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CONTENTS About the Author Acknowledgments Preface Introduction: The 5-Step Program STEP 1 Set Up Your Study Program 1 What You Need to Know About the AP Human Geography Exam The Basics About the AP Human Geography Exam 2 How to Plan Your Time Three Approaches to Preparing for the AP Human Geography Exam Plan A: You Have a Year to Review Plan B: You Have One Semester to Review Plan C: You Have Six Weeks to Review STEP 2 Determine Your Test Readiness 3 Take a Diagnostic Exam How to Take the Diagnostic Exam Diagnostic Test Diagnostic Test Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions Section II: Free-Response Questions Answer Key: Section I (Multiple-Choice Questions) Explanations for Section I (Multiple-Choice Questions) Explanations for Section II (Free-Response Questions) STEP 3 Develop Strategies for Success 4 Tips for Taking the Multiple-Choice Section of the Exam Introduction How to Attack the Test 5 Tips for Taking the Free-Response Section of the Exam Introduction What Types of Questions Are There? Develop a Strategy STEP 4 Review the Knowledge You Need to Score High 6 Key Human Geography Concepts Introduction Geography as a Field of Inquiry Core Geographic Concepts Key Geographic Skills Maps and Models New Geographic Technologies Spatial Behavior and Interaction Rapid Review Review Questions Answers and Explanations 7 Population Introduction Population Density, Distribution, Composition, and Scale Population Growth and Decline Patterns of Population Population Movement Rapid Review Review Questions Answers and Explanations 8 Culture Introduction Cultural Concepts Cultural Differences Language Ethnicity Gender Roles Popular and Folk Culture Cultural Landscapes and Identity Symbolic Landscapes and Sense of Place Impact of Culture on the Environment Rapid Review Review Questions Answers and Explanations 9 The Political Organization of Space Introduction The Concept of Territoriality Boundaries and Their Influence Evolution of the Contemporary Political Pattern Challenges to the Contemporary Political-Territorial World Order Sovereignty, Fragmentation, Unification, and Alliance The Law of the Sea Geography of Representation Rapid Review Review Questions Answers and Explanations 10 Agricultural and Rural Land Use Introduction Development and Diffusion of Agriculture Major Agricultural Production Regions Rural Land Use and Settlement Patterns Modern Commercial Agriculture Organic Farming and Local Food Production Environmental Impacts of Agriculture Rapid Review Review Questions Answers and Explanations 11 Industrialization and Economic Development Introduction