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AP Human Geography
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Thomas Malthus/Overpopulation Believed population would outgrow food supply. Right about population, wrong about food. Declining Birth Rates Economic development Contraceptives Epidemiologic Transition Causes of death in each stage of DTM. Stage 1 and 2: Pestilence, disease, famine Stage 3 and 4: Chronic diseases (cancer, heart disease)
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Movement of a group of objects, organisms, people, or animals (general definition) Birds flying south for the winter College students returning to campus in the fall A permanent move of people to a new location (AP HG definition) Leaving a rural area for an urban area (Great Migration) Leaving an LDC for a MDC (Mexico to U.S.) Emigration- migration from a location Immigration- migration to a location
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Economic motives Jobs, jobs, jobs! (LDC’s to MDC’s, rural to urban) Cultural motives Political instability/ persecution (genocide in Sudan, Pilgrims) Slavery (Africa to Americas) Environmental motives Lack/ abundance of resources (drought in Chad, Florida) Natural disasters (Hurricane Katrina)
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PUSH FACTORSPULL FACTORS Reasons that people leave a certain place. Ex. No jobs War/ violence Persecution Natural disasters Reasons that people are attracted to a new place. Ex. Jobs Peace Stability Education Natural beauty
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FORCEDVOLUNTARY Compelled to move by cultural factors. War Exile Persecution Slavery Choosing to move for economic improvement. Jobs
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INTER-NATIONAL MIGRATIONINTERNAL MIGRATION From one country to another. Usually from LDC to MDC. Mexico to U.S.A. Turkey to Germany Guatemala to Mexico Within a country. Illinois to California Michigan to Chicago Chicago to Harvey
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INTER-REGIONALINTRA-REGIONAL From one region to another in the same country Midwest to the South Within a region. Michigan to Illinois City to suburbs
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