APHG_Unit 2 Barron's-Population and
Migration Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Age-Sex Distribution -
correct answer ✅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 ✅Cohort of individuals born in the U.S. from 1946
to 1964, just after WWII, during time of relative peace and
prosperity, which lead to better education and job opportunities,
encouraging high rates of marriage and fertility.
Baby Bust -
correct answer ✅Time during 1960s and 1970s when U.S. fertility
rates dropped as many women from the baby boom generation
sought higher levels of education and more competitive jobs,
causing them to marry later in life and delay child bearing.
, APHG_Unit 2 Barron's-Population and
Migration Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Carrying Capacity -
correct answer ✅The largest number of people that the
environment of a particular area can sustainably 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
Migration Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Age-Sex Distribution -
correct answer ✅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 ✅Cohort of individuals born in the U.S. from 1946
to 1964, just after WWII, during time of relative peace and
prosperity, which lead to better education and job opportunities,
encouraging high rates of marriage and fertility.
Baby Bust -
correct answer ✅Time during 1960s and 1970s when U.S. fertility
rates dropped as many women from the baby boom generation
sought higher levels of education and more competitive jobs,
causing them to marry later in life and delay child bearing.
, APHG_Unit 2 Barron's-Population and
Migration Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Carrying Capacity -
correct answer ✅The largest number of people that the
environment of a particular area can sustainably 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
