1. AP Exam Preparation Webinar AP Human Geography: Strategies That Help Students Pass The AP Exam

2. This one hour webinar session will:
1. Share review and study strategies
2. Give participants insight to using study guides & test prep materials
3. Share how to read into multiple choice questions
4. Share how to best prepare for Stimulus Based Questions

3. AP Human Geography Exam
Date: May 13
Format: Multiple Choice (M/C) - 50%
75 questions/60 Minutes
Free Response (Essay) 50%
3 questions/75 Minutes
Units of Study & Weight:
5-10% Geography (least)
13-17% Population, Culture, Political Organization of Space, Industrialization & Econ. Dev., Cities & Urban Land Use

4. 1. Share review and study strategies
Review Schedule
Things to Consider
Spring Break
Know Your Students
Work With Other AP Teachers & Coaches
AP Saturday Academy
Pacing
Diagnostic Test Administration– 1-2 Session(s)
Reviewing Diagnostic Test Results – 1 session
Unit Practice Tests (7)
Mock Exam
Plan Structured Reviews & Create a Calendar

5. Study Strategies Thoroughly study content
Practice, practice, practice answering questions similar to those on the test
Review, review, review the answers on practice tests, AND students should be able to explain why an answer is correct or incorrect

6. Sample Calendar April 3 May 10 17 24 1 Sun M T W Th F S Unit 2
Initial Meeting
Homework – students convert the course outline into questions and respond; define terms, and concepts use flashcards as needed
Saturday Academy
9:00-12:00
Diagnostic Test
Review Results
Examine Results 10
Unit 2
M/C-7:30-8:30
FR- 3:30-5:00
Timed practice test questions
Integrate test taking skills/Strategies
Class Review
Unit ______
M/C amt. of time
FR amt. of time
Time to review answers
Unit 3
9:00 – 12:00
M/C – 75 questions
FR --3 questions 17
Unit 4
Unit 5 24
Unit 6
Unit 7
Mock Exam
May 1
EXAM

7. Get The Word Out ! Announcements Incentives Homework/Assignments
Fall Semester Students
Post Time/Dates of Reviews
Incentives
Notify Parents/Guardians
Get them on board!!!
$$$ College Tuition
Quality Points & GPA
Follow-up
Attendance
Results of Diagnostic test
Help with Saturday Academy
Snacks
Transportation
Furnish extra Test Prep Books
They are Teacher’s Too!!
Teach vocabulary
Watch Power of Place videos as a family—case studies
Time practice tests with No Distractions
Extra Credit
Homework/Assignments
Examine results of diagnostic test and target needs of individual students

8. √ Share review and study strategies
2. Give participants insight to using study guides & test prep materials
3. Share how to read into multiple choice questions
4. Share how to best prepare for
Stimulus Based Questions

9. 2. Give participants insight to using study guides & test prep materials
Select Test Prep Book
Diagnostic test
Results driven
Review Content – Re-teach/Homework – 30 minute PPT reviews for each unit on website
Vocabulary
Models
Theories
Integration of Geographic Tools
Case studies (Examples)
Practice Tests
An Outline (of Content Areas)

10. √ Share review and study strategies
√ Give participants insight to using study guides & test prep materials
3. Share how to read into multiple choice questions
4. Share how to best prepare for
Stimulus Based Questions

11. 3. Share how to read into multiple choice questions
Format
75 multiple-choice questions
Answer choices: A – E
Start with easy questions (why?)
Start with 5-10 questions (timed, 1.25 minutes)
Context clues
Word association
Eliminating answer choices
Scoring—guessing verses leaving blank
Narrow to 2 answer choices
First response
“Go with what you know”

12. Sample Multiple Choice Questions
Roman Catholics are clustered in the U.S. southwest mainly because of migration of
Roman Catholics from Latin America
Roman Catholics from Northeast United States
Roman Catholics from Ireland
Protestants to the North
Protestants to the East
Answer: A
Question Source: Rubenstein, 9e
What do you know about the SW?
What ethnic group is concentrated there?
Encourage students to write on the test/scrap paper
Apply U.S. History or Civics & Economics: Colonial Period
Encourage students to apply prior knowledge

13. A minisystem is a society with a single cultural base a modern economy
an extensive physical infrastructure
extensive urbanization
all of the above
What is the key word in the question?
Simply by identifying the key word, which answer choices were eliminated?
How did you eliminate “B”?
What is the answer?
Tips & Suggestions:
1. The answer is often in the question.
2. Assure students who do not know the answer immediately, that they have the skills to find the answer.
3. Eliminate similar answer choices
Question Source: Knox/Marston, 8e

14. Answer is less than 1.25 minutes
The first phase of the internal geographic expansion and regional integration of core regions was based on this transportation technology
a. railroads
b. aircrafts
c. tractors
d. trucks
e. canals

15. Why is “E” the correct answer?
Answer: E
Why is “E” the correct answer?
Suggestions & Tips
Allow time during study sessions to discuss correct answers
Encourage students to share how they “figured-out” the correct answer
Explanation: Canals, an old technology, helped parts of Europe and the United States integrate and extend emerging industrial regions before the use of the other four technologies.

16. Retired practice test questions:
Practice exams, available to authorized AP teachers through their AP Course Audit accounts
Main page

17. √ Share review and study strategies
√ Give participants insight to using study guides & test prep materials
√ Share how to read into multiple choice questions
4. Share how to best prepare for
Stimulus Based Questions

18. 4. Share how to best prepare for Stimulus Based Questions
What are stimulus based questions?
Read and interpret information contained on
Maps
Charts
Graphs
Models

19. Free Response
Go to:
Select 2010: Free-Response Questions
Review the question
Review the rubric/scoring guide

20. From the review of the retired test questions, should students
pace themselves and use the time wisely?
spend time “dissecting” the question?
spend time outlining responses?
define terms?
demonstrate mastery of concepts by using examples found in case studies?
draw from current events for examples and case studies?
ensure that they answer the question?
8. attempt to answer the question?

21. √ Share review and study strategies
√ Give participants insight to using study guides & test prep materials
√ Share how to read into multiple choice questions
√ Share how to best prepare for
Stimulus Based Questions

22. Open Discussion Questions
What strategies will you use to make sure that your students know that they will score a level 5?
How do you plan to get them to your reviews?
How do you plan to partner with parents?
How do you plan to partner with other AP teachers at your school?

23. References http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/humangeo
Human Geography in Action, Knox, Marston (8e)
Human Geography in Action, Rubenstein, 9e.

24. Contact Information
Register for the AP Human Geography listserve via discussion board
Apply to be an AP Reader - go to above address

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