Here is a collection of links to student created webpages. Pages will be continually added to this page and sorted by topic. I applaud my students in their efforts to create such great pages ... well most of them.lol
Note: you ...Read More
The chapter outlines have moved here to Martin's new site (click here for link).
They are very straightforward lists of the key elements of each chapter and do not define or summarize anything. They can be useful as a checklist of ...Read More
Population density: a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is usually applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. Key geographic term. -Wikipedia.org
2/3 of worlds inhabitants in 4 regions: East, South, and Southeast Asia and Western ...Read More
FRQ Possibilities Themes to Review
Diffusion – 2 types - relocation and expansion (3 subgroups)
Population patterns – MDC and LDC trends, why?
East-West Divide vs. new North-South Divide
MDC vs. LDC – industrial patterns
Outsoucing/offshoring
Thomas Malthus, Ester Boserup and von Thunen (connections)
Von Thunen vs. ...Read More
Overpopulation: The idea that as the amount of people progress, the number of supplies could possibly decrease over an amount of time.
Thomas Malthus (1766)-(1834)
-Argued that the world's population increase was outrunning the development of food supplies.
The Malthus Theory on Overpopulation
-According ...Read More
Topic: Population Pyramids
Definition- A bar graph that displays a countries population by age and gender.
Below is an example of a Population Pyramid of Gambia.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/Population_Pyramids_for_Gambia.png
Basic summary: The basic idea of a Population Pyramid is to make it easy for demographers to ...Read More
Where is the world's population distributed?
Population Density is the concentration of people within a specific area.
Types Of Density
1. Arithmetic Density- total number of people/total land area
Geographers rely on Arithmetic Density to compare conditions in different countries. (also the easiest ...Read More
Key Question:
What are the 3 types of densities and
what kind of data can we get from them?
The 3 types of densities are:
Arithmetic Density
Physiological Density
Agricultural Density
Arithmetic Density is the total number of objects in an area. It is used to compare the distribution of ...Read More
Population is a collection of human beings in an area.
*Ecumene is the portion of the earth's surface occupied by permanent human settlement
*The largest population concentration in the western hemisphere is in the north eastern United States and Southern Canada
*Human beings ...Read More
APHUG Martin Period 2
3. Natural Increase/Fertility/Mortality
Where is the world’s population increasing and decreasing?
What do these measures tell us about a country’s population?
What kind of general trends can we develop using these trends?
Natural Increase - the percentage by which the population ...Read More
