AP Human Geography Class Analysis

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The class I’m going to prepare for is AP Human Geography. To prepare I’m going to use Quizlet; this will help me get my vocabulary down so I can ace the vocab quizzes. I feel that if I can do better on those quizzes, then my overall grades should go up by at least 10 points. The next thing I need to learn how to do is how to take notes that will help me on chapter tests. If I can nail both of those issues then I should be at a high A. When I get my vocabulary words from the chapter I’ll go over them once in the morning and once after school; this will ensure that I really know the vocabulary. That is all I can do to prepare for those quizzes. However my approach to the chapter test is different. I would spend 30 minutes a day going over my

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