AP Human Geography Unit 2: Population and Migration Patterns and Processes

Unit 2 covers population and migration: distribution, density, composition, the demographic transition model, and push and pull factors. Most questions supply a pyramid, a map or a rate and ask what it implies about a place.

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138 questions7 CED topics100% with a figure
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This is the largest unit in AP Human Geography by practice volume — 138 questions against the subject's other units. Weight your revision accordingly.

100% of the questions come with a figure — a graph, diagram or data display. Reading the figure correctly is most of the work before any content knowledge applies.

Population Composition60
The Demographic Transition Model60
Causes of Migration7
Women and Demographic Change5
Aging Populations4
Population Dynamics1
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Three real population and migration patterns and processes questions

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Population Composition · Data Analysis · with figure

Which demographic pattern is most visible in Figure 76?

  1. AHigh youth dependencycorrect
  2. BA constrictive aging structure
  3. Cmale-only labor migrant pattern
  4. Dlow-fertility Stage 5 profile
Why A is correct

The youngest cohorts are the widest bars and the elderly share is small.

The correct answer is determined by reading the SVG figure. The youngest cohorts are the widest bars and the elderly share is small. This supports "Rapid growth with high youth dependency" and makes the other choices visual misreadings.

Common mistakes. Do not choose a nearby vocabulary term unless it is supported by the figure's labels, values, or spatial pattern.

The Demographic Transition Model · Data Analysis · with figure

Which interval has the widest birth-death gap?

  1. AInterval
  2. BInterval D
  3. CInterval Bcorrect
  4. DInterval E
Why C is correct

B has birth 45 and death 21, producing the largest positive gap.

The correct answer is determined by reading the SVG figure. B has birth 45 and death 21, producing the largest positive gap. This supports "Interval B" and makes the other choices visual misreadings.

Common mistakes. Do not choose a nearby vocabulary term unless it is supported by the figure's labels, values, or spatial pattern.

Women and Demographic Change · Data Analysis · with figure

What relationship is best supported by Figure 98?

  1. AEducation linked to higher fertility
  2. BUniform pattern
  3. CEducation linked to lower fertilitycorrect
  4. Dchart measures only migration
Why C is correct

Literacy rises while the fertility index falls across the four countries.

The correct answer is determined by reading the SVG figure. Literacy rises while the fertility index falls across the four countries. This supports "Higher female literacy is associated with lower fertility" and makes the other choices visual misreadings.

Common mistakes. Do not choose a nearby vocabulary term unless it is supported by the figure's labels, values, or spatial pattern.

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Population and Migration Patterns and Processes questions

How is the demographic transition model tested?

By placing a country in a stage from its data, then asking what follows for its growth rate or its dependency ratio.

What do population pyramids show?

Age and sex structure. A wide base implies high birth rates; a narrow one implies an ageing population and a rising dependency ratio.
Last reviewed 2026-08-28. Unit and topic names follow the College Board course framework. Question counts describe the PrepScore practice bank, not the exam.
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