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AGS Geo Final
Chapter 2 and part of 3
Question | Answer |
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Stage I Demographic Transition Model | NRI-low CBR-high CDR-high |
Stage II Demographic Transition Model | NRI high CBR high CDR low |
Stage III Demographic Transition Model | NRI-medium CBR-medium CDR-low |
Stage IV Demographic Transition Model | NRI-low CBR-low CDR-low |
Thomas Malthius theory of food production and population growth | theory that the world population was going outgrow the food supply |
Was Malthius right or wrong | wrong during the past half century, global condition hve not supported his theory |
Neo-Malthusians beliefs | Medical technology has made even poor countries enter Stage 2 and grow rapidlyPoplulation is outgrowing all resources not just food |
Push factors | factors that make people leave a country, they can be economic, cultural or environmentalexamples are job scarcity, political instabilityhazardous environment |
pull factors | factors that make people migrate into a new country for example a new factory (jobs), political safety, physically attractive regions |
migration trends to the U.S.A. from the 1800's through the early 21rst century | Initial settlement of the colonies in the early 1800'smid 19th century to early 20th century - Europeans coming for economic reasons. 1970's to today Mostly Latin American and Asian immigrants |