Unit II: Population & Migration
A. Geographical analysis of population
1. Density, distribution, and scale
2. Implications of various densities and distributions
3. Composition: age, sex, income, education, and ethnicity
4. Patterns of fertility, mortality, and health
B. Population growth and decline over time and space.
1. Historical trends and projections for the future
2. Theories of population growth and decline including the Demographic Transition Model
3. Regional variations of demographic transition
4. Effects of national population policies: promoting pop. growth in some countries and reducing fertility rates in others
5. Environmental impacts of population change on water use, food supplies, biodiversity, the atmosphere, and climate
6. Population and natural hazards: impacts on policy, economy, and society
C. Migration
1. Types of migration: transitional, internal, chain, step, seasonal agriculture (e.g., transhumance) and rural to urban
2. Major historical migrations
3. Push and pull factors, and migration in relation to employment and quality of life
4. Refugees, asylum seekers, and internally displaced persons
5. Consequences of migration: socioeconomic, cultural, environmental, and political; immigration policies, remittances
A. Geographical analysis of population
1. Density, distribution, and scale
2. Implications of various densities and distributions
3. Composition: age, sex, income, education, and ethnicity
4. Patterns of fertility, mortality, and health
B. Population growth and decline over time and space.
1. Historical trends and projections for the future
2. Theories of population growth and decline including the Demographic Transition Model
3. Regional variations of demographic transition
4. Effects of national population policies: promoting pop. growth in some countries and reducing fertility rates in others
5. Environmental impacts of population change on water use, food supplies, biodiversity, the atmosphere, and climate
6. Population and natural hazards: impacts on policy, economy, and society
C. Migration
1. Types of migration: transitional, internal, chain, step, seasonal agriculture (e.g., transhumance) and rural to urban
2. Major historical migrations
3. Push and pull factors, and migration in relation to employment and quality of life
4. Refugees, asylum seekers, and internally displaced persons
5. Consequences of migration: socioeconomic, cultural, environmental, and political; immigration policies, remittances
Week 2
NO SCHOOL Homework: Read Chpt. 2.1 Week 3 2.4 WHY MIGHT THE WORLD FACE A POPULATION PROBLEM? VOCAB: Thomas Malthus World in Balance film Homework: Read Chpt. 3.1 Unit II Population/Migration MC Test Homework: Read Chpt. 4.1 |
2.1 WHERE IS THE WORLD'S POPULATION DISTRIBUTED? VOCAB: Ecumene, Population Density, Arithmetic Density, Physiological Density, Agricultural Density Population Agglomerations Homework: Read Chpt. 2.2 3.1 WHY DO PEOPLE MIGRATE/3.2 WHERE ARE MIGRANTS LOCATED? VOCAB: Push/Pull Factors, Global Migration Patterns, Historical Migration Patterns, Chain Migration Migration Lecture Ravenstein's Laws Migration Ppt Homework: Read Chpt. 3.2 |
2.2 WHERE HAS THE WORLD'S POPULATION INCREASED? VOCAB: TFR, CBR, CDR, NIR, IMR Population Pyramids Demographic Transition Model Catagorilla- TFR Homework: Read Chpt. 2.3 3.3 WHY DO MIGRANTS FACE OBSTACLES?/ WHY DO PEOPLE MIGRATE WITHIN A COUNTRY? VOCAB: International/Intraregional/Interregional Migration, Refugees, Asylum Homework: Read Chpt. 3.3 |
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2.3 WHY IS THE POPULATION INCREASING AT DIFFERENT RATES IN COUNTRIES? VOCAB: Epidemiological Transition Model, Natalist Policies Population Articles (See articles above) Cuddle Cafe worldlife expectancy.com Homework: Read Chpt. 2.4 3.3 WHY DO MIGRANTS FACE OBSTACLES?/ WHY DO PEOPLE MIGRATE WITHIN A COUNTRY? VOCAB: International/Intraregional/Interregional Migration, Refugees, Asylum Refugee Case Studies Sudan Case Study Arab/Israeli Case Study Homework: Read Chpt. 3.4 Study for UNIT II Test |