself properly on your exam so that you can attempt every single question,
and also feel like you're in control and in the driver's seat, as you're
working through both respective sections.
Our second tip when it comes to AP HUG is to make sure that you pick up a review
resource, whether that's a Barron's review book or an online resource like Albert.
With these sorts of resources, you'll be able to work through practice
questions and see which topic areas you're struggling in and which topic
areas you're doing really well in.
This will allow you to make the most of your limited study time so
that you're only working on your biggest weaknesses, as opposed to
just practicing up on your strengths.
Having review resources is also helpful because they can provide you with
a different way of understanding a particular concept or principle than
how your teacher or your textbook first introduced that concept.
Aside from multiple choice practice, these resources will also provide
things like free response practice, which will allow you to familiarize
yourself more with the rubrics and the expectations of the AP graders.
The third step when it comes to studying for your AP Human Geography
exam is to make sure that you're creating an active set of flashcards.
The best part about this is that a lot of the work has actually been done for you.
If you go to a flashcard site like Quizlet, you can search for AP
Human Geography flashcards that past students have already created.
From there, you can vet that these flashcards are indeed correct.
And then start working through these sets of flashcards.
We recommend blocking 15 to 30 minutes of review time every single day, just so
that these concepts stay fresh for you.
And that you're not cramming in those final days leading up to your AP HUG exam.
One of the best things about a resource like Quizlet is that there's other formats
than just flashcards to practice with.
You can sometimes find true or false statements, multiple choice, and other
formats that might be engaging for you.
The fourth step that we recommend you taking when it comes to studying for
AP Human Geography is to create a study journal of the different geographical
regions that you're learning.
This way over the course of a school year, you're going to have a library
of different facts and key connections that relate to different geographical
regions that you've studied.
In the study journal, make sure that you're including not just
basic facts about a region, but also how it connects to the other
regions that you've already learned.
If you're looking for a breakdown on the types of geographical regions, be sure
to check out our company blog article in the link and the video description below.
One of the keys to success in AP HUG is demonstrating how you understand
the connection between one region and another region and so on.
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Step number five is to consider joining or forming an AP Human Geography study group.
It can be super helpful to not study alone.
This is because a collective group can make it easier to focus on
just a particular section or topic.
So what we recommend is that you get a study group that you can
study with on a regular basis.
This can be either weekly, biweekly, or monthly depending on whatever
works for your study group.
The purpose of this time should be to review different things that some of
you guys may not have fully understood the first time around and to potentially
teach it to each other so that you can truly retain the information
that you've learned from class.
In terms of ways to do this, you might find it helpful to set up a
Zoom or a Google Hangout for your study group to regularly meet.
There's also online platforms like Conquer that are specifically
designed for group studying.
It's really important that as you start forming these regular study times that
you guys have an agenda for what you want to cover in each study session.
This way, the time that you guys are spending together is
productive and moves the needle for everybody in the study group.
The sixth step that we recommend when it comes to studying for AP Human Geography
is to follow along with some key AP Human Geography social media accounts.
By doing so, you're going to be able to integrate human geography into
your day-to-day life as you're just scrolling through your different feeds.
You might find it helpful on Twitter to follow @APhumangeography or on
Pinterest there are a collection of AP Human Geography boards
that might be useful to you.
Thornton Academy's, AP Human Geography Facebook page is also super nice.
So, be sure to check those guys out.
When you're engaging with the content these accounts create, try
to consider what you already knew and what might've been new to you.
You're going to want to log anything that's interesting or new to you in
a notes app or in a study journal.
Step number seven is to engage in any human geography related media.
There are a ton of review resources out there that are free for you to check out.
For example, if you go on YouTube and search for AP Human Geography
crash course, you're going to find a plethora of resources.
Mr.
Sinn has some great review videos and even the Advanced Placement YouTube channel has
some videos that you might find useful.
If you're not so much a visual learner, but more of an auditory learner, you
might find it helpful to check out some AP Human Geography podcasts.
There are a number of free human geography podcasts.
All you gotta do is just search for them on Google.
We recommend that as you engage with these different sorts of media,
that you have an active place to take notes or key takeaways from
the thing that you're engaging with.
This way, you'll be able to actively engage with whatever you're listening
or watching too and you'll have some helpful notes that you can refer
to in those final days of study.
Our next step is to create a review guide for geographic
models, as well as theories.
Many past FRQs and multiple choice questions will refer to these
different models and theories.
So, it's really important that you know these things col.
You not only need to know the definitions of these things, but how
to apply it to real-world situation.
This means, understanding different models, like the demographic
transition model, the gravity model and concentric circles.
You also need to know things like Rostow's stages of growth or the Hoyt sector model.
The best way to start your mastery of these different models and theories is
to use that earlier Quizzlet tip while also combining it to some real-world
applications by working through some past free response questions.
Our final step is to manage your stress with a meditation
app like Headspace or Calm.
These sorts of apps can be helpful for you to take a step back and simply detox
from the intense studying that you're doing for your AP Human Geography exam.
By simply taking 15 to 30 minutes for yourself, it can do
a lot for your mental acuity.
One of the worst things you can do is psych yourself out with all
the different things you have to review for AP Human Geography.
So, try not to burn out in your studying and pace yourself as you're
working through your study plan.
There you have it.
Nine steps to help you tackle your AP Human Geography exam.
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That's everything on my end.
Hope you guys score that four or five and I will catch you guys next time.