The APES exam is on
Tuesday May 13 at 12pm
The information on this page is meant to help you prepare. Remember to engage in ACTIVE not passive review.
Exam Prep
Go to AP Classroom and click on my assignments. You will find two practice tests (MC and FRQ) They are untimed and will be automatically scored when you finish (give it a couple of min)
Previous exam (Multiple choice) and HERE is an answer key for this practice exam. Use these to find out what you DON'T know and then study those things!
Past Exam FRQs These are great practice. The link to the AP website will lead you to questions as well as rubrics and sample answers so you can grade them when you finish
CONTENT REVIEW
Videos for every unit - These excellent videos are 8-18 minutes long.
AP review videos - One review video for each of the 9 APES units - Each of these is about 45 min
Vocabulary practice (on quizlet)
The entire year in 100 slides (from another teacher)
Pictures and diagrams from the text
You can do as many FRQs as you like. Its great practice.
Follow the link to the AP website to find rubrics and sample
answers so you can grade them when you finish
Do you need practice with these mathematical skills?
(look for online resources to help you practice.
I will try to post some here soon)
decimals
fractions
Rounding
TIPS and GUIDELINES (these are both only one page)
Tips for taking the FRQ portion of the test
This will let you know how well you need to score to
earn a 5 (or 4) on the AP Exam in May.
Content by chapter
By looking at the three released multiple choice exams, the chapters that they drew the most questions were:
3 - Ecosystem Ecology
4 - Global Climate/Biomes
7 - Human Population
11 - Agriculture
12 - Non-renewable energy
14 - Water pollution
Every exam draws heavily on these two chapters
15 - Air pollution
19 - Climate Change
Tips for taking the FRQ portion of the test
Digital testing requirements (at home 2021)