AP Human Geography Premium, 2022-2023: Comprehensive Review with 6 Practice Tests + an Online Timed Test Option

by Meredith Marsh Ph.D., Peter S. Alagona Ph.D.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781506263816
Publisher:	Barrons Educational Services
Publication date:	01/04/2022
Series:	Barron's AP
Edition description:	Tenth Edition
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 10.20(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	15 - 17 Years

About the Author

About the Authors:
Meredith Marsh, Ph.D. (Bakersfield, MO) Received her bachelor’s degree in geography from Calvin College in 1999, her Master’s 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 for the past several years  and she is currently an associate professor of geography at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri.

Peter S. Alagon, Ph.D. (Santa Barbara, CA) Currently 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.

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Table of Contents

How to Use This Book ix

Barron's Essential 5 xi

Introduction 1

Welcome to AP Human Geography 1

About the Test 1

Strategies for Preparing for the AP Human Geography Exam 22

Commonly Asked Questions About the AP Human Geography Exam 27

Additional Resources 29

Practice, Practice, Practice 30

Diagnostic Test 31

1 Thinking Geographically 59

Geography as a Field of Inquiry 60

Geography Basics 66

Describing Location 68

Space and Spatial Processes 71

Map Fundamentals 75

Applications of Geography 83

Key Terms 84

Chapter Summary 88

Practice Questions and Answers 89

Additional Resources 100

2 Population and Migration Patterns and Processes 101

Human Population: A Global Perspective 101

Population Parameters and Processes 104

Human Migration 109

Population Structure and Composition 116

Population and Sustainability 119

Key Terms 122

Chapter Summary 124

Practice Questions and Answers 125

Additional Resources 133

3 Cultural Patterns and Processes 135

Cultural Basics 136

Language 137

Religion 143

Gender 147

Ethnicity 149

Popular Culture 151

Key Terms 153

Chapter Summary 156

Practice Questions and Answers 157

Additional Resources 163

4 Political Patterns and Processes 165

What Is Political Geography? 166

The Geography of Local and Regional Politics 166

Territory, Borders, and the Geography of Nations 170

International Political Geography 175

Spatial Conflict 178

Key Terms 179

Chapter Summary 182

Practice Questions and Answers 183

Additional Resources 187

5 Agricultural and Rural Land-Use Patterns and Processes 189

Historical Geography of Agriculture 189

Geography of Modern Agriculture 196

Agriculture and the Environment 200

Key Terms 203

Chapter Summary 205

Practice Questions and Answers 206

Additional Resources 211

6 Cities and Urban Land-Use Patterns and Processes 213

Historical Geography of Urban Environments 213

Culture and Urban Form 217

The Spatial Organization of Urban Environments 220

Urban Planning 225

Key Terms 228

Chapter Summary 231

Practice Questions and Answers 232

Additional Resources 238

7 Industrial and Economic Development Patterns and Processes 239

Industrialization 240

Models of Development and Measures of Productivity 244

Global Economic Patterns 248

Location Principles 251

Development, Equality, and Sustainability 254

Globalization 256

Key Terms 257

Chapter Summary 261

Practice Questions and Answers 262

Additional Resources 268

Practice Test 1 271

Answer Key 287

Answer Explanations 288

Practice Test 2 307

Answer Key 325

Answer Explanations 326

Index 345