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Preparing for the AP® Exam

Seeing Geography

Do you need personal space? If so, you might want to
avoid Rui′an, China during the month of January. As you
can see in the photo, eager passengers are participating
in the world’s largest human migration where 3 billion
Chinese citizens leave cities to visit their families in rural
areas to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Since the 1980s,
China has experienced a rapid rise of its economy, with
the cities holding the country’s wealth. Geographic mod-
els suggest that as countries gain wealth, people tend
to migrate from rural to urban areas for access to better-
paying jobs. As a result, in China, it is common for rural
children to be raised by grandparents and schooled in
their home villages while their parents work in far-off
cities. In addition, for the growing middle-upper classes,
voluntary migrations to permanent international destina-
tions are increasingly within reach.
Sun Ling/ZUMA Press/Newscom
What do you see?
1. Consider the push and pull factors that could prompt the migration scene above.

2. Identify the social, economic, or environmental strains that regions with a large num-
ber of immigrants or emigrants experience.
3. Think about the community you live in. Do people tend to leave your area for other
locations? Or are they drawn by the amenities that your community has to offer? Why?

UNIT 2 AP® Exam Practice Questions Preparing for the AP® Exam

Multiple-Choice Questions

1. Which of the following statements is correct based 2. Metacities have a population greater than which
on Earth’s population distribution? number?
a. 10 percent of Earth’s population lives on a. 1 million
90 percent of Earth’s surface. b. 2 million
b. 50 percent of Earth’s population lives on c. 5 million
50 percent of Earth’s surface. d. 10 million
c. 60 percent of Earth’s population lives on e. 20 million
25 percent of Earth’s surface.
d. 75 percent of Earth’s population lives on
5 percent of Earth’s surface.
e. 90 percent of Earth’s population lives on
1 percent of Earth’s surface.

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