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title: "AP Human Geography Two-Stimulus FRQ Practice"
description: "89 Two-Stimulus FRQ (Question 3)s written in the AP format, each scored part by part."
canonical: "https://fiveable.me/ap-hug/frqs/two-stimulus"
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subject: "AP Human Geography"
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# AP Human Geography Two-Stimulus FRQ Practice

## What the Two-Stimulus FRQ asks

The two-stimulus FRQ is FRQ 3 on the AP Human Geography exam. You get two sources, like a map and a data table, and answer seven 1-point parts, including one that compares them.

- **25 min**: suggested time per question
- **7 points**: across parts A to G
- **50%**: of your exam score, across all 3 FRQs

| Part | What it asks | Points |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A: Identify | Identify a feature or value shown in one source | 1 |
| B: Description | Describe a pattern shown in a source | 1 |
| C: Comparison | Compare the two sources, using both | 1 |
| D: Explanation | Explain how or why something happens, with cause and effect | 1 |
| E: Second explanation | Explain a related cause, effect, or consequence | 1 |
| F: Third explanation | Explain another process or impact tied to the topic | 1 |
| G: Final explanation | Explain a further effect, or the degree to which an idea holds | 1 |

## How Two-Stimulus FRQ practice works

1. **Read the question and both stimuli.** Both sources and all seven parts, A through G, laid out the way the exam shows them.
2. **Write on a 25-minute timer.** The time to plan for on exam day. Pause it or turn it off, and your response saves as you go.
3. **Submit for a score out of 7.** Your response is scored against the scoring guidelines written for that question. Your first score is included.

## All 89 questions

### Unit 1: Thinking Geographically (3)
- [Population density patterns across geographic regions](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc6574b3d5290d6b1f128a&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Economic development patterns across global scales](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc7077b3d5290d6b1f12b1&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global internet adoption and technology access patterns](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc70d6b3d5290d6b1f12b2&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)

### Unit 2: Population and Migration Patterns and Processes (22)
- [Global fertility rates and life expectancy patterns](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc32325cf827081e34c7d1&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global birth and death rate patterns](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc326d5cf827081e34c7d2&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global demographic transition and population age distribution](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc32e45cf827081e34c7d4&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global demographic patterns: fertility, dependency, development](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc33215cf827081e34c7d5&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global urbanization patterns and megacity distribution](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc36c85cf827081e34c7e3&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [China's population policy and global birth rate patterns](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc384abf4496e56c1c8203&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global demographic patterns: dependency ratios and birth rates](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc387abf4496e56c1c8204&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Demographic transition and aging populations: Japan, China](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc38b0bf4496e56c1c8205&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Demographic composition, China and Japan 2020](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc38ecbf4496e56c1c8206&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global fertility and mortality rate variations](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc6235b3d5290d6b1f127d&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global fertility rates and demographic development patterns](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc626fb3d5290d6b1f127e&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global migration patterns and remittance flows](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc62aab3d5290d6b1f127f&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global infant mortality rates and development disparities](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc65a9b3d5290d6b1f128b&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global health indicators and infant mortality disparities](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc661cb3d5290d6b1f128c&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global population growth disparities by region](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc6659b3d5290d6b1f128d&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global fertility rates and educational development patterns](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc6698b3d5290d6b1f128e&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Development, health infrastructure, mortality patterns](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc66d3b3d5290d6b1f128f&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Population age structure and demographic development patterns](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc670bb3d5290d6b1f1290&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Nigeria's demographic structure and rapid population growth](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc67a0b3d5290d6b1f1291&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Germany's aging population and demographic transition stage](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc67d8b3d5290d6b1f1292&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [India and China demographic structures, development stages](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc680db3d5290d6b1f1293&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Demographic transition, immigration patterns, age structure](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc6874b3d5290d6b1f1294&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)

### Unit 3: Cultural Patterns and Processes (4)
- [Literacy rates, internet access, and technological diffusion patterns](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc382c5cf827081e34c7e8&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [European colonization and language family distribution](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc3929bf4496e56c1c8207&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [European colonization and contemporary cultural diffusion patterns](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc3963bf4496e56c1c8208&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global literacy rates and language diffusion patterns](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc62f7b3d5290d6b1f1280&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)

