🌍 AP Human Geography Master Plan: 10 Core Prep Tips to Crush the Exam!

Core Preparation Tips

1. Know the Seven Major Units

Make sure you’re confident in each of these:

Unit 1: Thinking Geographically

Unit 2: Population and Migration

Unit 3: Cultural Patterns and Processes

Unit 4: Political Patterns and Processes

Unit 5: Agriculture and Rural Land Use

Unit 6: Cities and Urban Land Use

Unit 7: Industrial and Economic Development

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📚 Study Smart Strategies

2. Use the Course Framework

Download the College Board AP Human Geo Course and Exam Description (CED). It tells you exactly what you need to know — don't waste time memorizing stuff that’s not tested.

3. Flashcards for Key Terms

Use Quizlet or Anki to drill vocabulary:

Centripetal vs. Centrifugal forces

Malthusian theory

Von Thünen model, etc.

Vocabulary is heavily tested, especially in MCQs.

4. Understand Models & Theories

These are super testable. Know not just definitions but how to apply them:

Demographic Transition Model

Ravenstein’s Laws of Migration

Rostow’s Stages of Development

Burgess Concentric Zone Model

Draw them out and explain them in your own words.

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📝 FRQ Practice Tips (Free-Response Questions)

5. Practice Free Response Weekly

Use real FRQs from the College Board. Practice structuring answers clearly:

No intro or conclusion needed

Label parts: (a), (b), (c), etc.

Write short, clear, analytical sentences.

6. Use Specific Examples

For every unit, prepare 2–3 solid real-world examples:

Urbanization? Use Mexico City or Lagos.

Supranationalism? Use the EU or ASEAN.

Cultural diffusion? McDonald's or K-pop.

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🧠 Retain & Review

7. Teach What You Learn

Explain concepts to a friend (or yourself out loud). It reinforces memory and helps find gaps.

8. Make Concept Maps

Connect themes: How does migration affect culture? How does urbanization relate to economic development?

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📊 Practice Tests

9. Do Timed Practice Tests

Do at least 2 full-length practice exams in the weeks before the test.

Review why you got wrong answers

Focus on weak areas, not just re-reading notes

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🎯 Final Exam Week Strategy

10. One-Page Review Sheets

Make a single sheet for each unit with:

Key terms

Models/theories

Examples

1–2 FRQ-style questions

Review these daily before the exam.

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🎧 Bonus Resources

YouTube Channels: CrashCourse, Heimler’s History (great for FRQs!)

AP Classroom Videos: Official, topic-specific

Fiveable & Albert.io: Quizzes + explanations

Roy Academy's personalized one-on-one classes

These ensure you are not just a step but way ahead of your peers.

These help you get clarity about each and every topic and concept so that no topic is a headache for you anymore.

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