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Jump to AP Human Geography 2025 Summer Sessions: July 16 and 17, 2025.
Unit 2 Resources
Unit 2 Resources
Unit 2 Vocabulary
Unit 2 Vocabulary
PopulationMigrationVocabularyConcepts.pdfRead and take notes from Ch. 2 on population from The Plaid Avenger textbook (linked below).
Read and take notes from Ch. 2 on population from The Plaid Avenger textbook (linked below).
Plaid-Pop.pdfUnit 2 Outline
Unit 2 Outline
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Links/Other Resources
Links/Other Resources
Introduction to Population Issues:
What do Demographers study and why?
Population Statistics and their Meaning - Part I
Haves & Have Nots
Earth at Night (2022).pdfHow does this satellite image of the Earth at Night reflect population and development issues?
Population Statistics and their Meaning - Part II
Haves & Have Nots
Population Density - Who's Overpopulated?
GapMinder Life Expectancy Lesson
LifeExpectancy.pdfColumbus Day weekend
Watch this video and answer the questions over Columbus Day weekend.
PeopleParadoxQs.pdfJapan Case Study - Part I
BR: List at least three geographic advantages or disadvantages of Japan
Japan Case Study - Part II
What do Demographers study and why?
BR: Using the sites to the right, describe the population of Westmont using at least 4 variables including a population pyramid.
Demographic Transition
BR: Judging from this video, what stage of the demographic transition model is Denmark in?
Demographic Transition Model, continued:
Listen to the story below regarding the demographics of China:
BR: List two ways that geography and geographers can help fight diseases.
How We Got to Now (21:30-29:00) - login may be required
HW: Complete Malaria in Africa Worksheet
AIDS, Ebola and Africa
Ebola is an epidemic in only three West African nations. It does not qualify as a pandemic. To learn more about it watch this Frontline Episode. Also, look at the diffusion of Ebola in this map set at Frontline.
Population and Demographic Transition Model FRQ ppt
Things we didn't cover well:
Things we didn't cover well:
BR#1: 2.7: What are two reasons for declining birth rates? Give an example of a country that has used each method successfully.
BR#2: 2.6: Who was Thomas Malthus and why were his ideas important?
BR#3: 2.8: What is the Epidemiologic Transition? What stage would you say the US is in?
Unit 2 Review
The video below is an excellent review of all the concepts we have talked about in class.
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