Aim for FiveHuman Geography

One-stimulus question

Language and identity across generations

  • Units 1, 2 and 3
  • 7 points
  • About 25 minutes

Seven short parts (A–G) built around one source, such as a data table, graph, map or image, drawing on ideas from at least two units. Some parts ask you to read the source, others to connect it to course ideas. On the exam: Question 2 of 3 in the 1-hour-15-minute free-response section (Section II). The three questions together are 50% of your exam score, so each is worth about 16.7%; 7 points, one for each part A–G. College Board suggests about 25 minutes per question, including up to 5 minutes to plan. No calculator.

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Many people moved from Country K to Metro Area Y, in the United States, beginning in the 1980s. The table shows the results of a survey of Metro Area Y residents whose families came from Country K. Use the source below to answer all seven parts, (a) through (g). Write in complete sentences.

Survey of Metro Area Y residents with family origins in Country K, 2024

GenerationSpeak Language K at home (%)Speak English very well (%)Live in a neighborhood where most residents have K heritage (%)Married to a partner without K heritage (%)
First (born in Country K)8841629
Second (born in the U.S. to parents born in K)47943528
Third or later12991851

Source: Hypothetical survey data

Suggested time: 25 minutes

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Part (a)

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Using the data in the table, describe the change in the use of Language K at home across generations.

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Part (b)

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Using the data in the table, explain how the pattern supports the concept of assimilation.

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Part (c)

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Explain why first-generation migrants are more likely than later generations to live in ethnic neighborhoods.

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Part (d)

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Explain ONE way an ethnic neighborhood can shape the cultural landscape of a metropolitan area.

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Part (e)

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Explain how a cultural trait from Country K could diffuse from the ethnic neighborhood to the wider metropolitan area.

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Part (f)

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Explain ONE limitation of using this survey to understand the cultural identity of people with family origins in Country K.

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Part (g)

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Explain how a government policy of multiculturalism could change the pattern shown in the table.

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