Human Geo 10/28 - Taken Test Review

I got a 93 on the test. I am pretty happy with this score, the mistakes I made were stupid ones I should've payed closer attention to, but it's okay.  Human Geo is probably one of my favorite classes because it's never boring. Schick is entertaining and knows a lot about Human Geo.

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