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2.14 MC Answers and Review

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Answers and Review for Multiple Choice Practice on Population & Migration

⛔STOP ⛔ Before you look at the answers, make sure you gave this practice quiz a try so you can assess your understanding of the concepts covered in Unit 2. Click here for the practice questions: AP Human Geography Unit 2 Multiple Choice Questions.

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Facts about the test: The AP Human Geography exam has 60 multiple choice questions and you will be given 1 hour to complete the section. That means it should take you around 1 minute per question.

*The following questions were not written by College Board and, although they cover information outlined in the AP Human Geography Course and Exam Description, the formatting on the exam may be different.

1. Which of the following would signal a country in stage 2 of the Demographic Transition Model?

A. High IMR, High Life Expectancy

B. High CBR, High CDR

C. Low CBR, Low CDR

D. Steady CBR, Falling CDR

Answer: During Stage 1, we see High/Steady Crude Birth (CBR) + Crude Death Rates (CDR). In Stage 2, CDR starts to fall because of new development in a country, while maintaining a high CBR.

📄 Study AP Human Geography, Unit 2.5: The Demographic Transition Model

2. Geographers define overpopulation as

A. More people than land in a formal region

B. More people than resources

C. More people than land in a functional region

D. More people than arable land in a state

Answer: Overpopulation is not only the number of people in a given area, but it is a comparison to the number of resources available to serve that population. Resources are also represented in Carrying Capacity.

📄 Study AP Human Geography, Unit 2.2: Consequences of Population Distribution

3. Describe the shape and structure of the Population Pyramid of a country like Japan

A. Mostly Rectangular with a Smaller Base and Wider Top

B. Mostly Rectangular with a Wider Base and Smaller Top

C. Triangular with a Wider Base and Smaller Top

D. Wide Base and Wide Top

Answer: Japan is a Stage 4/5 Country that has a very high elderly population with little youth growth/CBR. With a very advanced healthcare system, Japan has a very low pregnancy rate and a low IMR.

📄 Study AP Human Geography, Unit 2.5: The Demographic Transition Model

4. What is the relationship between Crude Birth Rate (CBR) and Life Expectancy (LE) in a late DTM stage country?

A. CBR decreases, LE constant

B. CBR decreases, LE increases

C. CBR Constant, LE decreases

D. CBR increases, LE increases

Answer: In a Stage 4 or 5 country, there is a declining CBR + CDR. As CBR decreases and fewer babies are born, more healthcare resources can be put into elderly care which can extend life expectancy.

📄 Study AP Human Geography, Unit 2.5: The Demographic Transition Model

5. Around which stage(s) of the DTM does industrialization generally begin to occur?

A. Stage 1

B. Stage 2 to 3

C. Stage 4

D. Stage 4 to 5

Answer: During Late Stage 2, countries will experience some technological advances that will allow for the process of Industrialization to occur! More on this in Unit 7 👀

📄 Study AP Human Geography, Unit 2.5: The Demographic Transition Model

6. Which of the following is NOT a critique of Malthus' theory?

A. Malthus' theory is only applicable to countries in the developed world

B. There is no historical example of a single country having truly 'Geometric' agricultural production

C. Malthus' theory assumes the same standard of living in all countries with population and agricultural production

D. Malthus’ places too much emphasis on the correlation between Population size + Food Supply

Answer: Malthus' theory assumed that Food Growth was Linear/Arithmetic while Population Growth was exponential. He said that the population would eventually outgrow the food supply. The critiques listed are all true, but Malthus' theory is largely applicable in today's world in Lesser Developed Countries (LDCs) and NOT More Developed Countries (MDCs).

📄 Study AP Human Geography, Unit 2.6: Malthusian Theory and Geography

7. What is the correct formula for the Rate of Natural Increase?

A. CBR+CDR

B. (CBR+CDR)/10

C. CBR-CDR

D. (CBR-CDR)/10

Answer: CBR + CDR are both 'crude' values meaning out of 1000, but percentages are out of 100%, so you have to divide by 10 when there are crude values. An increase means a *positive* change in population so you would subtract the additions to the populations by the losses from the population (CBR-CDR).

