AP Human Geography
Population & Migration
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Definition of demography and importance of studying it
Arithmetic density
Agricultural density
Physiological density
Ecumene
Location and characteristics of major population clusters
Location and characteristics of emerging population clusters
Sparsely populated areas (location and characteristics)
Distribution of population within clusters (variations – China)
Overpopulation/carrying capacity
Challenges of high populations in certain areas of the world
Population pyramids (cohorts, sex ratio)
Analysis of various population pyramid shapes
Dependency ratio
Population pyramids at different scales (unusual shapes)
Relationship between population distribution and distribution of natural hazards
The difference between a natural hazard and natural disaster
Role of population increase on health of an ecosystem etc.
The “J” curve
The demographic equation
Where in the world experiences high and low CBR, CDR, and NIR
Doubling time
Reasons for rapid population growth due to industrialization and the diffusion of
modern medical practices
Malthus
Demographic transition – questions dealing with all stages
Life expectancy
Epidemiological transition
Census
Validity of the DTM
Whose experience was the dtm based on and why?
Anti-natlaist policies (strategies to bring down the CBR)
Pro-natalist policies (strategies to increase the CBR)
ZPG – replacement level
Role of economic development
Migration
Immigration vs. emigration
Cultural push & pulls
Economic push & pulls
Environmental push & pulls
Recent trends in migration
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Distance decay
Gravity model
Waves of immigration to the United States etc.
European immigration since 1970
Chain migration
Step migration
Intervening obstacles and opportunities
Zelinsky’s migration transition
Slave trade (involuntary migration)
Refugees
Partition of India
The Soviet experience (internal migration)
Environmental degredation
Interregional migration in Europe and the U.S.
Place perception
Transhumance
Guest workers
Activity space
Intraregional migration (rural to urban & urban to rural)
Conurbanization