Chapter 2: Population; Rubenstein, 44–77
Chapter 2: Population; Rubenstein, 44–77
Population Distribution, 46–53
1. Define more developed country, less developed country, demography, arithmetic density, physiological density, agricultural density. (2 points)
2. What are the common characteristics of the four population clusters? (2 points)
3. Explain why each of the following is low in population: deserts, rain forests, polar regions, highlands. (1 point each)
Causes of Population Increase, 53–55
1. Define each of the following: crude birth rate, crude death rate, natural increase rate, doubling time, total fertility rate, infant mortality rate, life expectancy. (2 points)
2. Give the CBR, CDR, NIR, TFR, IMR, and life expectancy for the United States. (6 points)
Demographic Transition, 56–59
ID: agricultural revolution, medical revolution
Write a 6-8 sentence paragraph that defines the demographic transition, explains each of the four stages, and incorporates the terms Industrial Revolution, and zero population growth. (7 points)
Population Pyramids, 59–61
1. Define “dependency ratio” and explain and explain how it relates to stages of the demographic transition.
2. Explain why the dependency ratio varies from Laredo, TX, to Lawrence, KS, to Cedar Rapids, IA, to Naples, FL.
3. Define “sex ratio” and explain any imbalances in Unalaska, AR.
Countries in Different Stages of the Demographic Transition, 61–66
Write one 4-6 sentence paragraph that explain why each of the following is at its stage of the demographic transition: Cape Verdi, Chile, Denmark (three paragraphs total, 5 points each)
Overpopulation, 66–70
ID: Marxist theory of food supply
World Health Threats, 71–73
ID: black plague, pandemic, cholera, polio, avian flu, AIDS
Critical Thinking: Explain how each of the five stages of the epidemiologic transition parallels each of the stages of the demographic transition.
Chapter 3: Migration; Rubenstein, 78–103
Reasons for Migrating, 80–83
1. Define migration, emigration, immigration, net immigration, net in-migration, net out-migration, push factor, pull factor, intervening obstacle (3 points)
2. What is a refugee? Give three examples.
3. In what way was the end of communism a push factor in migration from Eastern Europe to Western Europe?
4. How might physical environment be a pull factor?
5. How might it be a push factor?
6. How does distance decay affect migration?
7. Explain how migration could be tied to the demographic transition.
Distance and Characteristics, 83–85
1. Define: internal migration, interregional migration, intraregional migration, international migration, voluntary migration, forced migration. (2 points)
2. Critical Thinking: How have changes in gender roles affected gender patterns of Mexican immigration?
3. Critical Thinking: How have changes in gender roles affected age patterns of Mexican immigration?
Migration Patterns, 85–88
Impact of Immigration on the United States, 88–92
1. Explain how the demographic transition was a push factor in European migration during the industrial revolution.
2. What are some aspects of European cultural that have spread to the rest of the world?
3. How many unauthorized immigrants were in the United States in 2008? List the top there places from which they originate. (2 ``points)
4. What are a couple reasons that explain why it is so easy to cross the border? (1 point each)
5. What are the top four destination states?
6. What is chain migration?
Obstacles to Migration, 92–95
1. Explain the limits placed on immigrants after 1923.
2. In what ways did those limits change after 1965? What exceptions are now made to quotas? (3 points)
3. Why do some countries accuse the United States of encouraging a “brain drain”?
4. Why might it be hard to determine if Cubans, Hatians, and Vietnamese are economic migrants or refugees? Be specific for each group. (1 point each)
5. What kind of obstacles do guest workers face? Be specific about people’s opinions of guest workers.
6. Ask your parents, grandparents, or some other immigrant about the obstacles they faced in immigrating. If you are an immigrant, then you may use yourself for this question.
Migration within Countries, 95–100
ID: counterurbanization
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