AP Human Geography

Historically, why do you think the United States has been a popular destination for international migrants? List some reasons. Do you think those same reasons listed are still applicable to immigration in the United States today? Explain. religious freedom, safety, jobs available, democratic government yes because we still have a democratic government, jobs available and you are free to practice what religion you want. Describe why most people felt the need to leave the places where they were born and why they wanted to come to the United States. Most people did not like the government they were being ruled by and wanted a place to freely practice what they wanted. Another reason was also safety. Where did most of the migrants come from? (think regionally… how many migrants came from South America? How many migrants came from Europe? How many migrants came from Asia? How many migrants came from Africa?)  The majority of immigrants came from Europe Complete the...

Over the past 2 days we talked about migration and the different types. Migration is a permanent move to a new location. There is emigration which is the move from a location and immigration which is the move to a new location. The difference between the number of immigrants and the number of emigrants is net migration. Migration can be divided into 2 categories: international migration and internal migration. International migration is moving from one country to another. International migration can either be forced or voluntary. Internal migration is moving from a place in one country to a new place in the same country. Internal migration can be interregional or intraregional. Migrants usually move from a developing country to a country that is developed or more developed than their original country. People migrate because of push and pull factors. A pull factor is something that induce people to move to a new location and a push factor is something that induces people to leave th...

1. Discuss the topics of push and pull factors and explain the cultural, environmental, and economic reasons for migration.  2. Describe the demographic characteristics of international migrants.  1. A push factor induces people to move out of their present location. A pull factor induces people to move into a new location. Cultural reasons could be for reasons like family status or schools. Some environmental reasons for migrating are flooding or desertification. Economic reasons for migration could be moving to a developed country that has things your home country does not.  2. Gender of migrants and age of migrants. Ravenstein theorized that males were more likely to migrate long distances. In developing countries male immigrants outnumber female immigrants. Ravenstein also theorized that most long-distance migrants were young adults seeking work. The migrants who were moving long-distance were normally individuals not families with children. 

Viewing Guide:  Guns, Germs, and Steel: Episode 1 Directions: Before viewing the film, read each question below so you know what information and ideas you should be looking for as you watch Episode 1. Record your answers to each question by providing as many facts, details, and examples as possible to answer each question. 1. According to Jared Diamond, what are the three major elements that separate the world’s  “haves” from the “have nots”? The three major elements are guns, germs and steel. 2. Jared Diamond refers to the people of New Guinea as “among the world’s most culturally diverse and adaptable people in the world”, yet they have much less than modern Americans. Diamond has developed a theory about what has caused these huge discrepancies among different countries, and he says it boils down to geographic luck. Give several examples from the film to support Diamond’s theory.  The people in the area of New Guinea were very dependent on the small amou...

The reason females are missing in Asia are women are choosing to abort or abandon their female babies because men are preferable in some cultures one of them being Asian. The most common cause of maternal death in the developing world is obstetrical hemorrhage. IMR is infant mortality rate. The global distribution of IMRs follow a pattern. The pattern is lower IMRs are found in countries with well-trained doctors and nurses, modern hospitals and and large supplies of medicine. In Africa 1 in 15 babies die in Africa before their first birthday and in Europe 1 in 250 babies die before their first birthday.  Levels of hospital beds and physicians in developed countries of Europe are higher than North America because in Europe health care is a public service that is available at little or no cost where as in North America individuals are required to pay an average of 55% of health care. Europe is hard-pressed to maintain their current levels of public assistance. The four...

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G4mr5iz8eXFi7qZUTBssmnE8pFTANqR_Pec76kl3SWc/edit Grace Welzenbach Mr. Fendryk AP Human Geography 13 November 2019   Fertility Rates Across the World Total fertility rate (TFR) is the average number of children a woman will have through her childbearing years (ages 15-49).  On average, the worldwide TFR is 2.5. A TFR of two is the magic number for sustaining population. If a TFR drops to one the population will divide in half. When a set of two people have one child the one child will only replace one parent and the population will decrease by a person. If a TFR is four the population will double. The population will double because there are two parents and two of the kids will replace the two parents plus there will be two more kids to add. A TFR of two is the key because the children are just replacing the parents so the population will stay steady. This is in a perfect world though. The article “The Global Fertility Cra...

According to the article, what is the official definition of the one child policy? The purpose of which was to limit the great majority of family units in the country to one child each. Who created the program and at what specific date(s) was it implemented? It was implemented September 25, 1980 by Deng Xiaoping. How was the program enforced and were there any exceptions to the one child per family policy? Some exceptions were made to people if their firstborn was handicapped or to some parents within ethnic minority groups. The program was forced by making contraceptive methods widely available, offering financial incentive and employment opportunities for those who complied. People who went against the policy would be forced to have an abortion and sterilization. Explain the three problems and consequences associated with the one child policy and its implementation in China. The first problem was the sex ratio became skewed toward...