Figure 7.3.5
-Which of the below is the best explanation for the pattern of diffusion shown in the maps?
A) Early migrants were reluctant to move into the countryside since the city was all they knew.
B) African Americans first migrated to neighborhoods where other African Americans lived.
C) Baltimore passed a law in 1940 allowing African Americans to migrate.
D) Growth resulted from natural increase in the African American population.
E) Baltimore was the destination of large numbers of refugees.

Question

Figure 7.3.5 
-Which of the below is the best explanation for the pattern of diffusion shown in the maps?
A) Early migrants were reluctant to move into the countryside since the city was all they knew. 
B) African Americans first migrated to neighborhoods where other African Americans lived. 
C) Baltimore passed a law in 1940 allowing African Americans to migrate. 
D) Growth resulted from natural increase in the African American population. 
E) Baltimore was the destination of large numbers of refugees.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The pattern of diffusion shown in the maps suggest that African Americans first migrated to neighborhoods where other African Americans lived, before gradually moving into other areas of the city over time. This is indicated by the dense clustering of African American residents in specific neighborhoods in the earlier maps, which gradually becomes more dispersed over time.

Figure 7.3.5 -Which of the Below Is the Best Explanation for the Explanation