Review Book Chapter 2 Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Age Sex Distribution -
correct answer ✅Also called a population pyramid. A model used
in pop geographic that describes ages and numbers of
males/females within a given population
Arithmetic Density -
correct answer ✅The number of ppl living in a given unit area
Baby Boom -
correct answer ✅Cohort of individuals born in US between 1946
and 1964, just after WWII, in a time of relative peace and
prosperity. Better condiitions allowed for better education/jobs,
encouraging high rates of marriage/fertility
Baby Bust -
correct answer ✅Period of time during 60s and 70s when fertility
rates in US dropped as large number of women from baby boomer
generation sought higher level education and more competitive
jobs, casuing them to marry later in life. Fertility rates dropped
considerably
, AP Human Geography Barron's
Review Book Chapter 2 Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Carrying Capacity -
correct answer ✅Largest number of ppl that the environment of a
particular area can sustainably support
Census Tract -
correct answer ✅Small county subdivisions, usually containing
between 2,500-8,000 people, they are delineated by US Census
Bureau as areas of relatively uniform pop characteristics, econ
status, and living conds
Chain Migration -
correct answer ✅Migration event in which individuals follow
migratory path of preceding friends or fam members to an existing
community
Child Mortality Rate -
correct answer ✅Number of deaths per thousand children within
the first 5 years of life
Cohort -
correct answer ✅A population group unified by a specific common