Unit 2: Population and Migration
Geography 9
For each learning target, look at the “big concepts”. From your learning, decide where you score yourself on the understanding of the concept.
Score 1: I have no idea what this is.
Score 2: I kind of understand this, I am getting there.
Score 3: I got this. I can test on this tomorrow.
Learning Target
I can describe the impact that infant mortality rate, fertility rate, and life expectancy have on a country’s population.
I can describe population patterns and trends.
I can analyze population pyramids.
I can identify and describe the stages of the demographic transition model.
I can explain Malthus’ theory & the epidemiologic transition.
I can explain migration patterns in the modern era at a range of scales, local to global.
I can explain the characteristics, reasons, and obstacles of migration.
Big Concepts
IMR
Fertility Rate
Life expectancy
CBR and CDR
NIR
Dependency Ratio
The 4 Population Clusters
Physiological Density
Agricultural Density
Arithmetic Density
Arable Land
The DTM
Stages 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5(?)
Declining birth rates
Population policies
Immigration
Emigration
Popular routes of migration
Interregional
Intraregional
Internal
International
Push and Pull Factors
1
2
3
- 3 types
Guest Worker
Characteristics of a migrant
Pre-Unit:
What do you already know about population, population growth, and migration?
Mid-Unit:
What have you learned so far?
What are you having most trouble with?
What are you going to do to prepare for the test?
End-Unit:
What could you have done better in this unit?