AP Exam Review: Unit 2 (Population and Migration)

Where do most people in the world live?

• Midlatitudes

• Along the Equator

• Polar regions

• Along the Mediterranean Sea

Which of these is an economic pull factor?

• Few services

• Shortage of food

• More entertainment facilities

• Better job opportunities

Which of these is a political push factor?

• Improved living conditions

• Family links

• War

• Natural disasters

Select those that create a linear distribution.

• Roads

• Train lines

• Rivers

• Churches

• Farmland

Las Angelinas is a small city with three districts identified below. Which of the following most likely has the highest population density?

• 10 square miles of 100 single family homes

• 2 square miles of high-rise apartment buildings with 100 units each

• An industrial village with factories and shipyards

Given the data, all of the following are true EXCEPT which TWO choices?

• Bangladesh is more developed than the Netherlands

• Bangladesh is more agricultural than the Netherlands

• The Netherlands likely imports more food than Bangladesh

• Bangladesh has more people per square mile than the Netherlands

• The Netherlands has more arable land than Bangladesh

The town of Hamilton, located on a mountain, doubled its population in the last year. Its mayor, Devin, decided to improve the town's sewage systems and to affordably import more food. She is trying to combat

• Overpopulation

• War

• Social stratification

• Redistricting

All of the following are physical factors that influence population distribution EXCEPT

• Living in the mid-latitudes

• Living in low-lying areas

• Living where fresh water and other natural resources are available

• Living where the population speaks a common language

Use the provided image to answer the following question: which of the following distribution is common for people who live near a central feature, such as a church?

• Even distribution

• Cluster distribution

• Linear distribution

Physiological population density is calculated by dividing population by the amount of

• Total area

• Arable land

• Total area in water

• Barren land