AP Human Geography Unit II Study Guide PDF

AP Human Geography Name: Unit II Study Guide Section: Directions: Use the following questions to help you study for the Unit II Test...

AP Human Geography Name: Unit II Study Guide Section: Directions: Use the following questions to help you study for the Unit II Test covering the topics of Population and Migration. 1. Give 3 reasons why geographers study population. 2. What is an “Ecumene”? 3. What is the difference between “Arithmetic Density” and “Physiological Density”? 4. What is “Agricultural Density”? 5. How do you figure the “Natural Increase Rate” of a country? 6. What is the “Doubling Time” mean? 7. How do you determine the “total fertility rate of a country? 8. How do you determine the “Infant Mortality Rate”? 9. What is the “Demographic Transitional Model” and why is it so important? 10. Describe each stage of the DTM. 11. What was the “Medical Revolution”? 12. What is the “Dependency Ratio” and when does it occur? 13. Why should you worry about the “Dependency Ratio”? 14. Why is the “Sex Ratio” a concern in certain countries? 15. Why is the “Census” the most important data source for geographers? 16. What is a “Population Pyramid” and why is it so important? 17. Name 2 problems we may face in the future regarding overpopulation. 18. What did Thomas Malthus predict in 1798? 19. What solutions did Malthus suggest to correct overpopulation? 20. Name 2 recent criticisms of Malthusian theory. 21. What does Esther Boserup argue? 22. On what grounds does Julian Simon criticize Malthus? 23. What does Karl Marx say about Malthusian Theory? 24. What 2 strategies have been helpful in reducing birth rates? 25. What major factor has resulted in higher “crude death rates” in Africa? 26. What is “epidemiologic transition”? 27. Why is migration called “relocation diffusion”? 28. What is the difference between “immigration” and “emigration”? 29. How do you determine “net migration”? 30. How has globalization influenced migration? 31. What is the main reason people migrate? 32. What is the difference between “Push” and “Pull” factors? 33. What are “Intervening Obstacles”? Give 2 examples. 34. Name 2 of Ravenstein’s theories of migration. 35. What is the difference between “interregional migration” and “intraregional migration? 36. How does the Demographic Transitions Model influence migration? 37. Name 2 characteristics of migrants according to Ravenstein. 38. Regarding the gender of migrants, what groups migrate where and why? 39. Regarding global migration, what regions have more out-migration and what regions have more in- migration? 40. What did the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act do for immigration? 41. In what parts or regions of the U.S. did most immigrants in the late 20th Century settle? 42. Define “undocumented immigrants” 43. What factors determine where illegal immigrants settle? 44. What is meant by “Chain Migration”? 45. How do “Quotas” work? 46. Where are “guest workers” emigrated to today? 47. Why are “guest workers” a problem for many countries? 48. What are “Time-Contract Workers” and what country has contributed the most to other countries in Asia? 49. Why is it important to distinguish between “Refugees” and “Economic Migrants”? 50. Name 4 reasons why people migrate within a country.