2A Barron's APHG Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
age-sex distribution -
correct answer ✅a model used in population geography that
describes the ages and number of males and females within a given
population; also called a population pyramid
arithmetic density -
correct answer ✅The number of people living in a given unit area.
baby boom -
correct answer ✅A cohort of individuals born in the United States
between 1946 and 1964, which was just after World War II in a time
of relative peace and prosperity. These conditions allowed for
better education and job opportunities, encouraging high rates of
both marriage and fertility.
baby bust -
correct answer ✅Period of time during the 1960s and 1970s when
fertility rates in the United States dropped as large numbers of
women from the baby boom generation sought higher levels of
education and more competitive jobs, causing them to marry later
in life. As such, the fertility rate dropped considerably, in contrast to
the baby boom, in which fertility rates were quite high.
, 2A Barron's APHG Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
carrying capacity -
correct answer ✅Largest number of individuals of a population
that a environment can support
census tract -
correct answer ✅Small county subdivisions, usually containing
between 2,500 and 8,000 persons, delineated by the U.S. Census
Bureau as areas of relatively uniform population characteristics,
economic status, and living conditions.
chain migration -
correct answer ✅The migration event in which individuals follow
the migratory path of preceding friends or family members to an
existing community.
child mortality rate -
correct answer ✅Number of deaths per thousand children within
the first five years of life.
cohort -
correct answer ✅A population group unified by a specific common
characteristic, such as age, and subsequently treated as a statistical
unit.
Answers (Grade A+)
age-sex distribution -
correct answer ✅a model used in population geography that
describes the ages and number of males and females within a given
population; also called a population pyramid
arithmetic density -
correct answer ✅The number of people living in a given unit area.
baby boom -
correct answer ✅A cohort of individuals born in the United States
between 1946 and 1964, which was just after World War II in a time
of relative peace and prosperity. These conditions allowed for
better education and job opportunities, encouraging high rates of
both marriage and fertility.
baby bust -
correct answer ✅Period of time during the 1960s and 1970s when
fertility rates in the United States dropped as large numbers of
women from the baby boom generation sought higher levels of
education and more competitive jobs, causing them to marry later
in life. As such, the fertility rate dropped considerably, in contrast to
the baby boom, in which fertility rates were quite high.
, 2A Barron's APHG Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
carrying capacity -
correct answer ✅Largest number of individuals of a population
that a environment can support
census tract -
correct answer ✅Small county subdivisions, usually containing
between 2,500 and 8,000 persons, delineated by the U.S. Census
Bureau as areas of relatively uniform population characteristics,
economic status, and living conditions.
chain migration -
correct answer ✅The migration event in which individuals follow
the migratory path of preceding friends or family members to an
existing community.
child mortality rate -
correct answer ✅Number of deaths per thousand children within
the first five years of life.
cohort -
correct answer ✅A population group unified by a specific common
characteristic, such as age, and subsequently treated as a statistical
unit.
