FRQ - Population & Migration - Population & Migration.pdf · AP Human Geography FRQs – Population...
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AP Human Geography FRQs – Population and Migration
2003 (3)
2005 (2)
2006 (1)
2008 (2)
2011 (2) 2. In 1798 Thomas Robert Malthus published An Essay on the Principle of Population in which he argued that
population growth will inevitably outpace food production, resulting in widespread famine.
A. Identify and explain TWO reasons why some geographers today believe Malthus’ theory can be used to predict future population issues.
B. Identify and explain TWO reasons why some geographers today believe Malthus’ theory cannot be used to predict future population issues.
2012 (3) 3. European countries have experienced an increase in Muslim population in recent decades. The map to the right shows the distribution and proportion of Muslims by country. A. Identify Countries X, Y, and Z on the
map above. B. Explain two reasons for the increase in
Muslim immigration to one of these countries since 1950.
C. For the country you selected in part b, discuss the impacts of the Muslim population increase on the country’ s i. urban spatial organization
ii. population structure iii. social relations
2013 (2)
2. The average age of the population in selected developed countries listed in the table above has been increasing.
A. Identify and explain two reasons that the average population age is increasing in developed countries.
B. Identify and explain one social consequence and one economic consequence that countries face as their populations age.