<p>I am going into tenth grade and due to the low availability of APs offered at my school, I've decided to self-study AP Human Geography. Can someone answer these questions for me?</p>
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<li>Should I use an AP text or Prep book or both? Which ones should I use?</li>
<li>What should I do if I have questions? No one at my school teaches AP Human Geography. </li>
<li>Wht type of schedule should I set for studying? When should I begin and how long each day?</li>
<li>To what extent should I know my material?</li>
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<li>yes barron’s and barron’s only. that’s all you need. </li>
<li>it’s easy stuff, maybe google it if you have questions? it’s pretty simple though.</li>
<li>i’d say spread the barron’s book over 4 days, right before the test and you’ll be fine.</li>
<li>just get the general idea. most of human geography is pretty general/large scope kind of things.</li>
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<li>I took the course in school. We used the de Blij/Murphy textbook, but I almost never read it. When studying, I used the Barron’s book and highly recommend it.</li>
<li>You can ask your questions here, ask them on Yahoo Answers, or Google your request.</li>
<li>Don’t listen to cyberchondriac. Go through your Barron’s book at least a month before the test and complete a chapter every two days. Spend one day going through the guide, highlighting and taking notes, and spend the other day memorizing the vocab from that chapter. There are only 8 chapters in Barron’s. Once done with that, go through a chapter every day, reviewing your vocab and material. AP Human is a very concept-driven class.</li>
<li>You will need to know your vocab terms and examples. Don’t just know what a cultural hearth is, know a few examples of them. Don’t just know what an interfaith line is, be able to recognize the split between Christian Armenia and Muslim Azerbaijan.</li>
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<p>I took the course as a freshman (2007-2008) and still remember almost everything. It was a wonderful class, and you’ll have fun learning the material. Seriously, don’t treat it the way that cyberchondriac seems to want you to (putting everything in your short-term memory a few days before the test). The content is rich, and you should really enjoy learning it all.</p>
<p>Oh, for the record, I got a 4 on the exam but skipped an entire essay. I have no doubt in my mind that if I hadn’t skipped that essay, I would have gotten a 5.</p>
<p>I took this class freshman year. Our class used the textbook by James Rubenstein. The only tool I used in studying for the test was basically my textbook, and I got a 5. Our class was a year long, but I’ve heard of some people taking it in a semester. I found the class to be interesting and not very difficult compared to the other AP I’ve taken (world history.) Good luck!</p>
I don’t think it is as unanimous as Psych but from what I heard Barron’s is a good choice.</p>