AP Human Geography Test

The AP Human Geography test is two hours and 15 minutes long. It contains a multiple-choice section and a free-response section.

First is the multiple-choice section, which consists of 60 questions and lasts one hour. (Prior to the 2020 changes, this section had 75 questions.) This section accounts for half your total AP exam score. You must answer 60 questions in an hour, which means you will get about one minute per question.

Every multiple-choice question has five answer choices (A-E), and there are two basic types:

• Individual questions

• Set-based questions (five to eight sets, each with two to three questions)

On this section, you'll be expected to do the following:

• Consider maps and spatial data

• Show a strong understanding of how the world looks from a spatial perspective

• Interpret patterns and processes at different scales

• Understand different regions

• Characterize and analyze changing interactions among different places

The free-response section comes second and is a little longer at an hour and 15 minutes. Here, you'll get three questions, each worth 7 raw points. Altogether, this section accounts for half your total AP Human Geography test score. You'll have approximately 25 minutes per question.