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Multiple Choice Practice for Population and Migration
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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
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
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
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
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
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
7. What is the correct formula for Rate of Natural Increase?
A. CBR+CDR
B. (CBR+CDR)/10
C. CBR-CDR
D. (CBR-CDR)/10
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
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
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.
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
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
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
14. Identify an ecological push factor.
A. Loss of Economic Opportunities
B. A new Regime in power
C. Urban Noise Pollution
D. Religious Intolerance
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
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