AP Human Geography : Composition
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Example Question #1 : Composition
In 2014, which of the following countries had the largest Muslim population?
Indonesia
China
India
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Indonesia
In 2014, Indonesia had the largest Muslim population in the world. With more than 200,000 Muslims residing there, Indonesia was home to more than twelve percent of the world's Muslim population at the time.
Example Question #2 : Composition
In 2013, which of the following countries was the birth place of the largest share of the United States of America's foreign-born immigrant population?
Canada
Mexico
China
India
Vietnam
Mexico
In 2013, Mexico was the birthplace of the largest share of the United States of America's foreign born immigrant population, accounting for almost one-fourth of America's total foreign-born population.
Example Question #3 : Composition
Which of the following would create a population pyramid in which the age 20 to 30 demographic range was much larger than any of the other demographic ranges?
A college town
A population with a low birth rate
A retirement community
A population with a birth rate that had radically declined in the past two years
A population with a high birth rate
A college town
This population pyramid would portrays the population of a college town. The large population within the 20 to 30 population group shows the presence of a university. A retirement community would have almost no one under the age of 55. Populations with high birth rates have pyramids with large bases, while populations with low birth rates are shaped like rectangles.
Example Question #3 : Composition
What would the population pyramid for a college town look like?
A triangle with its point facing up
A triangle with its point pointing down
A larger than average distribution of males and females around the age of 20
Mostly homogenous/even like a rectangle
None of these answers accurately describe the makeup of a college town.
A larger than average distribution of males and females around the age of 20
College towns have a higher population of males and females around the age of 20. There will be other age groups living in the town, but most of its population will be centered around that age.
Example Question #4 : Composition
How often does the U.S. government conduct a national census?
Biannually
Every 100 years
Every 5 years
Annually
Every 25 years
Every 5 years
The U.S. Census Bureau conducts a census every 5 years, in years ending in "2" and "7." This census, authorized by Title 13 in the U.S. Code, requires participation of all state and local governments in the United States. The first national census occurred in 1957.
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