Unit Outline
I. Population Data Reliability A. Census Biases B. Choropleth Map Implications C. Population Pyramids II. Concentrations of People and Density A. Where People Are 1. East Asia 2. South Asia 3. Europe 4. North America B. Density 1. Arithmetic 2. Physiologic 3. Agricultural 4. Settlement III. Growth Patterns Over Time A. J-Curve B. Global Scale IV. Thomas Malthus A. Pro B. Con V. Population Structure A. Population Pyramids B. Dependency Ratio C. Cohort D. Life Expectancy E. Gender Patterns VI. Natural Increase A. Birth Rate B. Death Rate C. Doubling Time VII. Demographic Transition A. European Model B. Rest of the World VIII. Population Policies A. Family Planning B. Abortion C. China IX. Impacts on Environment X. Medical Geography A. Spatial Patterns of Disease B. How Disease Spreads C. Accessibility to Health Care D. Traditional Medicine 1. Acupuncture 2. Herbal Cures E. Infant/Maternal Mortality F. Dietary Patterns 1. Caloric Intake 2. Malnutrition MIGRATION I. Catalysts and Barriers A. Reasons to Migrate B. Obstacles to Migration II. Voluntary Migration A. Push and Pull Factors 1. Crime 2. Weather 3. Cost of Living 4. Health Care B. Patterns of Migration 1. Channelized (Chain) 2. Hierarchical 3. Transhumance 4. Internal 5. External C. Immigration Policy 1. Immigration Laws 2. Quotas III. Forced Migration A. Slavery B. Refugees C. Causes of Refugee Movements 1. War 2. Independence 3. Famine 4. Government Ideology D. Regions of Dislocation 1. Africa 2. Eastern Europe
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