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College Board, Advanced Placement, AP, AP Central, and the acorn logo are registered [trademarks of College Board. Visit College Board on the web: collegeboard.org](trademarks of College Board. Visit College Board on the web: collegeboard.org).  \nAP Central is the official online home for [the AP Program: apcentral.collegeboard.org](the AP Program: apcentral.collegeboard.org).  \nHUMAN GEOGRAPHY  \nSECTION II  \nTIME – 1 HOUR AND 15 MINUTES  \nDirections:  \nSection II has 3 free-response questions and lasts 1 hour and 15 minutes.  \nThis section of the exam requires answers in essay form. Each answer should be in organized, well-balanced, and comprehensive prose form; outline form is not acceptable. Do not spend time restating the questions or providing more than the number of examples called for. While a formal essay is not required, it is not enough to answer a question by merely listing facts. Illustrate your answers with substantive geographic examples where appropriate.  \nYou may pace yourself as you answer the questions in this section, or you may use these optional timing recommendations:  \nIt is suggested that you spend 25 minutes on each question and that you take up to 5 minutes of this time to plan and outline each answer.  \nYou may use scratch paper for notes and planning, but credit will only be given for responses entered in this application. Text you enter as an annotation will not be included as part of your answer. You can go back and forth between questions in this section until time expires. The clock will turn red when 5 minutes remain—the proctor will not give you any time updates or warnings.  \nNote: This exam was originally administered digitally. It is presented here in a format optimized for teacher and student use in the classroom.  \nCountries face challenges as their populations experience demographic changes over time. Governments have different policy options to address the social and political impacts of a changing population.  \n1. Respond to parts A, B, C, D, E, F, and G.  \nA. Identify a factor that influences the distribution of human populations.  \nB. Describe one demographic factor that may lead to population decline.  \nC. Describe one effect of population density on the environment.  \nD. Describe one potential cause of migration.  \nE. Explain how one type of population policy may affect a country’s population size.  \nF. Explain how technological changes may challenge state sovereignty.  \nG. A change in population composition may be a centrifugal force. 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Identify the country in the table that imports the smallest amount of soybeans from Paraguay.  \nB. Using the data shown in the table, describe a similarity between Argentina and Brazil in their soybean imports from Paraguay.  \nC. Explain how an economic factor may influence agricultural practices.  \nD. Describe the concept of commodity dependence.  \nE. Using the data shown in the table, explain how soybeans illustrate interdependence in the world economy.  \nF. 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