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Unit 2: Population
Study Guide and Learning Targets
Test:
Pts:
I can locate where the world’s population is clustered. (Chapter 2.1)
I can differentiate between arithmetic, physiological and agricultural density. (2.2)
I can apply indicators of population change among different regions. (2.3)
I can construct a population pyramid. (2.4)
I can analyze a country’s population based on the demographic transition model. (2.5)
I can summarize factors that have led to declining birth rates in developing countries. (2.6)
I can identify how geographers predict future population patterns. (2.7)
I can define migration, emigration, and immigration. (3.1)
I can apply push and pull factors as they influence migration decisions. (3.5-3.7)
I can compare and contrast opposing viewpoints on U.S. immigration policy. (3.7-3.9)
2.1 Population Concentrations
World Population (number)
Population Clusters
Sparsely Populated Regions
2.2 Population Density
Arithmetic density
arable land
Physiological density
agricultural density
Density
2.3 Components of Change
Natural increase rate
Crude birth rate
Crude death rate
2.4 Population Structure
Total Fertility Rate
Infant mortality Rate
Life expectancy
dependency ration
Population pyramid
2.5 Demographic Transition Model
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
2.6 Declining Birth Rates
Methods to lower birth rates
2.8 Mathus’s Grim Forecast
Theory vs Reality
2.9 Epidemiologic Transition
Epidemiologic transition
epidemiology
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
2.10 Global Reemergence of Infectious Diseases
Reasons for possible Stage 5 (DTM)
3.1 Global Migration Patterns
Migration
Emigration
Immigrant
Chain Migration
3.2 Changing Origin of US Immigrants
3 main eras of US Immigration
3.3 Interregional Migration
International Migration
internal migration
Interregional migration- examples in US
3.5 Reasons to Migrate
Push Factor
Pull Factor
Political Factors
refugee
Economic factors
environmental factors
3.7 Gender & Family
Gender of migrants
education of migrants
3.8 Undocumented US Immigrants
Country of Origins
unauthorized workers
Children
labor force
Distribution
3.9 Attitudes towards immigrants
Quotas