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

FRQ Possibilities Themes to Review

In our increasingly interconnected and mobile world, infectious diseases are emerging and spreading at an unprecedented rate. An astounding 40 new diseases have been identified since the 1970s, and in the past five years alone, the World Health Organization (WHO) ...Read More

World Health threats 7

Key Questions: 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? Population trends can be determined by the natural increase, fertility, and mortality. The natural ...Read More

Natural Increase / Fertility / Mortality 7

Declining Birth Rates 7 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="336" caption="click on the image to enlarge..."][/caption] I. Demographic Transition leads to declining birth rates: When countries get to stages 3 and 4, they experience major economics changes. This induces people to have fewer children: People in ...Read More

Declining Birth Rates 7

1. What is urban renewal? Why do cities undergo urban renewal, and what are the results? 1. Definition of urban renewal Program in which cities identify blighted inner-city neighborhood, acquire the properties from private owners, build new roads and utilities, and turn ...Read More

Unit 2 FRQ Outlines