Meredith Marsh - AP Human Geography Premium, 2022-2023: 6 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review + Online Practice

Its hard to believe that this project has been going on for over 10 years now. The best part of its success is that it allows me to maintain my friendship with Pete Alagona; I couldnt 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 a ninth edition.

Peter S. Alagona

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Meredith J. Marsh received her bachelors degree in geography from Calvin College in 1999, her masters 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.

Barrons 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 Boards 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 Barrons AP Human Geography, we focus on the most important content items you need to know for test day.

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.

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.

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.

Illustrations, tables, maps, diagrams, and more. This graphic and tabular material will 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 dont necessarily reflect the same level of difficulty as the exam questions.

The AP Human Geography 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 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.

Because the 20212022 school year is the fourth year of the newly redesigned course and test, you have the opportunity to prepare for the exam by concentrating on the areas that the College Board has identified 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. 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.

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 Boards 20182019 AP Human Geography Curriculum Framework, this book should offer your students the opportunity to use the material for review.

As you review the content of this book to work toward earning a on your AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY exam, you MUST focus on these five essential points: