Population and Migration Chapter 3 Jakarta, Indonesia: The crush of people reminds you that this is the world's fourth most populous country. During much of the day, traffic is so congested that it crawls along, so that pedestrians simply mix with road vehicles.” (Photo by Harm De Blij)
Population Fundamentals Geodemography Population Distribution vs. Density Density: Arithmetic vs. Physiological
Population Fundamentals (cont’d) Fertility CBR vs. TFR Replacement Level Factors Influencing Fertility Population Control Policies
Population Fundamentals (cont’d) Geography InSight: Population Control in China One-Child Policy Q: Could such a policy exist in the United States? Why or why not?
Population Fundamentals (cont’d) Mortality AIDS CDR Life Expectancy Infant Mortality Q: Can you explain why the infant mortality rate in Oklahoma City is higher than the infant mortality rate in countries such as Botswana, Malaysia, and Moldova?
Population Composition and Change Population Pyramids http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/informationGateway.php
Population Composition and Change (cont’d) Age-Dependency Ratio Q: What are the implications of an extreme Age-Dependency ratio? Sex Ratio
Rate of Natural Increase (RNI) Population Composition and Change (cont’d) Rate of Natural Increase (RNI) Population Doubling Time Q: What are the implications of an extremely short Doubling Time?
Demographic Transition Model Population Composition and Change (cont’d) Demographic Transition Model
Population-Environment Interactions Malthusian Population Theory Population Ecology How does this theory relate to Population Ecology?
Population-Environment Interactions (cont’d) Neo-Malthusians and Cornucopians Neo-Malthusian Theory Carrying Capacity Cornucopian Theory Q: What are the most notable differences between the Malthusian, Neo-Malthusian, and Cornucopian Theories?
Population-Environment Interactions (cont’d) Food Insecurity Definition Why does it happen? Q: Is food insecurity preventable? Why or why not?
Migration Terms Migration vs. Circulation Immigration vs. Emigration Net Migration Forced vs. Voluntary Migration Push vs. Pull Factors
Migration Theory Area of Origin Area of Destination Migration (cont’d) Migration Theory Area of Origin Area of Destination Intervening Obstacles Personal Factors
Migration (cont’d)
Patterns of Global Migration Migration (cont’d) Patterns of Global Migration Northern America Authorized vs. Unauthorized Migrants Q: Is an undocumented migrant the same as an illegal migrant? Why or why not?
Patterns of Global Migration (Cont’d) Latin America Reasons for Migration Remittances
Patterns of Global Migration (Cont’d) Europe Guest Workers Chain Migration Refugees Asylum
Patterns of Global Migration (Cont’d) Africa Brain Drain Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)
Patterns of Global Migration (Cont’d) Asia Highest percentage of emigrants Human Trafficking
Population and Migration Migration is as old as the Earth, itself. Q: Who benefits the most from migration? And if it weren’t for migration (current or ancestral), where would you be living right now? Let’s see the impacts of migration on the Earth today. Google Earth