- Describe the change in population over the past 1000 years? How has population changed in the last century? How many people are there in the world? Where is growth concentrated today? Who are the big 3? Where do people live and not live?
- Define the major population terms and more importantly what these terms mean and what they tell us about the world, a country or a region? (Arithmetic density, population density, Physiological density, Crude Birth Rate (CBR), Total Fertility Rate (TFR), Crude Death Rate (CDR), Infant Mortality Rate (IMR), Life Expectancy (LE), Rate of Natural Increase (RNI), Dependency Ratio)
Why is it that less developed countries have the highest population growth rates in the world?
Explain in detail the demographic transition theory and how it applies to societies (which stages do we find different regions in historically and currently, why do the changes occur, etc.)
Migration: explain the different types, the different regions for migration (the # one reason), and historical and current migration trends.
According to the lecture video, which are the top 5 countries with the most total number of foreign-born immigrants? What percent of the US population are immigrants, how does that compare to countries like the UAE and Saudi Arabia?
Explain the general trend shown in the graph of urbanization from 1950-2050. (Is the world majority urban or rural? Is the MDC majority rural or urban? Is the LDC majority rural or urban?)
What parts of the world are rapidly urbanizing today (MDC or LDC’s) and why is that the case?
Which part of the world will be home to the largest cities in the future and what are the problems associated with that?
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