AP Human Geography Free-Response Questions: Human Geography Section II

Directions: You have 1 hour and 15 minutes to answer all three of the following questions. It is recommended that you spend approximately one-third of your time (25 minutes) on each question. It is suggested that you take up to 5 minutes of this time to plan and outline each answer. You may plan your answers in this orange booklet, but no credit will be given for anything written in this booklet. You will only earn credit for what you write in the separate Free Response booklet.

Changes in agricultural production and food processing have greatly influenced the contemporary geography of the world’s more developed countries.

Describe ONE way that labor costs influence the location of food processing facilities in more developed countries.

Describe ONE way that the development of large-scale commercial agriculture has affected the use of agricultural technology in the United States and Canada.

Explain how the development of large-scale commercial agriculture has led to the agglomeration of food processing facilities in towns and rural areas of the United States and Canada.

Explain a strength of using the concept of complex commodity chains to understand the production and consumption of ONE of the following: • orange juice • hamburger

Explain ONE way that government policies banning genetically modified organisms may favor small family farms over large-scale commercial agriculture.

Explain why farms in countries such as Italy, France, Spain, or Portugal often require seasonal agricultural workers from other countries.

Explain the degree to which migration or border policies in the European Union affect the movement of agricultural laborers among its member countries.