AP Human Geography Midterm Practice questions (227 Questions and Answers 2022 with complete solution)

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AP Human Geography Midterm Practice questions (227 Questions and Answers 2022 with complete solution) In 1798, Thomas Malthus published an essay in which he claimed that population increased at a(... n) _____ rate, while the means of subsistence grew at a(n) _____ rate. a. geometric; arithmetic b. cultural; ethnic c. arithmetic; geometric d. declining; increasing e. ethnic; cutural - Ans-a A region or country in stage ONE of the Demographic Transition Model usually has which of the following? A. High birth rates and low death rates B. High birth rates and high death rates c. Low birth and low death rates d. high population growth rates e. high infant mortality rate and declining fertility rates - Ans-b All of the following are TRUE about migration EXCEPT: a. most people choose to migrate for economic reasons b. most migrants move relatively short distances c. when migrants move long distances it is usually to a large urban area d. males are more likely to travel long distances to migrate than females. e. families are more likely to make international migrations than single people. - Ans-e All of the following are true EXCEPT a. for a stable population in an industrialized country the TFR needs to be around 2.1. b. natural rate of increase does no take into account net migration. c. counter migrations are forced migrations. d. doubling time increases as fertility rates increase. e. the USA's Rust Belt to Sun Belt shift is an example of internal migration - Ans-c People have been fleeing Sudan into surrounding countries because of ethnic cleansing taking place-- the Muslim people are attempting to kill non-Muslims. They have fled to many countries, including Ethiopia. Ethiopia, with its own political instability, deicded to attack the Sudanese people forcing them back into Sudan. Many of the Sudanese ultimately resettled in Kenya, unable to return home. This story includes al lof the following vocabulary terms EXCEPT: a. internal refugees b. external migration c. forced migration d. counter migration. e. chain migration - Ans-e A post-industrial country with stage 5 characteristics of the DTM may not have the problems associated with rapid population growth but they do have another serious problem. This problem is: a. an economic boom. b. a high dependency ratio. c. an increase of young workers who need jobs. d. an increase in school-age children e. religious intolerance. - Ans-b In which stage of the DTM would a country most likely have a TFR at or below replacement rate of 2.1 per woman? a. stage one b. stage two c. stage three d. stage four - Ans-d The natural rate of increase of a population is recorded as the difference between: a. working age population and dependent population b. births and number of deaths in a year. c. the number of young people and the number of old people. d. births and net migration during a specific period - Ans-b Which of the following post-WWII migrations can be attributed MOSTLY to PULL factors? a. Russian Jews to Israel and the United States b. eastern Europeans and Muslims to western Europe c. Vietnamese to Malaysia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand. d. Ugandans leaving the horrific rule of Idi Amin to surrounding countries e. Cubans migrating to the US after the communist takeover of Cuba. - Ans-b [Show More]

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