Human Geography

Territorial Morphology Territorial Morphology Relationship between a state?s geographic shape, size, relative location, and it?s political situation Shape of states Controls the length of its boundaries with other states Shape affects potential for communication and conflict with neighbors Shape is part of its identity Shape can determine the difficulty or ease of internal administration and social unity 5 basic shapes Compact Elongated Prorupted Perforated Fragmented Compact States Definition: the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly Theoretically would be shaped in a circle or square Capital at center and shortest boundaries to defend Often the political ideal Compactness is a beneficial characteristic for most smaller states

Migration: 2nd period, Chapter 3 Theories - Ravenstein: laws of migration & gravity model - Hagerstrand: distance decay Key terms - internal/ external migration - forced migration - pull/ push factors - colonization - refugees - guest workers - IDP's - immigration laws - selective immigration Summary

1st Period Chapter 1 Review Colin Sharp and Claro Gomez Key points: 1. 5 Themes of Geography (location, human environment interaction, region, place, movement) 2. Types of Maps (Thematic, Mental, Reference) 3. GPS/GIS (Remote sensing, absolute & relative location) 4. Type of regions (Formal, Functional, Perceptual) 5. General aspects of culture 6. Types of diffusion (Expansion, Contagious, Hierarchical, Stimulus, Relocation) 7. Environmental Determinism 8. Dr. Snow and cholera 9. Possibilism 10. Time-Distance Decay 11. Spatial Perspective 12. Map Scales Summary:

AP Human Geography Due Date Go to my website for the 2015 World Population Data Sheet Use the highlights at the beginning of the report to answer the first 10 questions What are the changes in the most populous countries from 2015 to 2050? What regions have the highest and lowest fertility rates? What does this mean for that region? Analyze Pop Clock data?.what are 3 stats that stand out to you? Explain why. How does the increasing age of marriage affect the population stats? What are some possible large purchases in the given countries that have seen significant increase in decisions by women? Look family planning, what country saw the highest growth? What may have happened in 2003 that changed that number significantly? (educated guess here or research that country)

Territorial Morphology Territorial Morphology Relationship between a state?s geographic shape, size, relative location, and it?s political situation Shape of states Controls the length of its boundaries with other states Shape affects potential for communication and conflict with neighbors Shape is part of its identity Shape can determine the difficulty or ease of internal administration and social unity 5 basic shapes Compact Elongated Prorupted Perforated Fragmented Compact States Definition: the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly Theoretically would be shaped in a circle or square Capital at center and shortest boundaries to defend Often the political ideal Compactness is a beneficial characteristic for most smaller states