1. AP Human Geography

2.  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)

3.  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

4.  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)

6. 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

7. FORCEDVOLUNTARY  Compelled to move by cultural factors. War Exile Persecution Slavery  Choosing to move for economic improvement. Jobs

9. 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

11. 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