AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY



Name: ________________________ Period: _______Chapter 4 Review- Fundamentals of Population-October 3Use the following mnemonic devise to remember the 11 most populous countries in the world in order. Can you guess what they are?Cleverly-Investigating (and)-Understanding-Issues-Because -Populations-Build -New-Reliable-Justifiable-Maps-Map A-Map B- Map C-What TYPE of map is this? What information does each of the above maps provide about human population? How does each map present the information differently? (Discuss EACH map)A. ______________________-B. ______________________-C. ______________________-Imagine that the number of students in our Human Geography class has doubled. List the effects of this, both positive and negative. What are the benefits / drawbacks of an area/society with a large population or high rate of population growth?Benefits:Drawbacks:What are the benefits/drawbacks of an area/society with a small population or a declining population?Benefits:Drawbacks:ECUMENE is the inhabited areas of the earth. What geographical features would guarantee that an area would NOT be inhabited (ecumene)?What is demography and what are the 3 themes of demography?Use the chart below to answer the following questions.Around what year did the human population begin to spike DRAMATICALLY?What cultural “Revolution” caused this population spike? Why did this revolution make a population spike possible?Population Policies:Why would a Gov’t want to have controls over its population growth?How might governments do this?Should they do this?Map 4Use Map 4 above to identify the single continent with the largest population density?Use Map 4 to identify the three most populous regions of this continent?Refer to your Ch. 4 book notes, what is a “megalopolis” and what is the main example of a megalopolis in the U.S.? (Map should help)Wha/wheret is the Rust Belt? Why have American’s been leaving this region?What/where is the Sun Belt? Why have Americans been moving to this region?What is the difference between Arithmetic Population density and Physiologic Population density? (Use the formula)Arithmetic-Physiologic-Prediction: Agricultural Density probably refers to the number of ____________ (hint: an occupation) per total arable land area. ................
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