### Unit 4: Political Patterns and Processes (9)
- [Government effectiveness and corruption control patterns globally](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc37a65cf827081e34c7e6&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global governance indicators and regional political patterns](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc37e45cf827081e34c7e7&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Federalism and autonomous regions: spatial power distribution](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc39cdbf4496e56c1c8209&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Redistricting, voter access, minority representation](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc3a04bf4496e56c1c820a&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Government effectiveness across unitary and federal systems](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc632fb3d5290d6b1f1281&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global political stability and territorial disputes](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc6369b3d5290d6b1f1282&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [NATO alliances and global military spending patterns](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc693bb3d5290d6b1f1297&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global governance indicators and citizen political participation](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc6975b3d5290d6b1f1298&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Governance quality and corruption control across nations](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc69bab3d5290d6b1f1299&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)

### Unit 5: Agriculture and Rural Land-Use Patterns and Processes (13)
- [Arable land distribution and fertilizer consumption patterns](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc33a25cf827081e34c7d7&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Agricultural production and employment disparities globally](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc33d85cf827081e34c7d8&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global agricultural production patterns and spatial distribution](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc341c5cf827081e34c7d9&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Irrigation distribution and cereal yield patterns globally](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc345b5cf827081e34c7da&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global employment distribution: agriculture versus services](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc34d85cf827081e34c7dc&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Agricultural revolution innovations: mechanization and crop rotation](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc3a46bf4496e56c1c820b&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global food production and undernourishment disparities](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc63afb3d5290d6b1f1283&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global agricultural land use patterns and regional variation](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc69feb3d5290d6b1f129a&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global agricultural productivity disparities by region](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc6a37b3d5290d6b1f129b&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global agricultural economy spatial patterns and development](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc6a73b3d5290d6b1f129c&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global arable land distribution and agricultural systems](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc6ae5b3d5290d6b1f129d&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global agricultural inputs and crop production patterns](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc6b2ab3d5290d6b1f129e&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global agricultural irrigation and water resource distribution](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc6b71b3d5290d6b1f129f&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)

### Unit 6: Cities and Urban Land-Use Patterns and Processes (17)
- [Urban population distribution and growth rate patterns globally](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc33635cf827081e34c7d6&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Urban slums and electricity access disparities globally](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc367f5cf827081e34c7e2&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Infrastructure access disparities in developing regions](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc370f5cf827081e34c7e4&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Urban population concentration and primacy patterns globally](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc37585cf827081e34c7e5&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Urban spatial organization models and settlement patterns](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc3aafbf4496e56c1c820c&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Urban spatial organization models and land use patterns](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc3b5ebf4496e56c1c820d&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Population distribution, central place theory, settlement hierarchies](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc3ba0bf4496e56c1c820e&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Urban structure models and land-use patterns](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc3bd5bf4496e56c1c820f&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Urban spatial structure and land-use models](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc3c0ebf4496e56c1c8210&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global urbanization patterns and regional variations](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc6407b3d5290d6b1f1284&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global urbanization patterns and regional growth rates](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc6444b3d5290d6b1f1285&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Population density, megacities, urban sustainability patterns](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc6bf8b3d5290d6b1f12a1&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global electricity access disparities and urban infrastructure inequality](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc6c4bb3d5290d6b1f12a2&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Informal urbanization and slum populations in developing regions](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc6c87b3d5290d6b1f12a3&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Urban hierarchy and megacity concentration patterns](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc6cc1b3d5290d6b1f12a4&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global water access inequality and urban infrastructure](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc6d17b3d5290d6b1f12a5&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Urban hierarchy and primate city patterns globally](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc6d64b3d5290d6b1f12a6&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)

