AP Thread Forum: Human Geography 2009

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<p>I also put Lutheran for the religion one… I’ve never even heard of Hutterites… and they certainly aren’t in our book.
I thought the FRQs were easy… then again, I actually took an AP class on it, so maybe that helps as opposed to self-studiers.</p>

<p>We had JUST covered squatter settlements, so that one wasn’t bad. Whoever said gentrification… that happens when the middle-class take over former housing for the poor and remodel/reuse it. So, that’s def. not it… lol.</p>

<p>I don’t feel like typing out what I put… but yeah, easy test IMO</p>

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<p>Hutterites is in our book. Maybe different books, lol? I took the AP class. The squatter settlements were easy, lol. Gentrification is not it, your right. I don’t even know anyone who self studies for AP tests. I would think someone who takes the class will do better.</p>

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<p>yeah i thought so about the squatter settlements.</p>

<p>i asked my teacher though and she said it could be possible. Shes a reader and she says they often give credit for stuff not in the guidelines. She said as long as they have “the right idea” but i doubt they will give me the gentrification, but i can wish cant i! ahah</p>

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<p>I don’t have to be in a “Human Geography” class to use common sense and compare the map depicted on the exam with one on the internet, such as this: <a href=“http://strangemaps.files.■■■■■■■■■■■■■/2008/01/churchbodies.gif[/url]”>http://strangemaps.files.■■■■■■■■■■■■■/2008/01/churchbodies.gif&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>The answer is obviously Lutheran.</p>

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<p>If you would have read the book it would say “Hutterities”. Also, they are mainly located in the Dakota’s and there is a whole page or two talking about them. Also, I think taking the class is actually the better way to take AP. I don’t believe in self studying. How about you actually read the Human Geo book and see what it says??? I’m not saying your wrong, but according to the book my answer is correct. I can see why it may be Lutheran and I almsot put that as an answer. Also, it’s not common sense that people who live in ND are Lutheran. When you read it tells you this is where the Hutterities live.</p>

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<p>What HumGeo book are you talking about??? You’re referring to it as “the” book, when it is actually “a” book; one of many. The resources I’ve checked include both internet resources (such as the map mentioned in the former post) as well as Barron’s Human Geography 2009 2nd edition. </p>

<p>If you go on APCentral and download the 2009 FRQs for HumGeo and compare it to the aforementioned map, you will see how closely they resemble each other. With a few exceptions (probably due to different source years), the maps are virtually the same, county-for-county.</p>

<p>And I totally disagree with your view of independent-study…but that’s impertinent to this discussion ;).</p>

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<p>God 1 was that was easy</p>

<p>1a. West was Mormon
North was Lutheran
South was Baptist.</p>

<p>1 b. I said that Mormons consolidated in Utah and the surrounding regions because it give them political power.</p>

<p>1 c. Did not show Atheist, Agnostics, Protestants, etc</p>

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<li>I basically replaced “squatter settlements” in my mind with ghettos. Sounds like i’m not to far off.</li>
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<p>3 a. Dairy is declining because of increase public knowledge of hormones used in cows</p>

<p>3 b. Organic is rising due to the green revolutions and it turns out that they are better for children with disabilities such as autism.</p>

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<p>It’s in our book (a book) and actually is something which a key thing to know. I’m not saying your wrong, because I know Lutheran was right. But I asked my teacher and he said technically I’m not wrong. So, I can see two answers are right. But who knows, lol.</p>

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<p>Ah, why did I put Catholic for the northern religion? The other two were common sense for me.</p>

<p>On the part of question one where it asked to give two reasons for the distribution of that religion, I put that the Baptist religion had not diffused into the southern tip of Texas due to the many Mexican immigrants who brought their Roman Catholic beliefs with them. Additionally, I said that the Baptist religion did not spread into the region of New Mexico due to the fact that many Native Americans live on reservations there. Thus, New Mexico is dominated by local religions, which keeps the Baptist religion from diffusion. </p>

<p>Did I BS this question?</p>

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<p>Instead of Baptist I changed it to Catholic because they included like Texas which I figured was Catholic. I don’t know… Mormon I got for sure, and I THINK I put Lutheran but I don’t remember.</p>

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<p>For the 1st one, I put Mormons and Luterans correctly.
I then put Baptists but I changed it because I was sitting in a METHODIST CHURCH TAKING THE TEST.</p>

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<p>That stinks WildCat. But Methodist is correct to a point, but more people in the south are Baptist. I’m in the south so I knew it was Baptist and we talked about it in school. Everyone I know is either Methodist or Baptist, lol. I also did the same exact thing you did and put Lutheran and then changed it because I remember learning that the Hutterties lived in South and North Dakota. But we never talked about Lutheran, except that they lived in Winsc and Mich not Minnesota and ND and SD. My teacher said I’m not wrong, so they could give me points. I mean your not wrong either, so it can hurt you. There was just a better answer, but your answer really isn’t wrong. I also thought the Mormon thing was pretty simple, I always knew that Mormons lived in Utah.</p>

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<p>OMG WILDCAT. i did the exact same thing. </p>

<p>early_college: so there’s a chance that they <em>can</em> give us points for putting methodists?</p>

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<p>I think they might give some points for other religions in the Lutheran area since that region isn’t so religiously clear, but the Utah area IS Mormon and the South IS Baptist. It’s very unlikely that there will be any leeway in those areas.</p>

<p>In general, it was a really, really easy test.</p>

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<p>I thought the other FRQ were very easy. Wheat- Maybe. My teacher told me that Hutterities technically isn’t wrong. And Methodist technically isn’t wrong, but Baptist is a better answer. So they may give you some points, but not much because Baptist was the best answer. My guess, don’t take my word for it. I don’t know how they grade it, but saying what teacher told me.</p>

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<p>Haha well I’m Hindu and I live in NC so I was like hmm there are both baptists and methodists. I’ll go with the irony and pick methodists.</p>

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<p>Wildcat- Your not wrong, lol. I’m Roman Catholic and there are not much Catholics where I live. Everyone here is Methodist and Baptist, so really it’s not wrong. Though my teacher had told us that the south was Baptist. So, I knew that was the answer. I think they may give you points.</p>

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<p>I seriously doubt they will give you points unless you put Baptist, Mormon, and Lutheran. But hey, you might get lucky :p.</p>

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<p>early_college, can you tell us exactly which textbook you are referring to that mentions the Hutterites? Our class uses the Rubenstein book, which does not mention the Hutterites anywhere. I’ve also read the Barrons review book thoroughly, and the Hutterites are not mentioned there either.</p>

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<p>de Blij, H. J., and Alexander B. Murphy. Human Geography: Culture, Society, and Space. New York: John Wiley & Sons. </p>

<p>I’m not sure which edition we have and I don’t have the book any longer. I just remember the title.</p>