AP Demographic Transition Model

Question 1

What is the demographic transition model?

Accepted Answer

A model describing population change from high birth/death rates to low birth/death rates

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A theory about migration patterns

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A method for counting population

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A model of economic development

Question 2

What are push factors in migration?

Accepted Answer

Conditions that drive people to leave their home region

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Factors that attract people to a new region

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Government policies encouraging immigration

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Transportation improvements

Question 3

What is the difference between immigration and emigration?

Accepted Answer

Immigration is moving into a country; emigration is moving out of a country

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They mean the same thing

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Immigration is voluntary; emigration is forced

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Immigration is permanent; emigration is temporary

Question 4

What is population density?

Accepted Answer

The number of people per unit of area

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The total population of a country

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The birth rate minus the death rate

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The percentage of urban population

Question 5

What is a population pyramid?

Accepted Answer

A graphical representation of age and sex distribution of a population

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A type of burial monument

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A mathematical formula for predicting population

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A hierarchical government structure

Question 6

What is brain drain?

Accepted Answer

The emigration of highly skilled or educated people from a country

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A medical condition affecting cognitive function

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Loss of data from computer systems

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Declining education quality in schools