AP Human Geography Past Exam Questions

Free-Response Questions

Download free-response questions from past exams along with scoring guidelines, sample responses from exam takers, and scoring distributions.

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2021: Free-Response Questions

2021: Free-Response Questions
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2020: Free-Response Questions

The 2020 free-response questions are available in the AP Classroom question bank.

2019: Free-Response Questions

2019: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Score Distributions
Free-Response Questions - Set 1 Free-Response Questions - Set 2	Scoring Guidelines - Set 1 Scoring Guidelines - Set 2 Chief Reader Report - Set 1 Chief Reader Report - Set 2 Scoring Statistics - Set 1 Scoring Statistics - Set 2	Sample Responses Q1 - Set 1 Sample Responses Q1 - Set 2 Sample Responses Q2 - Set 1 Sample Responses Q2 - Set 2 Sample Responses Q3 - Set 1 Sample Responses Q3 - Set 2	Scoring Distribution

2018: Free-Response Questions

2018: Free-Response Questions
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2017: Free-Response Questions

2017: Free-Response Questions
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2016: Free-Response Questions

2016: Free-Response Questions
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2015: Free-Response Questions

2015: Free-Response Questions
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2014: Free-Response Questions

2014: Free-Response Questions
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2013: Free-Response Questions

2013: Free-Response Questions
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2012: Free-Response Questions

2012: Free-Response Questions
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2011: Free-Response Questions

2011: Free-Response Questions
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2010: Free-Response Questions

2010: Free-Response Questions
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2009: Free-Response Questions

2009: Free-Response Questions
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2008: Free-Response Questions

2008: Free-Response Questions
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2007: Free-Response Questions

2007: Free-Response Questions
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2006: Free-Response Questions

2006: Free-Response Questions
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2005: Free-Response Questions

2005: Free-Response Questions
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2004: Free-Response Questions

2004: Free-Response Questions
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2003: Free-Response Questions

2003: Free-Response Questions
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2002: Free-Response Questions

2002: Free-Response Questions
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2001: Free-Response Questions

2001: Free-Response Questions
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