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An Essay on the Principle of Population

Life expectancy

Population growth

Thomas Robert Malthus

Period 1, Chapter 2 Important Topics Arithmetic and Physiologic Population Density Population Distribution (Dot Maps) Population Data (Census) Population Growth at Different Scales Thomas Malthus RNI, BR, DR, Immigration, Emigration, TFR DTM Population Pyramids Influence of Health Conditions on Population Diseases (Infectious, Chronic, Genetic, Endemic/Epidemic/Pandemic) Government Instituted Policies to Control Population (Expansive, Eugenic, Restrictive) Multiple Choice Explanations B: Japan, none of the other countries have as long of a life expectancy. B: Guatemala because it is a peripheral country in the tropics, which means that the birth rate is high and the average life expectancy is short.

The Cultural Landscape (Rubenstein) Chapter 2 review questions

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Sub-replacement fertility

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?PAGE ? ?PAGE ?1? AP Human Geography Name___________________ Chapter 2 Period__________________ Population 1. How do demographers look at the world?s population? 2. What issues will the study of population help one understand more thoroughly? Case Study / Population Growth in India 3. Why does the Indian government hope that families similar to the Phataks have fewer children in the future? 4. How do most of the people in India live, and why is this a concern when dealing with population issues? 5. What is the relationship between population growth and economic growth? How is India doing with respect to this relationship? 6. Why is the study of population critical?

ap human ch.2,3,4

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Total fertility rate

Malthusian catastrophe

Demographic history

Population growth

Big, Big Study Guide (chapters 2,3, and 4) Definition of cultural geography Difference between environmentalism and possibilism Syncretism example Hearth of cultural phenomenon Example of artifact Culture lag definition Example of relocation diffusion Definition of culture complex Stimulus diffusion definition Hearths of civilization Hearth of agriculture Pre agricultural people Contagious diffusion explanation Hierarchical diffusion definition Barriers to diffusion examples Push and pull factor examples Periods of great migration into US Rust Belt, Sun Belt migration Sun Belt region Gravity model example Place utility definition Push factors definition Distance decay definition Channelized migration example Reilly?s Law concept Bracero migrant workers Vietnamese Boat People

Semester final study guide

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Trans-cultural diffusion

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Population growth

Total fertility rate

Semester Final Study Guide 1 Geography was initially used for explorers, travelers, sailors. Mapmaking (cartography) was the 1st field in geography. 2 Global positioning systems use an integrated system of satellites to help locate places on the Earth accurately. 3 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) use layers of information to describe features on the Earth?s surface and help clarify spatial relationships. 4 The term for human-induced changes on the environment is Anthropogenic 5 Sustainability means that future generations as well as current populations will have enough resources to meet their needs. 6 Geographic scale refers to a hierarchy of spaces, like neighborhood, city, county, state, etc.

AP Human Geography Chapter 2 (Population) Test and Answers

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RUBENSTEIN, An Introduction to Human Geography, The Cultural Landscape Chapter 2 Population MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) One important feature of the world's population with the most significant future implications is that A) it is increasing more slowly than in the past. B) there are more people alive in the world now than at any time in the past. C) the most rapid growth is occurring in the less developed countries. D) people are uniformly distributed across Earth. Answer: C Difficulty: 2 2) Geographers define overpopulation as A) too many people in the world. B) too many people compared to resources. C) too many people in a region. D) all of the above

AP HG Chapter 2 T/F and Short Answer Test Review

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Chapter 5 Human Geography TRUE/FALSE. Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false. 51) More people are alive now than at any time in the past. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 52) Since the end of World War II, world population has been growing more slowly than in the past. Answer: FALSE Diff: 2 53) Most population growth is presently concentrated in more developed countries. Answer: FALSE Diff: 1 54) Nearly half of the people in the world live in East and South Asia. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 55) Two thousand years ago, East and South Asia contained about the same percentage of world population as they do now. Answer: TRUE Diff: 3

AP HG Chapter 2 MC Test Review

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Chapter 2 Population MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) One important feature of the world's population with the most significant future implications is that A) it is increasing more slowly than in the past. B) there are more people alive in the world now than at any time in the past. C) the most rapid growth is occurring in the less developed countries. D) people are uniformly distributed across Earth. Answer: C Diff: 2 2) Geographers define overpopulation as A) too many people in the world. B) too many people compared to resources. C) too many people in a region. D) all of the above Answer: B Diff: 1 3) The world's largest concentration of people is located in A) East Asia. B) South Asia.

DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION MODEL

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Epidemiological transition

Demographic Transition Explained? The World Population is What??? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcSX4ytEfcE How do we explain how we got in this predicament? Let me explain ? ?The Demographic Transition Model? ? A series of stages that a country goes through when transitioning from non- industrial to industrial. ? Involves five stages that are based on changes in population size and social behaviors. ? CBR : High - Why? ? CDR: High - Why? ? Population: Stable ? Hunter-Gatherer Societies ? Economic Activity: Basic Primary (basic?) ? Examples ? No Countries? but small bans of indigenous people in isolated areas. Stage 1 ?Low Growth? Population Pyramid Shape ? CBR: High ? Why? ? CDR: Falls Rapidly ? Why? ? Population: Very rapid increase - Why?

UNIT 2 VOCAB

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UNIT 2 POPULATION VOCABULARY Chapter 2 Vocabulary Quiz: ______ Chapter 3 Vocabulary Quiz: ______ (*w) Indicates the term is found in Unit 2 of the supplemental reading, AP Human Geography: A Study Guide 3rd Edition by Ethel Wood Directions: Below are the terms from your textbook and supplemental reading. You are responsible for ALL terms and will be taking two quizzes over Unit 2 terms. CHAPTER 2 1. Arable Land (*w) 2. Agricultural Density 3. Agricultural Revolution (*w) 4. Arithmetic Density 5. Carrying Capacity (*w) 6. Census 7. Crude Birth Rate (CBR) 8. Crude Death Rate (CDR) 9. Demographic Transition 10. Demographic Transition Model/Theory (*w) 11. Demography 12. Density (*w) 13. Dependency Ratio 14. Distance Decay (*w)

Ch. 2 PPT

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