Study Questions – Population &Migration – Unit II
1. Explain the difference between arithmetic and exponential growth.
2. What have been some of the trends in population growth and distribution since the First Agricultural Revolution?
3. What impact has the Industrial Revolution had on human populations? How have populations that have had such revolutions
typically responded?
4. How does “distance decay” and “intervening opportunity” affect migration patterns?
6. What is the relationship between improvements in global health and the appearance of age-sex pyramids over the last
century?
7. Why do fertility rates and mortality rates differ from region to region and sometimes even within regions?
8. What tools do demographers use to study population structures?
9. What contributions did Thomas Malthus and Ernst Ravenstein make to population geography?
10. Explain the demographic transition model. Why are some demographers suspect of its validity when applied to
contemporary growth situations?
11. What role does medical geography play within the realm of human geography?
12. Distinguish between each of these examples of human movement:
A. volutary and forced migrations
B. cyclic and periodic movement
C. immigrant and emigrant
D. push and pull factors
13. Describe some of the pro and anti-natalist policies practiced by nations in today’s world.
Visit the following websites for studying/practicing:
http://www.studystack.com/APHumanGeography - TONS of games, flashcards, etc…. for each unit – find some for unit 2
(population/migration) to help yourself review for our test
http://www.rcs.k12.va.us/csjh/worldG/population_quiz.htm
http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/P/Populations.html#The_Rate_of_Natural_Increase
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072826886/student_view0/index.html - text book site – click on the drop down menu
to the left and select chapter 3 or 4 to review for this exam
http://quizlet.com/subject/human-geography-population/ - almost 100 flashcard sets to study
** NOTE: this is NOT AN extensive list!!! In other words, don’t let this be the ONLY thing you study**