AP Human Geography Unit 2

Country A has an agricultural density of 98, while Country B has an agricultural density of 25. Both countries have a physiological density in the 2,000s. Which of the statements below would best explain what is happening with these countries.

• Country A is able to produce a higher volume of food

• Country B has more advanced technology and/or techniques

• Country B has more arable land which makes it easier for them to feed their population

• Country A has more arable land and has access to more technology

• Country B is able to produce a higher volume of food

Answer explanation

We can see that both countries have a similar physiological density, which tells us they are both putting equal stress on their arable land. However, the difference in the countries agricultural density shows us that country B is more efficient in their production of food, due to them needing less farmers to produce food.

Country A’s NIR(National Increase Rate) is 6.4%, Country B’s NIR is 2.1%, and Country C’s NIR is -1.0% Which of the following statements is ​not​ true?

• Country A is likely a developing country

• Country C is likely in the third stage of the DTM

• Country B is likely in stage 4 of the DTM

• Country C is a more developed country

Answer explanation

This statement is not true, countries that have a negative natural increase rate would be in stage 5of the demographic transition model.

When looking at the ____ we can see the annual number of live births per thousand people in a population.

• TFR

• IMR

• CBR

• CDR

Answer explanation

Crude birth rate looks at the amount of people born in a society.

Which of the following is an example of Intraregional migration?

• After World War 2 many families moved from urban areas to the suburbs with the hopes to find the American dream.

• Recently many African States have started to experience more urbanization. This has led to citizens of these states to migrate from rural areas on the outside of the state to their Urban centers.

• During the Great Migration many African Americans moved from the Southeastern portion of the United States to the Midwest and Northeast part of the United States in hopes for more work

• As China continues to advance in the DTM and become more of a developed country many people have started to move from China’s rural interior countryside to China’s coastal cities

Answer explanation

Counter urbanization is a form of migration that happens within one region.

Which of the following is ​not​ one of the migration trends that Ravenstein noticed?

• Economics is one of the biggest push/pull factors

• Migrants are traditionally pulled towards urban areas

• Migrants often travel in STEP migration

• When families migrate they tend to travel long distances and often cross international boundaries

Answer explanation

Ravenstein noticed that families did not cross international boundaries, due to the risks that came with crossing international boundaries. (Note: due to advancements in technology this is starting to change)

Which of the following would best illustrate a pronatalist approach?

• China implementing the one child policy to help prevent a population boom

• The belief that no government should interfere with a person's reproduction

• Shariland has a declining population in order to counter this the government decides to give citizens with children a tax break and $2,000 in cash

• All of the above

Answer explanation

This change in taxes would promote citizens to have more children by reducing the economic burden of having children.

Which two major world events helped transition society from stage 1 of the DTM to stage 2?

• The Second Agricultural Revolution & the Green Revolution

• The Industrial Revolution &the Medical Revolution

• World War 1 & the Medical Revolution

• The Industrial Revolution & the Reformation

Answer explanation

The Industrial Revolution allowed for Europe and North America to transition into stage two of the demographic transition model. The Medical Revolution allowed for Africa, Latin America, and Asia to transition to stage 2.

Which of the lists below correctly orders the stage of the demographic transition that the above population pyramids represent?

• Stage 2; Stage 3; Stage 4

• Stage 3; Stage 2; Stage 4

• Stage 4; Stage 2; Stage 3

• Stage 3; Stage 4; Stage 2

Answer explanation

The first chart shows a developing country with the population growth rate decreasing, with more people living longer. The second chart shows a developed country that has a population that is no longer growing. The last chart shows a large base, which shows a population boom.

In _____ of the ETM, citizens start to live longer, but now are being killed by degenerative diseases. Before this stage citizens of a society were killed by nature and now they are dying more to manmade disease.

• Stage 1

• Stage 2

• Stage 3

• Stage 4

• Stage 5

Answer explanation

In this stage we start to see people live longer due to the advancements in medicine and advancements in society. Now people are starting to live so long that they are dying of cancer, heart attacks, and other “human” created diseases.

Which of the following best explains why the rate of natural increase is lower in countries that have advanced into stage three and four of the DTM?

• The state still has an agricultural based economy that requires a large workforce

• People start to have less children due to the high IMR

• Children are no longer seen as economic assets due to the cost of living increasing

• The government implements pronatalist policies in stage 3 to prevent a population boom

Answer explanation

Societies that have urbanized and offer more opportunities for women see lower birth rates. Causing the natural increase rate to lower