AP Human Geography Practice Tests

Practice Tests

Practice Topics

• AP Human Geography

  • Population & Migration+18 topics

    • Migration+5 topics

      • Types of Migration

      • Major Historical Migrations

      • Consequences of Migration

      • Push & Pull Factors

      • Refugees & Asylum Seekers

    • Population Growth & Decline+6 topics

      • Theories of Population Growth & Decline

      • Effects of National Population Policies

      • Population & Natural Hazards

      • Environmental Impacts of Population Change

      • Historical Trends & Future Projections

      • Regional Variations

    • Geographical Analysis of Population+4 topics

      • Density, Distribution, & Scale

      • Composition

      • Implications of Density & Distribution

      • Patterns of Fertility, Mortality, & Health

  • Political Organization of Space+20 topics

    • Territorial Dimensions of Politics+6 topics

      • Political Ecology

      • Function of Boundaries

      • Influences of Boundaries

      • Territoriality

      • Federal & Unitary States

      • Ethnicity, Economy, & Gender in Political Systems

    • Evolution of Political Patterns+5 topics

      • Nation-State

      • Colonialism & Imperialism

      • Democratization

      • Communism & the Cold War

      • Patterns of Local & Regional Governance

    • Challenges to Political-Territorial Arrangements+6 topics

      • Changing Nature of Sovereignty

      • Fragmentation, Unification, & Cooperation

      • Supranationalism & International Alliances

      • Devolution of Countries: Centripetal & Centrifugal Forces

      • Electoral Geography: Redistricting & Gerrymandering

      • War & Terrorism

  • Industrialization & Economic Development+23 topics

    • Social & Economic Measures of Development+6 topics

      • Gross Domestic Product

      • Human Development Index

      • Gender Inequality Index

      • Income Disparity & Gini Coefficient

      • Changes to Fertility & Mortality

      • Access to Healthcare, Education, & Sanitation

    • Contemporary Patterns of Industrialization & Development+9 topics

      • Sustainable Development

      • Government Development Initiatives

      • Gender Equity

      • Pollution & Climate Change

      • Globalization

      • Deindustrialization

      • Uneven Levels of Development

      • Economic Restructuring

      • Organization of the World Economy

    • Growth & Diffusion of Industrialization+5 topics

      • Wallerstein's World Systems Theory

      • Critiques of Industrial Location Models

      • Rostow's Stages of Economic Growth

      • Industrial Revolution

  • Geography+5 topics

    • Indentifying Major World Regions

    • Sources of Geographical Information

    • Geospatial Technologies

    • Major Geographical Terminology

    • Using Maps

  • Cultural Patterns & Processes+19 topics

    • Cultural Landscapes & Identity+4 topics

      • Formation of Identity

      • Symbolic Landscapes & Sense of Place

      • Indigenous Peoples

      • Culture Practices and the Environment

    • Cultural Differences & Regional Patterns+6 topics

      • Language & Communications

      • Religion

      • Ethnicity & Nationalism

      • Cultural Beliefs on Gender

      • Popular & Folk Culture

      • Cultural Conflicts & Law

    • Concepts of Culture+6 topics

      • Culture Traits

      • Diffusion Patterns

      • Acculturation, Assimilation, & Multiculturalism

      • Cultural & Vernacular Regions

      • Globalization's Effect on Culture

      • Technology's Effect on Culture

  • Cities & Urban Land Use+30 topics

    • Models of Urban Hierarchies+4 topics

      • Gravity Model

      • Rank-Size Rule

      • Primate Cities

      • Christaller's Central Place Theory

    • Models of City Structure & Urban Development+5 topics

      • Burgess Concentric Zone Model

      • Hoyt Sector Model

      • Harris & Ullman Multiple Nuclei Model

      • Models of International Cities

    • Development of Cities+5 topics

      • Origin of Cities

      • Forces Driving Urbanization

      • Borchert's Epochs of Urban Transportation Development

      • Suburbanization Processes

      • Megacities

    • Contemporary Urban Issues+6 topics

      • Suburban Sprawl & Urban Sustainability Problems

      • Access to Food Stores

      • Housing & Insurance Discrimination

      • Changing Demographic & Social Structures

      • Gentrification, Disamenity, & Zones of Abandonment

    • Social Spaces+5 topics

      • Types of Residential Buildings

      • Transportation & Utility Infrastructure

      • Urban Planning & Design

      • Census Data on Urban Areas

      • Edge Cities

  • Agriculture, Food Production, & Rural Land Use+33 topics

    • Rural Land Use & Settlement Patterns+18 topics

      • Settlement Patterns of Major Agriculture+10 topics

        • Subsistence

        • Cash Cropping

        • Plantation

        • Mixed Farming

        • Monoculture

        • Pastoralism

        • Ranching

        • Fishing & Aquaculture

      • Land Use & Cover+6 topics

        • Irrigation

        • Desertification

        • Deforestation

        • Wetland Destruction

        • Conservation Efforts

        • Models of Agricultural Land Use

    • Major Agricultural Production Regions+3 topics

      • Major Bioclimatic Zones

      • Variations Within Major Zones

      • Interdependence of Production & Consumption Regions

    • Development of Agriculture+4 topics

      • Neolithic Agricultural Revolution

      • Second Agricultural Revolution

      • Green Revolution

      • Agribusiness

    • Contemporary Commercial Agriculture+4 topics

      • Biotechnology

      • Organic Farming & Fair Trade

      • Global Food Distribution & Famine

      • Environmental Issues