📄 Study AP Human Geography, Unit 2.4: Population Dynamics

8. How can a country or region slow down its birth rate?

A. Enforcing Eugenics through Rule of Law

B. Enforcing Social Pro-Natalist Policies

C. Enforcing Economic Anti-Natalist Policies

D. Enforcing Anti-Contraceptive Policies

Answer: A country focusing on anti-natal population policy is seeking to decrease birth rates. The focus is on increased awareness of reproductive health, birth control, and education.

📄 Study AP Human Geography, Unit 2.7: Population Policies

9. India and the United Kingdom have approximately the same arithmetic density. From this, we can conclude that the two countries have the same

A. They have an equal ratio of people:arable land

B. They are at about the same stage in the DTM

C. They have an equal ratio of people:land

D. They have the same amount of land + people

Answer: Arithmetic density is the total number of people living in an area. That ratio is not always true for the same amount of land OR just the same amount of people because one variable can only change.

📄 Study AP Human Geography, Unit 2.1: Population & Migration

10. Which of the following situations does NOT follow Ravenstein's Laws of Migration?

A. A migrant female moves from Boston to NYC for College Studies.

B. A new family follows a step migration from Urban India to Thailand for a job opportunity.

C. A young urban male migrates alone from Germany to Spain.

D. A large chain migration occurs from Honduras to the USA, but no one immigrates to Honduras recently.

Answer: The correct answer violates Law #1 from Ravenstein's Laws of Migration since each migration should generate a counter-migration/flow.

📄 Study AP Human Geography, Unit 2.10: Push and Pull Factors in Migration

11. Which of the following could be a pull factor for a migrant moving from Iraq to Germany?

A. Religious tolerance, especially in cities like Berlin

B. Common official language in the country

C. Constant war and bombings in Iraq

D. Availability of economic opportunities in Iraq

Answer: Religious tolerance in German cities is a common pull factor. There is not a shared common language between Iraq & Germany. War is a PUSH factor from Iraq, not a pull factor to Germany. Economic Opportunities in Iraq, if existing, would be a pull factor TO Iraq, not to Germany.

📄 Study AP Human Geography, Unit 2.10: Push and Pull Factors in Migration

12. Which of the following is the BEST example of a step migration?

A. Moving from Urban China to Rural India

B. Moving from Urban China to Suburban France to Rural India

C. Moving from Rural Iowa to Suburban New York to Boston

D. Moving from Urban USA to Rural Ecuador to Suburban Brazil

Answer: Step migrations generally take place stopping in multiple locations before arriving at a final destination, usually progressing in size of land area (Rural --> Suburban --> City). Step migrations can be internal or international.

📄 Study AP Human Geography, Unit 2.11: Forced vs. Voluntary Migration

13. What could most likely lead to the formation of ethnic enclaves in cities?

A. Step Migrations

B. Chain Migrations

C. Voluntary Migration

D. Forced Migrations

Answer: Chain migrations happen with people from similar cultural backgrounds immigrating to the same country, so they would likely group together in urban neighborhoods. Forced migrations makes some sense, but the answer choice is not as good as Chain Migrations.

📄 Study AP Human Geography, Unit 2.11: Forced vs. Voluntary Migration

14. Identify an ecological push factor.

A. Loss of Economic Opportunities

B. A new Regime in power

C. Urban Noise Pollution

D. Religious Intolerance

Answer: Noise Pollution is an ecological/environmental factor push while 2 of the other options are Political and Cultural Push Factors. The last option is an ecological PULL factor.

📄 Study AP Human Geography, Unit 2.10: Push and Pull Factors in Migration

15. Give an example of forced migration.

A. The Great Migration (USA) in the 1920s of African-Americans to Northern Cities

B. Guest Workers travel across international borders to send remittances to their home country.

C. Columbus and many other travelers went to the new world in 1492.

D. President Idi Amin expelled Uganda's Asian population in 1972 and many sought asylum in Europe

Answer: While the other options seem like they are vital situations to migrate for, they are still voluntary migration flows. The only forced migration flow is when asylum seekers are forced out of their home country from this list of choices.

📄 Study AP Human Geography, Unit 2.11: Forced vs. Voluntary Migration

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