If you're looking for AP Human Geography multiple choice
tips, this video is for you.
In it we're going to go over 11 multiple choice tips that you can
start using today to help you score a four or a five on your AP HUG exam.
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Our first AP Human Geography tip is to focus on specific themes.
It's really important that you understand the most frequently tested themes when
it comes to the AP Human Geography exam.
There are certain topics that will be covered much more often than other topics.
So it's best and wise for you to use your study time appropriately
to those specific topics that will be tested more frequently.
You also want to figure out what your weaknesses are so that you can
pinpoint your study time towards those sections as opposed to other sections
that you already know really well.
Overall, the AP HUG exam breaks things down pretty evenly
between units two through seven.
So you're going to have on average between 12 to 17% of questions coming from each
of those respective sections, when it comes to your multiple choice exam.
This means that it's more important for you to focus on units two through
seven, as opposed to units one.
And then take that prior tip that I just told you, in terms of focusing
in on your weaknesses, when it comes to deciding which of these
units to spend more study time on.
Tip number two is to mark up keywords or phrases in the question.
You're going to want to take a look at the multiple choice question
that's being presented to you and look to see if there are any particular
words that stand out to you.
These could be words like, except, not, all, best, et cetera.
These sorts of words should cue you into pay a little bit more
attention to what the question is asking you to specifically answer.
We recommend that you circle these command words to hone your focus in and then
start answering the question from there.
It can also be helpful to underline keywords in the question itself.
For example, you could underline key places, people,
vocabulary words, et cetera.
By picking apart the questions you're going to be able to pinpoint specifically
what the college board is asking you.
And then answer the question to the best of your ability.
Tip number three, when it comes to AP Human Geography multiple choice
tips is to not skip any questions.
On this exam, you do not get penalized for getting any questions wrong.
And so it makes sense for you to try every single question on the exam.
We recommend that you use the process of elimination whenever you can.
If there are one or two answer choices that are clearly wrong in
the question, then strike those out and then consider the remaining ones.
Using the process of elimination can be a great way for you to increase
the odds of you scoring more points in the multiple choice section.
Contrary to popular belief, answer choice C is not always the correct
answer when it comes to just guessing blindly on a multiple choice exam.
So, use the process of elimination accordingly so
that you can score more points.
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Our fourth tip when it comes to the AP Human Geography multiple choice
section is to form a plan when it comes to approaching your practice tests.
Taking practice tests can be a great way for you to continue to build
on your strengths and weaknesses over the course of a school year.
So, one way you could approach this is by creating a calendar event
that's recurring once every single month in which you're going to
practice multiple choice questions.
Then over time, you're going to want to build out an entire time block
in what you're going to answer a complete multiple choice section
for an AP Human Geography exam.
By doing this, you're going to build up your testing stamina, which will
allow you to be more seamless on test day in terms of pacing yourself and
making sure that you're answering all the questions in the allotted time.
Another approach you could take is with a weekly or bi-weekly approach.
Every single Sunday, you could work on the FRQ section and then on
another Sunday, following your FRQ practice, you could then practice
your multiple choice questions.
By cycling in and out, you won't get bored as easily when it comes
to your AP Human Geography studying.
And also you'll be building up your gradual stamina as opposed
to putting everything into one dedicated study day a month.
Whatever the case may be, what's important for you to remember here is
that you're building up your foundation over the course of the school year, as
opposed to just the days before the exam.
Our fifth tip is to make sure that you're not spending too much
time on one particular question.
Ultimately the reality is that at the time of this recording, you're going to
have an hour to answer 60 questions, which means you get one minute per question.
So, if you're spending too much time on one particular question, it can
potentially prevent you from giving enough time for the other questions on your exam.
Remember, one of your goals should be to answer every single question on this exam,
because there is no guessing penalty.
So, make sure that you're pacing yourself over the course of your
exam so that you can adequately attempt every single question.
To help you with your pacing, we recommend that you get a timer in which you can
set for one minute per question, and then click the start and reset button for every
single time that you answer a question.
If that's too intense for you, then you can also just set it up for time blocks,
for example, 10 minutes for 10 questions, 20 minutes for 20 questions, and so on.
By using this sort of strategy, you're going to be able to help yourself
get familiar with this sort of pacing that you need to accomplish when
it comes to the actual test day.