### Unit 7: Industrial and Economic Development Patterns and Processes (21)
- [Global trade patterns and economic interdependence](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc35175cf827081e34c7dd&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Energy consumption and carbon emissions by development level](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc354f5cf827081e34c7de&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Foreign direct investment and high-technology export distribution patterns](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc35935cf827081e34c7df&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global wealth distribution and income inequality patterns](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc35d15cf827081e34c7e0&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global economic structures: industry versus services](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc36495cf827081e34c7e1&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global development patterns: GDP and population distribution](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc38be5cf827081e34c7ea&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global automotive exports and special economic zones distribution](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc3c41bf4496e56c1c8211&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Economic development indicators and global inequality patterns](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc6480b3d5290d6b1f1286&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global economic development and sectoral employment patterns](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc64bcb3d5290d6b1f1287&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global trade patterns and economic interdependence](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc64f4b3d5290d6b1f1288&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Service sector employment across global economic tiers](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc6532b3d5290d6b1f1289&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Income inequality patterns across global regions](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc6d9db3d5290d6b1f12a7&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Foreign direct investment and global economic development patterns](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc6dd5b3d5290d6b1f12a8&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global energy consumption and economic development patterns](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc6e2bb3d5290d6b1f12a9&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global high-technology exports and innovation indicators](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc6e73b3d5290d6b1f12aa&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global industrial distribution and economic development stages](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc6eb8b3d5290d6b1f12ab&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global poverty distribution and human development inequality](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc6f0ab3d5290d6b1f12ac&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global wealth distribution and demographic development patterns](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc6f50b3d5290d6b1f12ad&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global carbon emissions and economic development patterns](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc6f8ab3d5290d6b1f12ae&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Women's political representation across development levels](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc6fd4b3d5290d6b1f12af&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)
- [Global economic integration and trade patterns](/ap-hug/frq-practice?id=69cc7034b3d5290d6b1f12b0&type=frq-3-two-stimuli)

## Sample question

**Population density patterns across geographic regions**

Image: https://kcbwzropdukwhmmvdylp.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/frq-stimuli/ap-hug/pairs/Population-Density--people-per-sq-km---2022-1774997438557.png
  Alt: Population Density (people per sq km), 2022

Image: https://kcbwzropdukwhmmvdylp.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/frq-stimuli/ap-hug/diverse/stim-701-1774995514547.png
  Alt: Geographic Data for Selected Countries

Response Instruction: Respond to parts A, B, C, D, E, F, and G.

Part A (1 point):
  Prompt: Identify the type of map shown in Map 1.
  Verb: Identify

Part B (1 point):
  Prompt: Describe the spatial pattern of high population density shown on Map 1.
  Verb: Describe

Part C (1 point):
  Prompt: Compare the way population density is represented on Map 1 with how it is represented in the data table. (Response must include both stimuli in the comparison.)
  Verb: Compare

Part D (1 point):
  Prompt: Describe one way geographers could use the data in the table to define a formal region.
  Verb: Describe

Part E (1 point):
  Prompt: Explain how the concept of environmental determinism could be used to interpret global population distribution.
  Verb: Explain

Part F (1 point):
  Prompt: Explain how governments might use population density data to make local policy decisions.
  Verb: Explain

Part G (1 point):
  Prompt: Using the data table, explain the degree to which national-level data reveals the actual distribution of a country's population.
  Verb: Explain

Image URLs (2):
  - https://kcbwzropdukwhmmvdylp.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/frq-stimuli/ap-hug/pairs/Population-Density--people-per-sq-km---2022-1774997438557.png
  - https://kcbwzropdukwhmmvdylp.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/frq-stimuli/ap-hug/diverse/stim-701-1774995514547.png

## Questions

**How many responses can I get scored?**

You can read every question without a plan. Your first scored response is included. A plan unlocks unlimited scoring.

**What do the two stimuli look like?**

Two sources on one topic, like a map and a data table, or two maps of related patterns. They’re meant to be read together.

**Do I have to use both stimuli?**

For the comparison in part C, yes. That answer has to draw on both sources. For the other parts, read each one to see which source it points to.

**How is FRQ 3 different from FRQs 1 and 2?**

FRQ 1 has no stimulus, and FRQ 2 has one. FRQ 3 adds a second source and asks you to connect the two.

**Can I write my answer by hand?**

Yes. You can type, or switch the editor to handwrite, write on paper, and add a photo of your page. The exam itself is typed, so typing is good practice.

## Related

- [Two-Stimulus FRQ exam guide](/ap-hug/ap-human-geography-exam/ap-hug-frq/study-guide/ap-hug-frq)
- [AP Human Geography No-Stimulus FRQ practice](/ap-hug/frqs/no-stimulus)
- [AP Human Geography One-Stimulus FRQ practice](/ap-hug/frqs/one-stimulus)
- [AP Human Geography FRQs](/ap-hug/frqs)
- Any question by id: the `get_frq` tool on the [Fiveable MCP server](/mcp/docs)

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