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Demography & Migration

Published on Nov 22, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

DEMOGRAPHY

THE STUDY OF POPULATION

DEMOGRAPHER

  • Someone who studies population
  • Use population density map and population pyramid
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POPULATION DENSITY MAP

SHOWS WHERE THE POPULATION IS DISTRIBUTED IN AN AREA

POPULATION PYRAMID

SHOWS THE DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION IN A COUNTRY BY AGE AND GENDER

URBANIZATION

THE MOVEMENT OF GREATER NUMBERS OF PEOPLE INTO CITIES
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MIGRATION

THE MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE FROM ONE AREA TO ANOTHER

PUSH FACTOR

EVENTS THAT PUSH PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR OLD LOCATION

PULL FACTOR

THE ATTRACTIONS THAT LURE MIGRANTS TO A NEW LOCATION

SOCIAL FACTOR

HOW PEOPLE ORGANIZE INTO GROUPS DUE TO BELIEFS.
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POLITICAL FACTORS

GOVERNMENT POLICIES, WAR, AND CITIZENS' RIGHTS
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ECONOMIC MOTIVES

WHEN THE PEOPLE OF A SOCIETY SUFFER FROM EXTREME POVERTY
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ENVIRONMENTAL

  • Some people migrate with the seasons
  • Changes in the environment such as cooling or rising temps
  • A series of droughts
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PHYSICAL BARRIERS

  • Mountains, rivers, lakes, oceans, and other large landforms
  • Can determine the path people take white migrating
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