Tip number six is to make sure that you know the types of multiple choice
questions that will show up on the exam.
There are a ton of types of multiple choice questions that
the test makers like to use.
So, be sure to check out the accompanying blog post for more details on this.
In our blog article, we provide an example of every single type of multiple
choice question that is commonly tested on the AP Human Geography exam.
Some of these question types include, but aren't limited to definitional,
cause and effect, sequencing and generalization questions.
So, be sure to check out our blog article for more details on the
sorts of questions that you'll see.
Getting more clarity on the types of multiple choice questions that
are asked of you will help make the section feel more manageable
when it comes to actual testing.
Tip number seven is to make sure that you understand how to interpret graphs,
maps, charts, and illustrations.
It is more than likely that on your AP Human Geography exam, you're going to have
to demonstrate your ability to do this.
So, we recommend that you expose yourself to as many of these sorts of illustrations
and charts that you can before testing.
Our accompanying blog article has a map of native Americans by county that asks
you to interpret the actual results that are shown in the particular map.
So, be sure that you're able to build on these sorts of
skills leading into testing.
That way you understand the sorts of things you need to look out for, whether
it's the axes, whether it's the legend or whatever it is on the particular thing
that you are being asked to analyze.
Tip number eight is to make sure that you're taking good notes and using
an actual true note taking system.
Look, reading textbooks or review books is simply not enough to actually
understand the content that you have to master for the AP Human Geography exam.
So, it's really a helpful and valuable for you to take on a real
note taking system that will allow you to retain the information that
you are reading and understanding.
One way you can do this as with the Cornell note taking system.
To use this method, draw a line, a quarter of the ways into your sheet of paper and
then on the left side of your sheet of paper, write out questions that you have
from the content that you are digesting.
On the right side of the paper, you're going to want to outline some notes, some
answers or some drawings to the question that you put on the left-hand side.
Then reserve the bottom of the sheet of paper to summarize the key takeaways
from the thing that you are reading.
By using a note taking system like the Cornell system, you're going to
be able to find the key takeaways from your notes more easily, and also review
things much more quickly when it comes to those last days leading up to the exam.
Tip number nine is to teach concepts to friends or family members.
A great way for you to test your understanding of a concept is to actually
teach that concept to a another person.
So, whenever you have the opportunity, try to explain a key concept from AP Human
Geography to a friend or a family member.
It might also be fun for you to create a jeopardy game in which you can
have certain questions and answers with your friends and your family as
you work through the review sessions of your AP Human Geography class.
Whenever there is something that is particularly difficult for you
to articulate, you're going to want to take a note and hopefully with
your note taking system so that you can review that in your own time.
And then try to again, explain it to a friend or family member a few days later.
Our 10th tip is to write your own multiple choice questions.
A great way for you to formalize your understanding of the types of
questions that the College Board will ask you, as well as your understanding
of key concepts is to try to come up with questions yourself of what the
College Board may have created for you.
We recommend picking an area that you're struggling with because by
using this process, you'll be able to better understand that concept
and then improve on this weakness.
It may also be helpful here to have friends or classmates to also
write questions and then to give each other each other's questions.
By doing this, you're going to be able to see how others interpret
that particular concept as well and how they try to trip you up when it
comes to writing their own questions.
What's really important is that you're not too wishy-washy or simple in the
questions that you're writing out.
Try to avoid having just purely definitional questions in these questions
that you're creating for yourself.
Try to challenge yourself to apply a concept to a particular data set
or situation that you've seen in the past so that it's a little bit more
unique and requires critical thinking.
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that mimic the real exam.
So it can be a great way for you to familiarize yourself with those different
types of AP Human Geography questions.
Our final AP Human Geography multiple choice tip is to use the information
that's given to you to your advantage.
Sometimes questions within themselves will actually review a little bit for you that
will help you on later on in the exam.
For example, there might be a question on the exam that describes for you
the nature of relocation diffusion, and then a later question that asks
you to define relocation diffusion.
So, by being able to connect the information between different questions,
you might be able to, to actually use that to your advantage when you're
answering a later question on the exam.
This tip all comes back to reading things with a critical eye when it
comes to your human geography, multiple choice section, because when you do
so, you're going to be able to pick up on these sorts of subtle cues that
could help you out come test day.
There you have it.
11 AP Human Geography multiple choice tips to help you score
a four or a five on your exam.
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