![]() For more information, go to the College Board website. Note that the exam was updated in 2020 to provide an increased emphasis on analyzing quantitative and qualitative data sources. No points are deducted for wrong or blank answers on the exam. The next AP Human Geography test will be held on Tuesday, May 4, 2023, at 8:00 AM. It contains a multiple-choice section and a free-response section. The AP Human Geography test is two hours and 15 minutes long. How Is the AP Human Geography Exam Structured? How does the College Board test such a wide range of topics? Continue reading to gain a better understanding of the lay of the land (so to speak) on the AP Human Geography exam! ![]() This is a subject that can be a little hard to pin down because it represents an intersection of lots of different information. Distortion: Antarctica looks very large, everything looks slightly distorted Goode's Homolosine Strengths: The equal relative size and preserves the shapes of landmasses Distortion: distorts the distance and direction Data Acquisition Both individuals and organizations may collect data on a field for businesses, government, health, education, city planning, etc(census, zoning, land surveys, transportation, etc) Global Positioning System (GPS) A system of satellites and receivers that pinpoints the absolute location on earth Remote Sensing Acquiring data about Earth's surface from a satellite orbiting the planet or other long-distance methods, scans ground for different types of data(water, elevation, vegetation) to make maps Geographic Information System (GIS) A computer database system designed to capture, analyze, interpret, and store data transmitted from navigation system, used to create and layer different data maps Fieldwork Observations Observing, recording, and collection data on a location(high tech satellites, informal sketches, interviews) Photographic Interpretation Allows an observer to try to observe a moment or snapshot and apply geographic phenomenon(replaced sketches, aerial photography, etc) Geographic Scale Used to understand relationships at an individual, local, regional, national, and global level, what happens globally can affect local vice versa Quantitative Data Information that can be measured and recorded using numbers Qualitative data Tries to gain an underlying understanding or motives(interviews, open ended response, observations, etc) Place Specific human & physical characteristics of a location Site Absolute location of a settlement, composed of physical characteristics of landscape specific to area, factors don't change Situation Location of a place relative to its surrounding and other places, describes connectivity and accessibility, can change over time Distance Decay Friction of distance, when things are further apart are less connected and "decays" Time Space Compression Distance can be measured in time.AP Human Geography is an investigation of how the human species has populated the earth and developed different cultures, political systems, and means of production. Strengths: Land and ocean size, area, and shape is closer to accurate. Distortion: shapes are inaccurate especially near the poles, looks funky Robinson Projection Purpose: Aesthetically pleasing. ![]() ![]() Strengths: Relative size of land masses are accurate. Distortion: distance between lines of longitude appear consistent, land masses near the poles appear large Peters Projection Purpose: Spatial distributions related to area. Strengths: Directions are accurate, lines are latitude and longitude meet at right angles(accurate). Relative Location Location in relation to something else(Rouse is north of Wiley) Absolute Distance Exact distance between two points that use a unit of measurement(El Paso is 576.3 miles away from Austin) Relative Distance Distance between two places relative to different factors ex:El paso is a 8 1/2 drive (transportation,congestion, weather, speed limit, etc) Absolute Direction Universal and fixed directions of north, south, east and west, never change regardless of orientation Relative Direction Directions depending on perception of person(left, right, backwards, forwards, up and down) Spatial Analysis A type of geographical analysis which seeks to explain patterns of human behavior, why of the where Pattern Arrangement of objects(people, cities, things, farms, etc) in relationship to one another(clustered, dispersed, linear Map Projection Process of showing a curved surface on a flat surface, 3D to 2D Distortions During projection, losing one dimension(3D to 2D) can create 4 different inaccuracies SADD Shape, area, distance, direction Mercator Projection Purpose: Navigation.
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