Review of Population and Migration
Vocab:
Demography
Urbanization
Settlement patterns
Population density
Population pyramid
Demographic Transition Model
Migration
Push-pull factors
Social factors
Ethnic persecution
Religious persecution
Environmental factors
Forced migration
Physical barriers
Land bridge
Birth rate
Death rate (mortality rate)
Fertility rate
Infant mortality rate
Rate of natural increase (excludes migrationonly births and deaths)
Population growth rate
Literacy rate
Life expectancy
Key Concepts:
1. Why do LDCs have higher populations
than MDCs?
2. How do demographic factors indicate
whether a country is an LDC or an MDC?
Explain.
3. Population Density- ppl per given area
Arithmetic Density= # of ppl/the land
area
Physiological Density= # of ppl/arable
land
Agricultural Density= # of
farmers/arable land
4. Reasons for a declining birth rate:
5. Reasons for a high birth rate:
6. Reasons for a declining death rate:
(Wars, plagues, disease, natural disasters
can affect population)
7. Reasons for a high death rate:
*In times of war, disease and famine populations
decreased.
*In times of peace, health and plenty populations
increased.
8. How might someone use a population
pyramid? List multiple ways.
9. Why might countries want to control the
population?
10. What is overpopulation referring to?
11. How much of the earth do we live on?
12. What is HDI?
13. Compare and contrast an MDC and LDC.
14. In what time period did population grow
the fastest?
15. In what region does most of the world’s
population live?
16. In general, where do most people live?
17. What are the 5 major population
concentrations in the world?
18. How does climate play a role in where
people live?
19. Restrictive Population Policies vs.
Expansive Population Policies
20. Demographic Transition Model- Theory
states population varies by technological
development of the country. What are the
stages of the model? Be able to explain
the model.
21. What is a population pyramid? What
types of conclusions can we draw from
analyzing population pyramids?
22. List the factors which lead to migration:
23. Push and pull factors. What are examples
of each?
24. Immigration vs. emigration
25. Trends in global migration. Where are
people most commonly moving from and
to?
26. Internal migration vs. international
migration.
27. Forced migration vs. voluntary migration.
Give examples of forced migration.
28. What are issues with present day
migration?
29. List and explain migration selectivity.
What is the “brain drain?”
30. Explain some cultural problems
associated with migration.
31. Study the Case Studies from the orange
book. (who what when where why).
32. What is family planning? How does it
affect population growth? How do
advancements in medicine and
agriculture affect population?
Migration summary:
- People migrate for reasons we call
push/pull factors. Political, economic, and
environmental are a few reasons why
someone might choose to migrate.
- Major migrants