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🚜AP Human Geography
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🚜AP Human Geography

FRQ 2 – One Stimulus
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Unit 1: Thinking Geographically
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The Closest Big 4 Pro Sports Team to Each US County (NHL/NFL/MLB/NBA)

2. Respond to parts A, B, C, D, E, F, and G.

A.

Identify ONE region of the United States shown on the map where team territories cover the largest geographic areas.

B.

Describe how the team territories shown on the map illustrate the concept of a functional region.

C.

Define the geographic concept of distance decay.

D.

Describe ONE type of geographic data a cartographer would need to collect to create the map shown.

E.

Explain ONE way a retail sporting goods company might use the geographic regions shown on the map to maximize its sales.

F.

Explain what a local scale of analysis, such as a neighborhood or census tract, might reveal about sports fan bases that the county scale shown on the map hides.

G.

Explain a limitation of using only geographic proximity, as shown on the map, to determine the actual cultural region of a team's fan base.

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Free Response Question Practice

This practice environment simulates the AP AP Human Geography Free Response Questions section. Here are some guidelines:

  • Read each question carefullybefore responding. Pay attention to command verbs like "identify," "explain," "analyze," or "evaluate."
  • Use the timer to practice time management. You can pause, restart, or hide the timer as needed.
  • Mark for Review if you want to come back to a question later.
  • Your responses are saved automatically as you type. You can also use the drawing tool for questions that require diagrams or graphs.
  • Use the toolbar for formatting options like bold, italic, subscript, and superscript.
  • Navigate between questions using the Previous and Next buttons at the bottom of the screen.

Tip: Answer all parts of each question. Partial credit is often available, so even if you are unsure, provide what you know.