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A.P. Human Geography Review Guide Unit 2- Population and Migration The following supplementary readings, notes, and assignments should be reviewed in addition to the textbook and reading guide. West Side Story movie clip on push and pull factors Great Migration Newsela Syrian refugee political cartoon analysis Ted Talk – One Child Policy How Much Do You Know About Immigration How Much…Population The New Colossus and Angel Island reading Population Density activity Nova- World in the Balance (India and Japan) TED Talk - Population Pyramids All lectures- look back at the notes Demographic Transition/Pop Pyramid Application Thomas Malthus FRQ Population Policy Articles and Identification Vox Borders – Spain and Morocco Eugenics North Carolina video Know the following: What influences population distribution? Know the stages of demographic transition - how and why CBR, CDR, NIR, and overall population change over time. What are TFR trends like throughout the world? How do countries move from one stage to another – explain. Identify problems at each stage of transition- which stage has the least number of issues? What has population growth been like over time? When did population really start to take off? Identify and explain each stage of the epidemiological transition. What are examples of forced migration? Voluntary? What is the total population of earth? % urban? Top ten countries? Global NIR? NIR of countries in different stages? What are the fastest growing continents in the world? Slowest? Explain the differences between arithmetic, physiological, and agricultural density. Why do they vary within and between countries? (refer back to the density activity we did in class) What is the dependency ratio? What are the differences between elderly and youth dependency ratios? Identify countries experiencing each. Identify population pyramid shapes for each stage. Be able to provide country and some city examples. Also, what are characteristics of population pyramids like in each stage of the demographic transition. Who was Thomas Malthus and what did he say? How applicable is Malthus toady? Which world regions have the highest population density? What is the gravity model? Why do some governments encourage migration? How does female empowerment (access to education and jobs) change population growth? What was the One Child Policy? Identify demographic results and unintended negative consequences. Be able to apply the various population policies - is it pro-natalist, anti-natalist, or eugenic? What are the characteristics of each? What effects a country’s IMR? What are remittances? What is the difference between an international refugee and an IDP? Give examples of both. Be able to provide examples of push and pull factors discussed in the book and the video clip, West Side Story . According to Ravenstein, what are characteristics of long-distance migrants (gender and age)? How has the changing role of women changed these patterns? Be able to identify historical trends, facts, and statistics about immigration and immigrant groups in the United States both past and present ( How Much Do You Know Immigration ). What is step migration? chain migration? Be able to provide examples of each term. What is a guest worker? Why were they needed in Europe? Provide examples of forced migration throughout history? Why do geographers study migration patterns? During which stage of the demographic transition are people most likely to leave? International vs. internal migration and distance decay What are the three major migration streams into the United States: 1840s to 1880s - ` 1905-1914- Since 1960-

What is brain drain? Give examples throughout the world of where this is an issue. Why did Europeans migrate to the US during the middle of the 1800s? How did migration affect the indigenous people of the Americas? Why is SW Asia a major destination for people from South Asia and for poorer citizens in SW Asia? (According to Ravenstein, why do most people migrate?) Where did Hmong refugees come from and why were they forced to leave? When did the United States experience a significant decline in immigration during the 20 th century? What preferences has Congress set for admission into the United States? (Which categories do we have for immigration?) Understand the meaning behind The New Colossus . What are examples of intervening obstacles and opportunities? Out of the total number of immigrants in the United States, how many are unauthorized? Which states have the largest numbers? Recognize arguments for and against building the southern border wall. Where in the New World were African slaves taken to? When did the population of Hispanic and Asian Americans in the U.S. increase rapidly? Identify the interregional migration streams African Americans displayed during the 20 th century Great Migration. What caused these migration streams? Where have many Somali migrants found refuge in the United States? *Some questions will include charts, maps, and data. They will be stimulus based. You will be asked to interpret the information to choose the correct answer. Below is a list of the vocabulary from Unit 2. Some of these will be on the take home test. When studying vocabulary, providing as many examples and/or applications as you can in your reading guide will help. The vocabulary test will be due the day of the exam. Even though this portion is homework, make sure to study as there is a time limit. Vocabulary List human migration arithmetic density population distribution subsistence agriculture agricultural density landforms population density physiological density temperate climate arable land carrying capacity sex ratio dependency ratio total fertility rate life expectancy crude birth rate population pyramid demographics infant mortality rate crude death rate doubling time urbanization neo-Malthusian natural increase rate RNI/NIR overpopulation Demographic TM Epidemiological TM anti-natalist pronatalist emigration net migration immigration circulation pull factor gravity model push factor mobility forced migration guest worker human trafficking circular migration intervening opportunity step migration chain migration voluntary migration transnational migration transhumance friction of distance asylum refugee internally displaced person internal migration intervening obstacle repatriate kinship links interregional migration skills gap quotas relocation diffusion intraregional migration remittances brain drain Next page for FRQs