Aim for FiveHuman Geography

One-stimulus question

From fields to factories

  • Units 2, 5 and 7
  • 7 points
  • About 25 minutes

Seven short parts (A–G) built around one source, such as a data table, graph, map or image, drawing on ideas from at least two units. Some parts ask you to read the source, others to connect it to course ideas. On the exam: Question 2 of 3 in the 1-hour-15-minute free-response section (Section II). The three questions together are 50% of your exam score, so each is worth about 16.7%; 7 points, one for each part A–G. College Board suggests about 25 minutes per question, including up to 5 minutes to plan. No calculator.

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Country T opened export-processing zones (EPZs) in its coastal cities in the early 1990s. Use the source below to answer all seven parts, (a) through (g). Write in complete sentences.

Employment by economic sector and women's share of manufacturing workers, Country T, 1990–2025

YearPrimary sector (% of workers)Secondary sector (% of workers)Tertiary and higher sectors (% of workers)Women's share of manufacturing workers (%)
199058152731
200541273246
202522304852

Source: Hypothetical data

Suggested time: 25 minutes

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Part (a)

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Using the data in the table, describe the change in the share of workers employed in the primary sector from 1990 to 2025.

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Part (b)

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Explain how the mechanization of agriculture could contribute to the change described in part (a).

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Part (c)

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Explain how export-processing zones could contribute to the growth of Country T's secondary sector.

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Part (d)

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Using the data in the table, explain ONE reason women's share of manufacturing workers increased.

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Part (e)

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Explain ONE way women's growing participation in paid employment could affect Country T's development.

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Part (f)

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Explain how the changes in Country T's employment fit ONE stage of Rostow's stages of economic growth.

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Part (g)

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Explain ONE limitation of Rostow's stages of economic growth in explaining Country T's development.

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